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Johann Jakob Froberger

1616 - 1667

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Johann Jakob Froberger (baptized 19 May 1616 – 7 May 1667) was a German Baroque composer, keyboard virtuoso, and organist. Among the most famous composers of the era, he was influential in developing the musical form of the suite of dances in his keyboard works. His harpsichord pieces are highly idiomatic and programmatic. Only two of Froberger's many compositions were published during his lifetime. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Johann Jakob Froberger is the 299th most popular composer (down from 286th in 2019), the 1,130th most popular biography from Germany (up from 1,159th in 2019) and the 44th most popular German Composer.

Froberger is most famous for his harpsichord music. He was a virtuoso harpsichordist and composer.

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Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Johann Jakob Froberger ranks 299 out of 1,451. Before him are Ichirou Mizuki, Wilhelmine of Prussia, Margravine of Brandenburg-Bayreuth, Georg Böhm, Gioseffo Zarlino, Antonio Soler, and Louis-Claude Daquin. After him are Francesco Geminiani, Martin Agricola, Johann Baptist Wanhal, Stephen Schwartz, Dimitri Tiomkin, and Gustave Charpentier.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1616, Johann Jakob Froberger ranks 3. Before him are John Wallis, and Ferdinand Bol. After him are Thomas Bartholin, Carlo Dolci, Shah Shuja, Anna de' Medici, Archduchess of Austria, Anne Gonzaga, Andreas Gryphius, Christina Magdalena of the Palatinate-Zweibrücken, Sébastien Bourdon, and Kuzma Minin. Among people deceased in 1667, Johann Jakob Froberger ranks 7. Before him are Pope Alexander VII, Francesco Borromini, Peter of Saint Joseph de Betancur, Fatma Sultan, Gabriël Metsu, and Marie Louise Gonzaga. After him are Fasilides, Nicolas Sanson, Alonzo Cano, Peter Snayers, Countess Louise Henriette of Nassau, and Cornelis van Poelenburgh.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Johann Jakob Froberger ranks 1,130 out of 7,253. Before him are Heinrich Barth (1821), John Polanyi (1929), Tannhäuser (1205), Heinrich von Vietinghoff (1887), Emil Maurice (1897), and Carl, 3rd Prince of Leiningen (1804). After him are Gershom Scholem (1897), Princess Alexandrine of Prussia (1803), Georg Friedrich Grotefend (1775), Christian Thomasius (1655), Charles, Grand Duke of Baden (1786), and Karl Richard Lepsius (1810).

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Among COMPOSERS In Germany

Among composers born in Germany, Johann Jakob Froberger ranks 44. Before him are Johann Christoph Bach (1671), Johann Christoph Bach (1642), Friedrich Kuhlau (1786), Hanns Eisler (1898), Wilhelmine of Prussia, Margravine of Brandenburg-Bayreuth (1709), and Georg Böhm (1661). After him are Johann Mattheson (1681), Johann Kuhnau (1660), Johann Georg Pisendel (1687), Johann van Beethoven (1740), Klaus Schulze (1947), and Samuel Scheidt (1587).

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