# Matthias Vanden Gheyn

> Matthias Vanden Gheyn was a Flemish musician from the Baroque/Classical transition period. He is a descendant of the famous bell founding family of the same name. During his life, Vanden Gheyn was considered an outstanding virtuoso of the carillon and organ. He is most famous for composing eleven preludes for carillon, which have become standard repertoire among carillonneurs worldwide since the early 1900s. His spot in history was earned in large part due to the tireless research of his biographer Xavier-Victor-Fidèle van Elewyck, a law and music scholar who considered Vanden Gheyn to be the greatest musician of the Southern Netherlands in the 18th century.

*Flemish organist, carillonist and composer*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Singer / Musician ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220))
- **Category:** Musicians
- **Born:** 1721-04-07
- **Died:** 1785-06-22
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 40.3 / 100
- **Momentum:** 15.0 / 100  (trend: BREAKOUT)
- **Historical depth:** 6.8 / 100
- **Attention shift:** 100.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 45.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 60.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Discogs](https://www.discogs.com/artist/1849732)
- [ماتثياس ڤان دين جين](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%AA%D8%AB%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%B3_%DA%A4%D8%A7%D9%86_%D8%AF%D9%8A%D9%86_%D8%AC%D9%8A%D9%86)
- [Ματίας φαν ντεν Γκέιν](https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%9C%CE%B1%CF%84%CE%AF%CE%B1%CF%82_%CF%86%CE%B1%CE%BD_%CE%BD%CF%84%CE%B5%CE%BD_%CE%93%CE%BA%CE%AD%CE%B9%CE%BD)
- [Matthias Vanden Gheyn](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthias_Vanden_Gheyn)
- [Matthias van den Gheyn](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthias_van_den_Gheyn)
- [Matthias van den Gheyn](https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthias_van_den_Gheyn)
- [Matthias van den Gheyn](https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthias_van_den_Gheyn)
- [MusicBrainz](https://musicbrainz.org/artist/19d8169e-1535-4053-a40e-89590b59398b)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3160421)

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