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Ján Cikker

1911 - 1989

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Ján Cikker (29 July 1911 – 21 December 1989) was a Slovak composer, a leading exponent of modern Slovak classical music. He was awarded the title National Artist in Slovakia, the Herder Prize (1966) and the IMC-UNESCO International Music Prize (1979). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ján Cikker is the 1,147th most popular composer (down from 1,116th in 2019), the 179th most popular biography from Slovakia (down from 166th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Slovak Composer.

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Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Ján Cikker ranks 1,147 out of 1,451. Before him are Percy Grainger, Nikolaos Mantzaros, Ludvig Norman, Lukas Foss, Zygmunt Noskowski, and Alf Clausen. After him are Eddie Meduza, Kārlis Baumanis, Hauschka, John Corigliano, Ernest Reyer, and Havergal Brian.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1911, Ján Cikker ranks 262. Before him are Albina Osipowich, Mervyn Peake, Mirza Ibrahimov, Roger Lapébie, Alfred Manessier, and Milorad B. Protić. After him are Nikolai Baibakov, Eduardo González Valiño, René Bougnol, Savino Guglielmetti, José Muguerza, and Pritilata Waddedar. Among people deceased in 1989, Ján Cikker ranks 206. Before him are Edgar Sanabria, Helga Haase, Sirarpie Der Nersessian, Mary McCarthy, Alfredo Zitarrosa, and Oscar Alfredo Gálvez. After him are László Papp, Ernst Andersson, Don Revie, Willibald Kreß, Jean Despeaux, and Willi Horn.

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In Slovakia

Among people born in Slovakia, Ján Cikker ranks 179 out of 418. Before him are Peter Michal Bohúň (1822), Ferenc Sidó (1923), Martin Škrtel (1984), Martin Benka (1888), Jozef Štibrányi (1940), and Lukáš Hrádecký (1989). After him are Jozef Murgaš (1864), Jozef Čapkovič (1948), Karol Jokl (1945), Béla Illés (1895), Ladislav Pavlovič (1926), and Ludwig Schlesinger (1864).

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Among COMPOSERS In Slovakia

Among composers born in Slovakia, Ján Cikker ranks 5. Before him are Johann Nepomuk Hummel (1778), Ernst von Dohnányi (1877), Franz Schmidt (1874), and Alexander Moyzes (1906). After him are Alphons Czibulka (1842), Tibor Serly (1901), and Vladimír Godár (1956).

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