COMPOSER
Mélanie Bonis
1858 - 1937

Mélanie Bonis
Mélanie Hélène "Mel" Bonis (21 January 1858 – 18 March 1937) was a prolific French late-Romantic composer. She wrote more than 300 pieces, including works for piano solo and four hands, organ pieces, chamber music, mélodies, choral music, a mass, and works for orchestra. She attended the Paris Conservatoire, where her teachers included César Franck, Ernest Guiraud, and Auguste Bazille. Read more on Wikipedia
Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Mélanie Bonis is the 419th most popular composer (up from 461st in 2019), the 1,796th most popular biography from France (up from 1,986th in 2019) and the 67th most popular French Composer.
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Among COMPOSERS
Among composers, Mélanie Bonis ranks 419 out of 1,451. Before her are Nicolaus Bruhns, Alexander Arutiunian, Maurice Duruflé, Ignaz Moscheles, Boris Lyatoshinsky, and Georges Delerue. After her are Ferdinand Hiller, Georg Muffat, Wolfgang Wagner, Hermann Abendroth, Elmer Bernstein, and Zdeněk Fibich.
Most Popular Composers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsNicolaus Bruhns
1665 - 1697
HPI: 65.16
Rank: 413
Alexander Arutiunian
1920 - 2012
HPI: 65.14
Rank: 414
Maurice Duruflé
1902 - 1986
HPI: 65.11
Rank: 415
Ignaz Moscheles
1794 - 1870
HPI: 65.07
Rank: 416
Boris Lyatoshinsky
1894 - 1968
HPI: 65.06
Rank: 417
Georges Delerue
1925 - 1992
HPI: 64.98
Rank: 418
Mélanie Bonis
1858 - 1937
HPI: 64.95
Rank: 419
Ferdinand Hiller
1811 - 1885
HPI: 64.94
Rank: 420
Georg Muffat
1653 - 1704
HPI: 64.93
Rank: 421
Wolfgang Wagner
1919 - 2010
HPI: 64.92
Rank: 422
Hermann Abendroth
1883 - 1956
HPI: 64.92
Rank: 423
Elmer Bernstein
1922 - 2004
HPI: 64.91
Rank: 424
Zdeněk Fibich
1850 - 1900
HPI: 64.90
Rank: 425
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1858, Mélanie Bonis ranks 47. Before her are Prince Henry of Battenberg, Saad Zaghloul, Albrecht Penck, Wolfgang Kapp, Countess Marie Larisch von Moennich, and Fernand Khnopff. After her are Remy de Gourmont, Gaetano Mosca, Constance Lloyd, Ethel Smyth, Alois Riegl, and Jan Toorop. Among people deceased in 1937, Mélanie Bonis ranks 50. Before her are Georgy Pyatakov, Diana Abgar, Walter Simons, Max Adler, Ray Ewry, and Andrés Nin Pérez. After her are Abd al-Hafid of Morocco, Attila József, Gabriel Pierné, Ida Dalser, Adalbert Deșu, and Ahmed Izzet Pasha.
Others Born in 1858
Go to all RankingsPrince Henry of Battenberg
POLITICIAN
1858 - 1896
HPI: 66.18
Rank: 41
Saad Zaghloul
POLITICIAN
1858 - 1927
HPI: 66.16
Rank: 42
Albrecht Penck
GEOGRAPHER
1858 - 1945
HPI: 66.01
Rank: 43
Wolfgang Kapp
POLITICIAN
1858 - 1922
HPI: 65.95
Rank: 44
Countess Marie Larisch von Moennich
NOBLEMAN
1858 - 1940
HPI: 65.90
Rank: 45
Fernand Khnopff
PAINTER
1858 - 1921
HPI: 65.81
Rank: 46
Mélanie Bonis
COMPOSER
1858 - 1937
HPI: 64.95
Rank: 47
Remy de Gourmont
WRITER
1858 - 1915
HPI: 64.88
Rank: 48
Gaetano Mosca
PHILOSOPHER
1858 - 1941
HPI: 64.85
Rank: 49
Constance Lloyd
WRITER
1858 - 1898
HPI: 64.73
Rank: 50
Ethel Smyth
COMPOSER
1858 - 1944
HPI: 64.72
Rank: 51
Alois Riegl
HISTORIAN
1858 - 1905
HPI: 64.61
Rank: 52
Jan Toorop
PAINTER
1858 - 1928
HPI: 64.34
Rank: 53
Others Deceased in 1937
Go to all RankingsGeorgy Pyatakov
