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Johann Krieger

1651 - 1735

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Johann Krieger (28 December 1651 – 18 July 1735) was a German composer and organist, younger brother of Johann Philipp Krieger. Born in Nuremberg, he worked at Bayreuth, Zeitz, and Greiz before settling in Zittau. He was one of the most important keyboard composers of his day, highly esteemed by, among others, George Frideric Handel. A prolific composer of church and secular music, he published several dozen of his works, and others survive in manuscript. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Johann Krieger is the 814th most popular composer (down from 720th in 2019), the 3,245th most popular biography from Germany (down from 2,857th in 2019) and the 122nd most popular German Composer.

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Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Johann Krieger ranks 814 out of 1,451. Before him are Jacques-Nicolas Lemmens, Nikos Skalkottas, Korla Awgust Kocor, Christian Cannabich, Kaikhosru Shapurji Sorabji, and York Bowen. After him are Nobuo Uematsu, Francesco Feo, Guy Ropartz, Wilhelm Peterson-Berger, Carl Millöcker, and Julius Röntgen.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1651, Johann Krieger ranks 16. Before him are Charles II, Elector Palatine, Charles Eugène de Croÿ, Louis Antoine de Noailles, Joseph Vaz, William VII, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel, and George XI of Kartli. After him are Dimitry of Rostov, and Balthasar Permoser. Among people deceased in 1735, Johann Krieger ranks 13. Before him are Maria Clementina Sobieska, Robert de Cotte, Sophia Louise of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Danilo I, Metropolitan of Cetinje, Peter Artedi, and Carlo Ruzzini. After him are Petr Brandl, George Frederick Charles, Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth, Jacob Bruce, John Arbuthnot, and Princess Sophia Hedwig of Denmark.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Johann Krieger ranks 3,247 out of 7,253. Before him are Clara Westhoff (1878), Anton Ulrich, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen (1687), Paul van Dyk (1971), Elisabeth of Bavaria, Electress of Saxony (1443), Frederick II, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg (1633), and Werner Goldberg (1919). After him are William, Margrave of Baden-Baden (1593), Edgar Hilsenrath (1926), Gretel Bergmann (1914), Prince Christoph of Hesse (1901), Josef Ludwig von Armansperg (1787), and Christian Ernst, Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth (1644).

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Among COMPOSERS In Germany

Among composers born in Germany, Johann Krieger ranks 122. Before him are Johann Rosenmüller (1619), Johann Baptist Cramer (1771), Johann Melchior Molter (1696), Wolfgang Rihm (1952), Moritz Hauptmann (1792), and Christian Cannabich (1731). After him are Julius Röntgen (1855), Heinrich Scheidemann (1596), Johann Walter (1496), Heinrich Bach (1615), Karl Amadeus Hartmann (1905), and Paul Lincke (1866).

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