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Sigmund Romberg

1887 - 1951

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Sigmund Romberg (July 29, 1887 – November 9, 1951) was a Hungarian-born American composer. He is best known for his musicals and operettas, particularly The Student Prince (1924), The Desert Song (1926) and The New Moon (1928). Early in his career, Romberg was employed by the Shubert brothers to write music for their musicals and revues, including several vehicles for Al Jolson. For the Shuberts, he also adapted several European operettas for American audiences, including the successful Maytime (1917) and Blossom Time (1921). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Sigmund Romberg is the 1,183rd most popular composer (up from 1,294th in 2019), the 581st most popular biography from Hungary (up from 679th in 2019) and the 16th most popular Hungarian Composer.

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Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Sigmund Romberg ranks 1,183 out of 1,451. Before him are Betsy Jolas, Clint Mansell, Michael Giacchino, Morton Gould, Vladimir Shainsky, and Dario Marianelli. After him are Thomas Weelkes, Ludwig Abeille, Peter Arnold Heise, Charles Avison, Vano Muradeli, and Alphons Czibulka.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1887, Sigmund Romberg ranks 217. Before him are Igor Severyanin, Gregorio Marañón, David Keilin, Boris Kostić, Jack Conway, and Juan Manuel Gálvez. After him are Jamini Roy, Victor d'Arcy, Kanaiyalal Maneklal Munshi, Govind Ballabh Pant, Fartein Valen, and Victor Hope, 2nd Marquess of Linlithgow. Among people deceased in 1951, Sigmund Romberg ranks 143. Before him are Anna Tumarkin, Mayo Methot, Richard Schorr, Nils Rosén, Ernie Collett, and Urho Peltonen. After him are Gunnar Lindström, María Grever, Miyamoto Yuriko, Adolf Spinnler, Edith Hannam, and Pierre Braine.

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In Hungary

Among people born in Hungary, Sigmund Romberg ranks 581 out of 1,077. Before him are Ernő Goldfinger (1902), István Tóth (1951), Tibor Kemény (1913), Andreas Alföldi (1895), András Balczó (1938), and Tibor Csernai (1938). After him are Imre Varga (1923), Menyhért Lónyay (1822), Ferenc Szojka (1931), Imre Gedővári (1951), Ilka Gedő (1921), and Vilma Hugonnai (1847).

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Among COMPOSERS In Hungary

Among composers born in Hungary, Sigmund Romberg ranks 16. Before him are Hans Swarowsky (1899), Joseph Szigeti (1892), Dora Pejačević (1885), Leó Weiner (1885), István Kertész (1929), and Ferenc Farkas (1905). After him are Frigyes Hidas (1928).

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