POLITICIAN
1890 - 1937
HPI: 66.39
Rank: 44
Diana Abgar
POLITICIAN
1859 - 1937
HPI: 66.15
Rank: 45
Walter Simons
POLITICIAN
1861 - 1937
HPI: 66.14
Rank: 46
Max Adler
POLITICIAN
1873 - 1937
HPI: 66.09
Rank: 47
Ray Ewry
ATHLETE
1873 - 1937
HPI: 65.71
Rank: 48
Andrés Nin Pérez
POLITICIAN
1892 - 1937
HPI: 65.44
Rank: 49
Mélanie Bonis
COMPOSER
1858 - 1937
HPI: 64.95
Rank: 50
Abd al-Hafid of Morocco
POLITICIAN
1875 - 1937
HPI: 64.95
Rank: 51
Attila József
WRITER
1905 - 1937
HPI: 64.58
Rank: 52
Gabriel Pierné
COMPOSER
1863 - 1937
HPI: 64.41
Rank: 53
Ida Dalser
COMPANION
1880 - 1937
HPI: 64.31
Rank: 54
Adalbert Deșu
SOCCER PLAYER
1909 - 1937
HPI: 64.28
Rank: 55
Ahmed Izzet Pasha
POLITICIAN
1864 - 1937
HPI: 64.24
Rank: 56
In France
Among people born in France, Mélanie Bonis ranks 1,796 out of 6,770. Before her are Diane de France (1538), Germain of Paris (496), John of Montfort (1294), Joseph Gallieni (1849), James FitzJames, 1st Duke of Berwick (1670), and Louis Joseph, Prince of Condé (1736). After her are Anne Henriette of Bavaria (1648), François-Michel le Tellier, Marquis de Louvois (1641), Eustace III, Count of Boulogne (1060), Henri Cornet (1884), Jean-Baptiste Pigalle (1714), and Joseph Fesch (1763).
Others born in France
Go to all RankingsDiane de France
POLITICIAN
1538 - 1619
HPI: 64.97
Rank: 1,790
Germain of Paris
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
496 - 576
HPI: 64.97
Rank: 1,791
John of Montfort
NOBLEMAN
1294 - 1345
HPI: 64.97
Rank: 1,792
Joseph Gallieni
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1849 - 1916
HPI: 64.97
Rank: 1,793
James FitzJames, 1st Duke of Berwick
POLITICIAN
1670 - 1734
HPI: 64.97
Rank: 1,794
Louis Joseph, Prince of Condé
POLITICIAN
1736 - 1818
HPI: 64.96
Rank: 1,795
Mélanie Bonis
COMPOSER
1858 - 1937
HPI: 64.95
Rank: 1,796
Anne Henriette of Bavaria
NOBLEMAN
1648 - 1723
HPI: 64.95
Rank: 1,797
François-Michel le Tellier, Marquis de Louvois
POLITICIAN
1641 - 1691
HPI: 64.95
Rank: 1,798
Eustace III, Count of Boulogne
NOBLEMAN
1060 - 1125
HPI: 64.95
Rank: 1,799
Henri Cornet
CYCLIST
1884 - 1941
HPI: 64.94
Rank: 1,800
Jean-Baptiste Pigalle
SCULPTOR
1714 - 1785
HPI: 64.94
Rank: 1,801
Joseph Fesch
NOBLEMAN
1763 - 1839
HPI: 64.94
Rank: 1,802
Among COMPOSERS In France
Among composers born in France, Mélanie Bonis ranks 67. Before her are André Jolivet (1905), Charles Koechlin (1867), Henri Dutilleux (1916), Joseph Bodin de Boismortier (1689), Maurice Duruflé (1902), and Georges Delerue (1925). After her are Georg Muffat (1653), Yo-Yo Ma (1955), Alexandre Guilmant (1837), Gabriel Pierné (1863), Jaufre Rudel (1125), and Étienne Méhul (1763).
André Jolivet
1905 - 1974
HPI: 65.63
Rank: 61
Charles Koechlin
1867 - 1950
HPI: 65.56
Rank: 62
Henri Dutilleux
1916 - 2013
HPI: 65.54
Rank: 63
Joseph Bodin de Boismortier
1689 - 1755
HPI: 65.32
Rank: 64
Maurice Duruflé
1902 - 1986
HPI: 65.11
Rank: 65
Georges Delerue
1925 - 1992
HPI: 64.98
Rank: 66
Mélanie Bonis
1858 - 1937
HPI: 64.95
Rank: 67
Georg Muffat
1653 - 1704
HPI: 64.93
Rank: 68
Yo-Yo Ma
1955 - Present
HPI: 64.74
Rank: 69
Alexandre Guilmant
1837 - 1911
HPI: 64.62
Rank: 70
Gabriel Pierné
1863 - 1937
HPI: 64.41
Rank: 71
Jaufre Rudel
1125 - 1148
HPI: 64.38
Rank: 72
Étienne Méhul
1763 - 1817
HPI: 64.22
Rank: 73