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Oskar Merikanto

1868 - 1924

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Oskar Merikanto (pronounced [ˈoskɑr ˈmeriˌkɑnto] ; born Frans Oskar Ala-Kanto; 5 August 1868 – 17 February 1924) was a Finnish composer, music critic, pianist, and organist. As a composer, Merikanto was primarily a miniaturist, and his extensive œuvre includes songs and piano pieces (he wrote over 100 of each). Of the latter, he is best remembered for: Summer Evening Waltz (Kesäillan valssi, Op. 1), Romance (Romanssi, Op. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Oskar Merikanto is the 684th most popular composer (down from 660th in 2019), the 109th most popular biography from Finland (down from 107th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Finnish Composer.

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Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Oskar Merikanto ranks 684 out of 1,451. Before him are Claude Balbastre, Hans Rott, Adolf Wiklund, Francisco Guerrero, Joseph Hellmesberger Jr., and Jeremiah Clarke. After him are Giovanni Battista Vitali, Toshi Ichiyanagi, Zbigniew Preisner, Alonso Mudarra, Jakov Gotovac, and Jerome Kern.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1868, Oskar Merikanto ranks 103. Before him are Lauri Ingman, Otto von Lossow, Cai Yuanpei, Carl Brockelmann, Hélène de Pourtalès, and Max Slevogt. After him are Dinuzulu kaCetshwayo, Giovanni Giacometti, Karl Röderer, Hovhannes Kajaznuni, Duke Peter Alexandrovich of Oldenburg, and Korbinian Brodmann. Among people deceased in 1924, Oskar Merikanto ranks 58. Before him are Sergei Lyapunov, Wollert Konow, Zeynalabdin Taghiyev, Edwin Montagu, Marie Corelli, and Nilo Peçanha. After him are Wilhelm Roux, Duke Peter Alexandrovich of Oldenburg, Hans Thoma, Xaver Scharwenka, Pavel Urysohn, and Jacob Israël de Haan.

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In Finland

Among people born in Finland, Oskar Merikanto ranks 109 out of 751. Before him are Karl-August Fagerholm (1901), Clas Thunberg (1893), Albin Stenroos (1889), Mika Salo (1966), Amélie Lundahl (1850), and Elin Danielson-Gambogi (1861). After him are Ilmari Salminen (1902), Elissa Aalto (1922), Renny Harlin (1959), Gustaf John Ramstedt (1873), Kalevi Sorsa (1930), and Toivo Mikael Kivimäki (1886).

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Among COMPOSERS In Finland

Among composers born in Finland, Oskar Merikanto ranks 5. Before him are Jean Sibelius (1865), Kaija Saariaho (1952), Bernhard Crusell (1775), and Einojuhani Rautavaara (1928). After him are Martin Wegelius (1846), Selim Palmgren (1878), Leevi Madetoja (1887), Erkki Aaltonen (1910), Kalevi Aho (1949), Magnus Lindberg (1958), and Toivo Kuula (1883).

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