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Michel Richard Delalande

1657 - 1726

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Michel Richard Delalande [de Lalande] (French pronunciation: [dəlalɑ̃d]; 15 December 1657 – 18 June 1726) was a French Baroque composer and organist who was in the service of King Louis XIV. He was one of the most important composers of grands motets. He also wrote orchestral suites known as Simphonies pour les Soupers du Roy and ballets. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Michel Richard Delalande is the 349th most popular composer (up from 356th in 2019), the 1,488th most popular biography from France (up from 1,625th in 2019) and the 54th most popular French Composer.

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Among composers, Michel Richard Delalande ranks 349 out of 1,451. Before him are Francesco Gasparini, Sergei Taneyev, Francesco Durante, Luigi Dallapiccola, Germaine Tailleferre, and Riccardo Broschi. After him are Ralph Vaughan Williams, Hugo Alfvén, Mieczysław Weinberg, Samuel Scheidt, Jan Ladislav Dussek, and Rodolphe Kreutzer.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1657, Michel Richard Delalande ranks 6. Before him are Frederick I of Prussia, Emeric Thököly, Sophia Alekseyevna of Russia, Bernard Le Bovier de Fontenelle, and Sambhaji. After him are Philip Prospero, Prince of Asturias, Francesco Solimena, Henry Casimir II, Prince of Nassau-Dietz, Friedrich Wilhelm III, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg, Arai Hakuseki, and Guido Starhemberg. Among people deceased in 1726, Michel Richard Delalande ranks 5. Before him are Isaac Newton, Maximilian II Emanuel, Elector of Bavaria, Sophia Dorothea of Celle, and Margravine Johanna of Baden-Baden. After him are Nicolaus II Bernoulli, Sultan Husayn, Christian August of Holstein-Gottorp, Prince of Eutin, Domenico Zipoli, John Vanbrugh, Princess Henriëtte Amalia of Anhalt-Dessau, and Countess Charlotte of Hanau-Lichtenberg.

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In France

Among people born in France, Michel Richard Delalande ranks 1,488 out of 6,770. Before him are Louis Jourdan (1921), Jean-Luc Nancy (1940), Maurice Barrès (1862), Charles Alexandre de Calonne (1734), Charles François de Cisternay du Fay (1698), and Georges Feydeau (1862). After him are Austen Henry Layard (1817), John V, Duke of Brittany (1389), Henry I, Count of Champagne (1127), Duchenne de Boulogne (1806), Jacqueline Boyer (1941), and Victor Cousin (1792).

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Among COMPOSERS In France

Among composers born in France, Michel Richard Delalande ranks 54. Before him are Louis-Claude Daquin (1694), Gustave Charpentier (1860), Georges Auric (1899), André Campra (1660), Clément Janequin (1485), and Germaine Tailleferre (1892). After him are Rodolphe Kreutzer (1766), Louis Marchand (1669), Antoine Busnois (1430), Jean-François Le Sueur (1760), Louis-Nicolas Clérambault (1676), and Louis Durey (1888).

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