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Jānis Ivanovs

1906 - 1983

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Jānis Ivanovs (9 October 1906 [O.S. September 26] – 27 March 1983) was a Latvian composer whose later career took place in the Soviet Union. In 1931, he graduated from the Latvian State Conservatory in Riga. In 1944, he joined the conservatory's faculty, becoming a full professor in 1955. He is regarded as being the most distinguished Latvian symphonist. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jānis Ivanovs is the 1,097th most popular composer (up from 1,151st in 2019), the 134th most popular biography from Latvia (up from 140th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Latvian Composer.

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Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Jānis Ivanovs ranks 1,097 out of 1,451. Before him are Percy Faith, William Lawes, Patrick Doyle, Toivo Kuula, Johann Nicolaus Bach, and Felice Anerio. After him are Karl Klindworth, Peter H. Gilmore, Cyril Scott, Giovanni Maria Nanino, Karol Kurpiński, and Leo Ornstein.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1906, Jānis Ivanovs ranks 261. Before him are Casimiro Torres, Dušan Marković, Caroline Smith, Corneliu Baba, Eino Penttilä, and Fernando Giudicelli. After him are Plácido Galindo, Hans Mock, Arturo Uslar Pietri, Maurice Sachs, Käthe Krauss, and Anne Morrow Lindbergh. Among people deceased in 1983, Jānis Ivanovs ranks 166. Before him are Miquel Crusafont i Pairó, Rudolf Wolters, Marguerite Broquedis, Higinio Morínigo, Nils Engdahl, and Valentín González. After him are Bill Brandt, Luís Mesquita de Oliveira, Bep Voskuijl, Clemens Holzmeister, Chabuca Granda, and Jaime Lazcano.

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In Latvia

Among people born in Latvia, Jānis Ivanovs ranks 134 out of 323. Before him are Andris Piebalgs (1957), Helmuts Balderis (1952), Rosa von Praunheim (1942), Astrid Ivask (1926), Otto August Rosenberger (1800), and Tatjana Ždanoka (1950). After him are Rūdolfs Blaumanis (1863), Vitas (1979), Indra Devi (1899), Heinz Erhardt (1909), Aleksandrs Čaks (1901), and Laima Vaikule (1954).

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Among COMPOSERS In Latvia

Among composers born in Latvia, Jānis Ivanovs ranks 5. Before him are Pēteris Vasks (1946), Raimonds Pauls (1936), Balys Dvarionas (1904), and Jāzeps Vītols (1863). After him are Alfrēds Kalniņš (1879), Emīls Dārziņš (1875), and Ēriks Ešenvalds (1977).

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