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Ludwig Senfl

1486 - 1542

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Ludwig Senfl (born around 1486, died between December 2, 1542 and August 10, 1543) was a Swiss composer of the Renaissance, active in Germany. He was the most famous pupil of Heinrich Isaac, was music director to the court of Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor, and was an influential figure in the development of the Franco-Flemish polyphonic style in Germany. He and his teacher Isaac played an important role in the development of the German folksongs and their adoption as models for polyphonic compositions as well. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ludwig Senfl is the 632nd most popular composer (up from 767th in 2019), the 252nd most popular biography from Switzerland (up from 293rd in 2019) and the 9th most popular Swiss Composer.

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Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Ludwig Senfl ranks 632 out of 1,451. Before him are Antonio Sacchini, Isabella Leonarda, Johann Caspar Kerll, Franz Waxman, Stephen Foster, and Jean-Féry Rebel. After him are Felip Pedrell, Alex North, Johan Helmich Roman, Wolfgang Schmieder, John Taverner, and Georgy Sviridov.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1486, Ludwig Senfl ranks 19. Before him are Francysk Skaryna, Andreas Karlstadt, Thomas of Villanova, William IX, Marquis of Montferrat, Sigismund von Herberstein, and Albrecht VII, Duke of Mecklenburg. After him is Girolamo Priuli. Among people deceased in 1542, Ludwig Senfl ranks 13. Before him are Dosso Dossi, Sayyida al Hurra, Peter Henlein, Jane Boleyn, Viscountess Rochford, Thomas Wyatt, and Girolamo Aleandro. After him are Nikolaus Federmann, Malik Muhammad Jayasi, Diego de Almagro II, Cristóvão da Gama, Juan Boscán Almogáver, and Gasparo Contarini.

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In Switzerland

Among people born in Switzerland, Ludwig Senfl ranks 252 out of 1,015. Before him are Victor Goldschmidt (1888), Paul Wild (1925), Johann Peter Hebel (1760), Rudolf Wolf (1816), Josias Braun-Blanquet (1884), and Didier Burkhalter (1960). After him are Alfred Escher (1819), Heinrich Glarean (1488), Carl Lutz (1895), Lucien Favre (1957), Hans-Rudolf Merz (1942), and Carl Jacob Burckhardt (1891).

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Among COMPOSERS In Switzerland

Among composers born in Switzerland, Ludwig Senfl ranks 9. Before him are Sigismond Thalberg (1812), Frank Martin (1890), Ernest Ansermet (1883), Grock (1880), Joachim Raff (1822), and Pancho Vladigerov (1899). After him are Heinz Holliger (1939), Heinrich Sutermeister (1910), Gottfried von Einem (1918), Louis Niedermeyer (1802), Othmar Schoeck (1886), and Klaus Huber (1924).

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