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Nicolas Dalayrac

1753 - 1809

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Nicolas-Marie d'Alayrac (French: [nikola mari dalerak]; bapt. 13 June 1753 – 26 November 1809), nicknamed the Musician poet, more commonly Nicolas Dalayrac, was a French composer of the Classical period. Intended for a military career, he made the acquaintance of many musicians in the Parisian salons, which convinced him of his true vocation. Among his most popular works, Nina, or The Woman Crazed with Love (1786), which tackles the theme of madness and arouses real enthusiasm during its creation, premiered on 23 November at the Stroganov Palace. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Nicolas Dalayrac is the 1,050th most popular composer (down from 970th in 2019), the 4,030th most popular biography from France (down from 3,711th in 2019) and the 145th most popular French Composer.

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Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Nicolas Dalayrac ranks 1,050 out of 1,451. Before him are Frederic Rzewski, Alexander Moyzes, Harry Gregson-Williams, Rudolf Tobias, Akira Ifukube, and Gavriil Popov. After him are Richard Addinsell, Francisco Mignone, Johann Theile, Frederick Loewe, Sylvano Bussotti, and Karen Khachaturian.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1753, Nicolas Dalayrac ranks 34. Before him are Fyodor Alekseyev, Évariste de Parny, Edmund Randolph, Laurynas Gucevičius, Andrew Bell, and Santiago de Liniers, 1st Count of Buenos Aires. After him are William Nicholson, Thomas Bewick, Bartolina Sisa, John Soane, Dugald Stewart, and Edward Pigott. Among people deceased in 1809, Nicolas Dalayrac ranks 24. Before him are Archduke Karl of Austria-Este, Augustin Pajou, Ludwig von Cobenzl, Anton Stamitz, Dirk van der Aa, and Meriwether Lewis. After him are Ignacy Potocki, Molla Vali Vidadi, Vasily Chichagov, Andrew Planche, and Paul Sandby.

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In France

Among people born in France, Nicolas Dalayrac ranks 4,030 out of 6,770. Before him are Henri Dutrochet (1776), Robert Liottel (1885), Louis-Antoine Ranvier (1835), Henri Oreiller (1925), Émile Champion (1879), and Henri Regnault (1843). After him are Alain Cavalier (1931), Véronique Sanson (1949), Louis Augustin Guillaume Bosc (1759), Viviane Romance (1912), Samuel ibn Tibbon (1150), and Raoul Coutard (1924).

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Among COMPOSERS In France

Among composers born in France, Nicolas Dalayrac ranks 145. Before him are André Cardinal Destouches (1672), Baude Cordier (1364), Robert Cambert (1628), Édouard Deldevez (1817), Jean Mouton (1459), and Philippe Sarde (1948). After him are Tristan Murail (1947), Paul Taffanel (1844), Philippe Verdelot (null), Jean Guillou (1930), Pierre-Alexandre Monsigny (1729), and Bruno Coulais (1954).

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