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Louis Vierne

1870 - 1937

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Louis Victor Jules Vierne (8 October 1870 – 2 June 1937) was a French organist and composer. He was the organist of Notre-Dame de Paris from 1900 until his death. As a composer, much of his output was organ music, including six symphonies and four suites, and works for choir and organ, including a Messe solennelle for choir and two organs. He toured Europe and the United States as a concert organist. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Louis Vierne is the 276th most popular musician (down from 268th in 2019), the 1,375th most popular biography from France (up from 1,447th in 2019) and the 12th most popular French Musician.

Louis Vierne is most famous for his organ compositions, which are still played by organists today.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Louis Vierne ranks 276 out of 3,175. Before him are Randy Jackson, Luigi Tenco, Consuelo Velázquez, Eddie Clarke, Abdel Halim Hafez, and Leopold Auer. After him are Farid al-Atrash, Snoop Dogg, Burt Bacharach, Peter Tosh, Roy Harper, and Tansen.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1870, Louis Vierne ranks 37. Before him are Pierre Louÿs, Ernst Barlach, Reginald Lee, D. T. Suzuki, Charlotte Cooper, and E. M. Antoniadi. After him are Helge von Koch, Prince Carlos of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Ilya Ivanovich Ivanov, Nariman Narimanov, Jan Smuts, and Bernard Baruch. Among people deceased in 1937, Louis Vierne ranks 41. Before him are Takeo Wakabayashi, Edith Wharton, Pavel Florensky, Princess Cecilie of Greece and Denmark, Ernest Louis, Grand Duke of Hesse, and Bessie Smith. After him are Walter Rothschild, 2nd Baron Rothschild, Yeghishe Charents, Georgy Pyatakov, Diana Abgar, Walter Simons, and Max Adler.

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In France

Among people born in France, Louis Vierne ranks 1,375 out of 6,770. Before him are Laurent Schwartz (1915), André Campra (1660), Jean-Mathieu-Philibert Sérurier (1742), John of Matha (1150), Marie Anne de Bourbon (1666), and René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle (1643). After him are Antonio I, Prince of Monaco (1661), Frederick Michael, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken (1724), Sebastian Castellio (1515), Otto Meissner (1880), Pierre Bergé (1930), and Coluche (1944).

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Among MUSICIANS In France

Among musicians born in France, Louis Vierne ranks 12. Before him are Arnaut Daniel (1150), Paul Mauriat (1925), Charles-Valentin Alkan (1813), Stéphane Grappelli (1908), Jean-Marie Leclair (1697), and Georges Prêtre (1924). After him are Émile Waldteufel (1837), Élisabeth Jacquet de La Guerre (1665), Jean-Pierre Rampal (1922), Jacques Dutronc (1943), Marguerite Long (1874), and Maurice André (1933).

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