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Heinz Holliger, a Common card
Heinz Robert Holliger is a Swiss composer, oboist, conductor and pianist.
- Rarity
- Common
- Domain
- Arts
- ATK
- 64
- DEF
- 40
- Power
- 104
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 8,500
Power 104 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 45 % of WikiCards cards.
Heinz Holliger quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Heinz Holliger card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
A ______ himself, Holliger has contributed his own oboe compositions, alongside works such as the opera Schneewittchen.
Answer
composer. A composer himself, Holliger has contributed his own oboe compositions, alongside works such as the opera Schneewittchen. From the Heinz Holliger article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Lukáš Dlouhý. Lukáš Dlouhý 70 · List of Cistercian monasteries 67 · Heinz Holliger 64 · St Werburgh's Church, Derby 59 ATK in WikiCards.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- Known for his versatility and virtuosic technique, Grove Music Online credits him with raising the prominence of the oboe and enlarging its repertoire.
- A prominent figure in contemporary classical music, many leading composers have written for him, including Messiaen, Berio, Carter, Henze, Krenek, Lutosławski, Martin, Penderecki, Stockhausen and Yun.
- A composer himself, Holliger has contributed his own oboe compositions, alongside works such as the opera Schneewittchen.
Why it is Common
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Heinz Holliger article was read about 8,500 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 64 and blocks with 40: each hit it takes is cut by 16 %.
How to get Heinz Holliger
Open packs. Each pack holds five cards drawn from real Wikipedia articles, the rarest last, and the fifth card is always Rare or better. The odds are shown in the game. A free pack arrives every hour and two can wait, and the Coins you win in duels buy more packs.
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Cards close in power
The cards just above and just below Heinz Holliger in the power ranking, all domains together.
- Lachlan RiverCommon · Nature · ATK 62 DEF 42
- Canning Vale, Western AustraliaCommon · Society · ATK 58 DEF 46
- Jaba KankavaCommon · Society · ATK 66 DEF 38
- List of Cistercian monasteriesCommon · Society · ATK 67 DEF 37
- James TredwellCommon · Society · ATK 65 DEF 39
- Lukáš DlouhýCommon · Society · ATK 70 DEF 34
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Heinz Holliger (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : OboeCrack, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.
