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Nicolaus Bruhns

1665 - 1697

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Nicolaus Bruhns (also Nikolaus, Nicholas; late 1665 – 8 April [O.S. 29 March] 1697 in Husum) was a Danish-German organist, violinist, and composer. He was one of the most prominent organists and composers of his generation. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Nicolaus Bruhns is the 413th most popular composer (down from 397th in 2019), the 1,629th most popular biography from Germany (down from 1,624th in 2019) and the 57th most popular German Composer.

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Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Nicolaus Bruhns ranks 413 out of 1,451. Before him are Joseph Bodin de Boismortier, Alexander Dargomyzhsky, Gaspar Sanz, Adriano Banchieri, Mikhail Ippolitov-Ivanov, and Paul Abraham. After him are Alexander Arutiunian, Maurice Duruflé, Ignaz Moscheles, Boris Lyatoshinsky, Georges Delerue, and Mélanie Bonis.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1665, Nicolaus Bruhns ranks 4. Before him are Anne, Queen of Great Britain, Élisabeth Jacquet de La Guerre, and Giuseppe Crespi. After him are José Benito de Churriguera, Adriaen Coorte, Rudolf Jakob Camerarius, John George II, Duke of Saxe-Eisenach, Giacomo F. Maraldi, Gottfried Arnold, and James Butler, 2nd Duke of Ormonde. Among people deceased in 1697, Nicolaus Bruhns ranks 5. Before him are Francesco Redi, Charles XI of Sweden, Eleanor of Austria, Queen of Poland, and Galdan Boshugtu Khan. After him are António Vieira, Gregorio Barbarigo, Frederick Charles, Duke of Württemberg-Winnental, John Aubrey, Georg Mohr, Libéral Bruant, and Niels Juel.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Nicolaus Bruhns ranks 1,629 out of 7,253. Before him are Lothar von Richthofen (1894), Joseph Gerhard Zuccarini (1797), Tré Cool (1972), Wolf-Heinrich Graf von Helldorff (1896), Franz Walter Stahlecker (1900), and Frederick II, Grand Duke of Baden (1857). After him are Arnold Gehlen (1904), Prince Joachim of Prussia (1890), Max Pechstein (1881), Ferdinand Albert I, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel-Bevern (1636), Richard, 6th Prince of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg (1934), and Reinhart Koselleck (1923).

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Among COMPOSERS In Germany

Among composers born in Germany, Nicolaus Bruhns ranks 57. Before him are Hans Werner Henze (1926), Hans Leo Hassler (1564), Christian Gottlob Neefe (1748), Karl Richter (1926), Carl Heinrich Graun (1704), and Peter Cornelius (1824). After him are Ferdinand Hiller (1811), Wolfgang Wagner (1919), Hermann Abendroth (1883), Carl Friedrich Zelter (1758), Albert Lortzing (1801), and Johann Kirnberger (1721).

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