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Miklós Rózsa

1907 - 1995

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Miklós Rózsa (Hungarian: [ˈmikloːʃ ˈroːʒɒ]; April 18, 1907 – July 27, 1995) was a Hungarian-American composer trained in Germany (1925–1931) and active in France (1931–1935), the United Kingdom (1935–1940), and the United States (1940–1995), with extensive sojourns in Italy from 1953 onward. Best known for his nearly one hundred film scores, he nevertheless maintained a steadfast allegiance to absolute concert music throughout what he called his "double life". Rózsa achieved early success in Europe with his orchestral Theme, Variations, and Finale (Op. 13) of 1933, and became prominent in the film industry from such early scores as The Four Feathers (1939) and The Thief of Bagdad (1940). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Miklós Rózsa is the 275th most popular composer (up from 293rd in 2019), the 124th most popular biography from Hungary (up from 131st in 2019) and the 4th most popular Hungarian Composer.

Miklós Rózsa is most famous for his work on the film scores for Ben-Hur, Spellbound, and Quo Vadis.

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Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Miklós Rózsa ranks 275 out of 1,451. Before him are Turlough O'Carolan, Joseph Lanner, Howard Shore, Johann Christoph Bach, Friedrich Kuhlau, and Steve Reich. After him are Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf, Henryk Górecki, Anton Reicha, Uzeyir Hajibeyov, György Kurtág, and Hanns Eisler.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1907, Miklós Rózsa ranks 60. Before him are Zarah Leander, Takeo Wakabayashi, Burgess Meredith, Louis Ferdinand, Prince of Prussia, Emilie Schindler, and Ray Milland. After him are Alfonso, Prince of Asturias, Ko Takamoro, Ernesto Geisel, James Meade, Lê Duẩn, and Sigvard Bernadotte. Among people deceased in 1995, Miklós Rózsa ranks 50. Before him are Louis Malle, Pierre Schaeffer, Aziz Nesin, Ernest Walton, Don Cherry, and Alonzo Church. After him are Ștefan Kovács, Ko Takamoro, César Rodríguez Álvarez, James Meade, Roger Zelazny, and Mária Telkes.

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In Hungary

Among people born in Hungary, Miklós Rózsa ranks 124 out of 1,077. Before him are József Bozsik (1925), Judit Polgár (1976), István Szabó (1938), Mihály Károlyi (1875), János Áder (1959), and Aurel Stein (1862). After him are István Tisza (1861), Döme Sztójay (1883), Ignác Goldziher (1850), Arthur Nikisch (1855), George I Rákóczi (1593), and Princess Maria Antonia Koháry (1797).

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Among COMPOSERS In Hungary

Among composers born in Hungary, Miklós Rózsa ranks 4. Before him are Franz Lehár (1870), Zoltán Kodály (1882), and Emmerich Kálmán (1882). After him are Princess Maria Antonia Koháry (1797), Hans Richter (1843), Karl Goldmark (1830), Ferenc Erkel (1810), Joseph Kosma (1905), Hans Swarowsky (1899), Joseph Szigeti (1892), and Dora Pejačević (1885).

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