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Louis Spohr

1784 - 1859

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Louis Spohr ([ˈluːi ˈʃpo:ɐ], 5 April 1784 – 22 October 1859), baptized Ludewig Spohr, later often in the modern German form of the name Ludwig, was a German composer, violinist and conductor. Highly regarded during his lifetime, Spohr composed ten symphonies, ten operas, eighteen violin concerti, four clarinet concerti, four oratorios, and various works for small ensemble, chamber music, and art songs. Spohr invented the violin chinrest and the orchestral rehearsal mark. His output spans the transition between Classical and Romantic music, but fell into obscurity following his death, when his music was rarely heard. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Louis Spohr is the 187th most popular composer (down from 186th in 2019), the 725th most popular biography from Germany (down from 705th in 2019) and the 28th most popular German Composer.

Louis Spohr is most famous for his violin concertos.

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Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Louis Spohr ranks 187 out of 1,451. Before him are Philip Glass, François-Adrien Boieldieu, Michael Haydn, Baldassare Galuppi, Vincenzo Galilei, and Reinhold Glière. After him are Ferruccio Busoni, Amilcare Ponchielli, Johann Adolph Hasse, Giovanni Bononcini, Dmitry Kabalevsky, and Stanisław Moniuszko.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1784, Louis Spohr ranks 6. Before him are Friedrich Bessel, Zachary Taylor, Ferdinand VII of Spain, Jérôme Bonaparte, and Marie-Antoine Carême. After him are Karl Thomas Mozart, Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston, Johann Ludwig Burckhardt, Grand Duchess Elena Pavlovna of Russia, and Rafael del Riego. Among people deceased in 1859, Louis Spohr ranks 14. Before him are Carl Ritter, Thomas De Quincey, John Vianney, Ferdinand II of the Two Sicilies, Josip Jelačić, and Washington Irving. After him are John Brown, Isambard Kingdom Brunel, Archduke John of Austria, Bettina von Arnim, Leigh Hunt, and Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna of Russia.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Louis Spohr ranks 725 out of 7,253. Before him are Clemens Brentano (1778), Johann Georg Faust (1480), Nina Hagen (1955), Werner Sombart (1863), Hermann von Salza (1170), and Henry Morgenthau Sr. (1856). After him are Moritz Schlick (1882), Hasso von Manteuffel (1897), Erich Koch (1896), Bettina Heinen-Ayech (1937), Rudolf Schenker (1948), and Ludwig Stumpfegger (1910).

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Among COMPOSERS In Germany

Among composers born in Germany, Louis Spohr ranks 28. Before him are Max Bruch (1838), Fanny Mendelssohn (1805), Wilhelm Friedemann Bach (1710), Kurt Weill (1900), Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach (1732), and Max Reger (1873). After him are Johann Adolph Hasse (1699), Michael Praetorius (1571), Johann Ambrosius Bach (1645), Johann Joachim Quantz (1697), Carl Reinecke (1824), and Engelbert Humperdinck (1854).

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