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Johann Walter

1496 - 1570

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Johann Walter, also known as Johann Walther or Johannes Walter (original name: Johann Blankenmüller) (1496 – 25 March 1570), was a Lutheran composer and poet during the Reformation period. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Johann Walter is the 856th most popular composer (up from 921st in 2019), the 3,369th most popular biography from Germany (up from 3,615th in 2019) and the 125th most popular German Composer.

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Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Johann Walter ranks 856 out of 1,451Before her are Alfred Bruneau, Mateo Flecha, Alexander Spendiaryan, Xavier Montsalvatge, Henri Tomasi, and Claude Le Jeune. After her are Henri Rabaud, Louis Niedermeyer, Heinrich Bach, Alexei Lvov, Karl Amadeus Hartmann, and Ferenc Farkas.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1496, Johann Walter ranks 9Before her are Mary Tudor, Queen of France, Menno Simons, Sebastiano Venier, Dawit II, Claude, Duke of Guise, and João de Barros. After her is Angelo Beolco. Among people deceased in 1570, Johann Walter ranks 15Before her are James Stewart, 1st Earl of Moray, Moses ben Jacob Cordovero, Daniele Barbaro, Eleonora Gonzaga, Duchess of Urbino, Tielman Susato, and Diego Ortiz. After her are Pietro Loredan, Johannes Brenz, Hieronymus Cock, and Francesco Laparelli.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Johann Walter ranks 3,371 out of 7,253Before her are Adam Ries (1492), Theodor Körner (1791), Henry V, Duke of Mecklenburg (1479), Prince Wolfgang of Hesse (1896), Horst Köppel (1948), and Hans Bauer (1927). After her are Karl Valentin (1882), Conrad II, Duke of Bavaria (1052), Klaus Wowereit (1953), Ulf Kirsten (1965), Ernst Ziller (1837), and Ernst May (1886).

Among COMPOSERS In Germany

Among composers born in Germany, Johann Walter ranks 125Before her are Wolfgang Rihm (1952), Moritz Hauptmann (1792), Christian Cannabich (1731), Johann Krieger (1651), Julius Röntgen (1855), and Heinrich Scheidemann (1596). After her are Heinrich Bach (1615), Karl Amadeus Hartmann (1905), Paul Lincke (1866), Vincent Lübeck (1654), Julius Reubke (1834), and Daniel Gottlob Türk (1750).