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Niccolò Jommelli

1714 - 1774

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Niccolò Jommelli (Italian: [nikkoˈlɔ jomˈmɛlli]; 10 September 1714 – 25 August 1774) was an Italian composer of the Neapolitan School. Along with other composers mainly in the Holy Roman Empire and France, he was responsible for certain operatic reforms including reducing ornateness of style and the primacy of star singers somewhat. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Niccolò Jommelli is the 308th most popular composer (up from 313th in 2019), the 1,286th most popular biography from Italy (up from 1,388th in 2019) and the 61st most popular Italian Composer.

Niccolò Jommelli is most famous for his operas and his work as a composer.

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Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Niccolò Jommelli ranks 308 out of 1,451. Before him are Johann Baptist Wanhal, Stephen Schwartz, Dimitri Tiomkin, Gustave Charpentier, Pierre De Geyter, and Max Steiner. After him are Gustav Leonhardt, Antonio Lotti, Johann Mattheson, Cipriano de Rore, Johann Kuhnau, and Charles Ives.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1714, Niccolò Jommelli ranks 9. Before him are Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, Étienne Bonnot de Condillac, Joseph I of Portugal, Pontiac, Claude Joseph Vernet, and Alaungpaya. After him are Kristijonas Donelaitis, Jean-Baptiste Pigalle, Emer de Vattel, Nikolaus I, Prince Esterházy, Duke Anthony Ulrich of Brunswick, and César-François Cassini de Thury. Among people deceased in 1774, Niccolò Jommelli ranks 6. Before him are Louis XV of France, Pope Clement XIV, Robert Clive, François Quesnay, and Charles Marie de La Condamine. After him are Countess Caroline of Nassau-Saarbrücken, Countess Palatine Caroline of Zweibrücken, Jacques-François Blondel, Duke Anthony Ulrich of Brunswick, Oliver Goldsmith, and Sir William Johnson, 1st Baronet.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Niccolò Jommelli ranks 1,286 out of 5,161. Before him are Antipope Christopher (900), Fra Mauro (1385), Massimiliano Allegri (1967), Tommaso Buscetta (1928), Ranuccio II Farnese, Duke of Parma (1630), and Sebastiano Venier (1496). After him are Lucilio Vanini (1585), Fede Galizia (1578), Ildibad (450), Chiara Lubich (1920), Zucchero Fornaciari (1955), and Giovanni Leone (1908).

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Among COMPOSERS In Italy

Among composers born in Italy, Niccolò Jommelli ranks 61. Before him are Francesco Landini (1325), Giovanni Battista Sammartini (1700), Andrea Luchesi (1741), Saverio Mercadante (1795), Gioseffo Zarlino (1517), and Francesco Geminiani (1687). After him are Antonio Lotti (1667), Pietro Della Valle (1586), Luca Marenzio (1553), Francesco Gasparini (1668), Francesco Durante (1684), and Riccardo Broschi (1698).

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