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Kurt Atterberg

1887 - 1974

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Kurt Magnus Atterberg (Swedish: [²atːɛrbærj], 12 December 1887 – 15 February 1974) was a Swedish composer and civil engineer. Along with Ture Rangström, he was one the foremost Swedish composers of the generation succeeding Wilhelm Peterson-Berger, Wilhelm Stenhammar and Hugo Alfvén. Atterberg is best known for his symphonies, operas, and ballets. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Kurt Atterberg is the 708th most popular composer (down from 615th in 2019), the 401st most popular biography from Sweden (down from 329th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Swedish Composer.

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Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Kurt Atterberg ranks 708 out of 1,451. Before him are Johann Caspar Ferdinand Fischer, Juan Bautista Cabanilles, Lee Konitz, Domenico Dragonetti, Carlos Seixas, and Paul Ben-Haim. After him are Joseph Leopold Eybler, Johan Peter Emilius Hartmann, Leó Weiner, Robert Volkmann, Michel Corrette, and Benjamin Godard.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1887, Kurt Atterberg ranks 117. Before him are Amadeo de Souza Cardoso, James Finlayson, Frigyes Karinthy, Andrei Shkuro, Hector Hodler, and Vladimir Smirnov. After him are Jean Ray, Sydir Kovpak, Arthur Percival, Simon Kimbangu, Elisa Leonida Zamfirescu, and Salama Moussa. Among people deceased in 1974, Kurt Atterberg ranks 100. Before him are Werner Lorenz, Rosario Castellanos, Cornelius Ryan, Jim Bausch, Manuel A. Odría, and Vladimir Smirnov. After him are Christine Chubbuck, Bert Patenaude, Messali Hadj, Anfilogino Guarisi, Lev Oborin, and Antanas Sniečkus.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Kurt Atterberg ranks 401 out of 1,879. Before him are Mai Zetterling (1925), Noomi Rapace (1979), Monica Zetterlund (1937), Artur Lundkvist (1906), Adolph John I, Count Palatine of Kleeburg (1629), and Princess Elizabeth of Sweden (1549). After him are Stefan Persson (1947), Johan David Åkerblad (1763), Sven Rydell (1905), Wilhelm Hisinger (1766), William Petersson (1895), and Per Daniel Amadeus Atterbom (1790).

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Among COMPOSERS In Sweden

Among composers born in Sweden, Kurt Atterberg ranks 6. Before him are Dieterich Buxtehude (1637), Hugo Alfvén (1872), Princess Cecilia of Sweden (1807), Wilhelm Stenhammar (1871), and Johan Helmich Roman (1694). After him are Wilhelm Peterson-Berger (1867), Allan Pettersson (1911), Lars-Erik Larsson (1908), Einar Englund (1916), Ture Rangström (1884), and Ludvig Norman (1831).

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