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Wolfgang Rihm

1952 - 2024

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Wolfgang Rihm (German: [ˈvɔlfɡaŋ ˈʁiːm] ; 13 March 1952 – 27 July 2024) was a German composer of contemporary classical music and an academic teacher based in Karlsruhe. He was an influential post-war European composer, as "one of the most original and independent musical voices" there, composing over 500 works including several operas. The premiere of Rihm's Morphonie for orchestra at the 1974 Donaueschingen Festival won him international recognition. Rihm pursued a freedom of expression, combining avant-garde techniques with emotional individuality. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Wolfgang Rihm is the 795th most popular composer (up from 1,032nd in 2019), the 3,165th most popular biography from Germany (up from 4,067th in 2019) and the 119th most popular German Composer.

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Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Wolfgang Rihm ranks 795 out of 1,451. Before him are Jan Václav Voříšek, Gaetano Pugnani, Rued Langgaard, Jean-Henri d'Anglebert, Johann Melchior Molter, and Vatroslav Lisinski. After him are Johann Gottlieb Graun, Matvey Blanter, Luis de Narváez, Nikolai Tcherepnin, Franz Krommer, and Moritz Hauptmann.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1952, Wolfgang Rihm ranks 212. Before him are Jorge Olguín, Diane Venora, David Petraeus, Harold Faltermeyer, Vinnie Vincent, and Pat Cox. After him are Jacob Miller, Adi Shamir, Randy Savage, Miguel Ángel Ayuso Guixot, Francesco Graziani, and Salam Fayyad. Among people deceased in 2024, Wolfgang Rihm ranks 209. Before him are Akira Endo, Carl Andre, Bernard Chiarelli, Daniel Williams, Dallas Long, and Saleh al-Arouri. After him are Mykhaylo Fomenko, James Kottak, Miguel Ángel Ayuso Guixot, Eugenio Dal Corso, Stefan Abadzhiev, and Breyten Breytenbach.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Wolfgang Rihm ranks 3,167 out of 7,253. Before him are Dragan Holcer (1945), Oliver Riedel (1971), Magnus I, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg (1488), Georg Herwegh (1817), Josias von Heeringen (1850), and Christine Kirch (1697). After him are John George I, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau (1567), Salomon Müller (1804), Moritz Hauptmann (1792), Judith of Bavaria, Duchess of Swabia (1103), Heinrich Rubens (1865), and Otto von Knobelsdorff (1886).

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Among COMPOSERS In Germany

Among composers born in Germany, Wolfgang Rihm ranks 119. Before him are Aribert Reimann (1936), Matthias Weckmann (1619), Franz Lachner (1803), Johann Rosenmüller (1619), Johann Baptist Cramer (1771), and Johann Melchior Molter (1696). After him are Moritz Hauptmann (1792), Christian Cannabich (1731), Johann Krieger (1651), Julius Röntgen (1855), Heinrich Scheidemann (1596), and Johann Walter (1496).

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