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Rudolf Tobias

1873 - 1918

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Rudolf Tobias (29 May [O.S. 17 May] 1873 – 29 October 1918) was the first Estonian professional composer, as well as a professional organist. He studied at the Saint Petersburg Conservatory. His compositions include among others piano works, string quartets and an oratorio, Des Jona Sendung (Jonah's Mission) (1908, revised and premiered 1909, later reconstructed by Vardo Rumessen). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Rudolf Tobias is the 1,047th most popular composer (up from 1,099th in 2019), the 124th most popular biography from Estonia (up from 127th in 2019) and the 12th most popular Estonian Composer.

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Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Rudolf Tobias ranks 1,047 out of 1,451. Before him are Carlos Guastavino, Johann Adolf Scheibe, Michele Carafa, Frederic Rzewski, Alexander Moyzes, and Harry Gregson-Williams. After him are Akira Ifukube, Gavriil Popov, Nicolas Dalayrac, Richard Addinsell, Francisco Mignone, and Johann Theile.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1873, Rudolf Tobias ranks 133. Before him are Antonín Švehla, Pyotr Chardynin, Charles Avery, Antun Gustav Matoš, Charles Ruijs de Beerenbrouck, and Nikolay Bauman. After him are Carl Vaugoin, Vladimir Bonch-Bruyevich, Jan Janský, Carlos María de la Torre, Francisco Villota, and James Jones. Among people deceased in 1918, Rudolf Tobias ranks 137. Before him are Lucretia Garfield, George Coșbuc, Albert Ballin, Władysław Ślewiński, Savva Mamontov, and Nadezhda Suslova. After him are Maxime Maufra, Princess Marie Anne of Saxe-Altenburg, Robbie Ross, Marcel Deprez, Helene von Druskowitz, and Eduard von Keyserling.

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In Estonia

Among people born in Estonia, Rudolf Tobias ranks 124 out of 351. Before him are Oskar Luts (1887), Pavel Schilling (1786), Eve Kivi (1938), Johan Pitka (1872), Emma Asson (1889), and Vaino Väljas (1931). After him are Juhan Smuul (1922), Carl Friedrich Schmidt (1832), Martin Klein (1884), Gustav Ernesaks (1908), Jaan Kikkas (1892), and Friedebert Tuglas (1886).

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Among COMPOSERS In Estonia

Among composers born in Estonia, Rudolf Tobias ranks 12. Before him are Alexei Lvov (1798), Käbi Laretei (1922), Ester Mägi (1922), Juhan Aavik (1884), Miina Härma (1864), and Artur Kapp (1878). After him are Gustav Ernesaks (1908), Eino Tamberg (1930), Lepo Sumera (1950), Knudåge Riisager (1897), Erkki-Sven Tüür (1959), and Artur Lemba (1885).

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