Joachim Raff
Swiss composer (1822-1882)
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Summary
Joachim Raff was born on May 27, 1822[1], in Lachen[2]. He died on June 24, 1882[3], in Frankfurt[4]. He worked as a composer[5], music educator[6], pianist[7], pedagogue[8], and conductor[9]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (992 views/month, #7,220 of 1,000,298).[10]
Key Facts
- Date of birth: January 1, 1822[11]
- Date of death: June 25, 1882[12], 1882[13]
- Place of burial: Frankfurt Main Cemetery[14]
- Country of citizenship: Switzerland[15]
- Occupation: writer[16], musicographer[17]
- Field of work: music[18]
- Employer: Frankfurt University of Music and Performing Arts[19], Hoch Conservatory[20]
- Student: Algernon Ashton[21], Anton Urspruch[22], Edward MacDowell[23], Alexander Ritter[24], August Wilhelmj[25], Ernesto Elorduy[26]
- Religion or worldview: Catholicism[27]
- Sex or gender: male[28]
- Genre: opera[29], symphony[30]
- Commons category: Joachim Raff[31]
- Archives at: Berlin State Library[32]
- Family name: Raff[33]
- Given name: Joseph[34], Joachim[35]
- Official website: http://www.raff.org[36]
- Instrument: piano[37]
- Described by source: Nordisk familjebok[38], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[39], Riemann's Music Dictionary[40], Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie[41], Musik und Musiker am Mittelrhein 2[42], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[43], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[44], Brief Biographical Dictionary of Foreign Composers[45], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[46]
- Languages spoken, written or signed: German[47]
- List of works: list of compositions by Joachim Raff[48]
Why It Matters
Joachim Raff has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[49] He is known by 28 alternative names across languages and contexts.[50]
FAQs
Where was Joachim Raff born?
Joachim Raff's place of birth was Lachen[2].
Where did Joachim Raff die?
Joachim Raff passed away in Frankfurt[4].
What did Joachim Raff do for work?
Joachim Raff worked as a composer[5], music educator[6], pianist[7], pedagogue[8], and conductor[9].