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Zacharia Paliashvili

1871 - 1933

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Zacharia Petres dze Paliashvili (Georgian: ზაქარია ფალიაშვილი, Zakaria Paliaşvili), also known by his Russian name as Zachary Petrovich Paliashvili (Russian: Захарий Петрович Палиашви́ли, romanized: Zachariy Petrovich Paliashvili August 16, 1871 – October 6, 1933), was a Georgian composer. Regarded as one of the founders of Georgian classical music, his work is known for its eclectic fusion of folk songs and stories with 19th-century Romantic classical themes. He was the founder of the Georgian Philharmonic Society and later, the head of the Tbilisi State Conservatoire. The Georgian National Opera and Ballet Theater of Tbilisi was named in his honor in 1937. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Zacharia Paliashvili is the 999th most popular composer (down from 876th in 2019), the 160th most popular biography from Georgia (down from 131st in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Georgian Composer.

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Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Zacharia Paliashvili ranks 999 out of 1,451. Before him are Nikolai Zaremba, Balys Dvarionas, Friedrich Silcher, Arthur Benjamin, Attilio Ariosti, and Harrison Birtwistle. After him are Matthew Locke, William Christie, Wacław of Szamotuły, Friedrich Wilhelm Marpurg, Trevor Jones, and Vasily Safonov.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1871, Zacharia Paliashvili ranks 112. Before him are Lottie Dod, Dénes Berinkey, Emily Carr, Kōtoku Shūsui, Fyodor Dan, and Igor Grabar. After him are Afonso Costa, Olga Preobrajenska, Walter Breisky, Nicholas Adontz, Florence R. Sabin, and Emiliano Chamorro Vargas. Among people deceased in 1933, Zacharia Paliashvili ranks 99. Before him are José Malhoa, John Arthur Jarvis, Alfréd Haar, James J. Corbett, George Calnan, and Max von Schillings. After him are Pekka Halonen, Antonín Švehla, Apollinary Vasnetsov, Olaf Bull, L. A. Ring, and János Hadik.

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In Georgia

Among people born in Georgia, Zacharia Paliashvili ranks 160 out of 406. Before him are Arnold Chikobava (1898), Sulkhan-Saba Orbeliani (1658), Merab Mamardashvili (1930), Georgy Beriev (1903), Dodo Abashidze (1924), and Giorgi Kvirikashvili (1967). After him are Mikael Tariverdiev (1931), Boris Paichadze (1915), Haykanoush Danielyan (1893), Edvard Mirzoyan (1921), Davit Guramishvili (1705), and Givi Javakhishvili (1912).

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Among COMPOSERS In Georgia

Among composers born in Georgia, Zacharia Paliashvili ranks 3. Before him are Aram Khachaturian (1903), and Lev Knipper (1898). After him are Mikael Tariverdiev (1931), Edvard Mirzoyan (1921), and Vano Muradeli (1908).

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