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Josef Rheinberger

1839 - 1901

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Josef Gabriel Rheinberger (17 March 1839 – 25 November 1901) was an organist and composer from Liechtenstein, residing in Bavaria for most of his life. As court conductor in Munich, he was responsible for the music in the royal chapel. He is known for sacred music, works for organ and vocal works, such as masses, a Christmas cantata and the motet Abendlied; he also composed two operas and three singspiele, incidental music, secular choral music, two symphonies and other instrumental works, chamber music, and works for organ. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Josef Rheinberger is the 378th most popular composer (down from 353rd in 2019), the most popular biography from Liechtenstein and the most popular Liechtensteiner Composer.

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Among composers, Josef Rheinberger ranks 378 out of 1,451. Before him are Louis-Nicolas Clérambault, John Dunstaple, Ernest Ansermet, Alessandro Stradella, Grażyna Bacewicz, and Toru Takemitsu. After him are Alexander Agricola, Louis Durey, Nikolai Medtner, Ferdinando Carulli, Christian Gottlob Neefe, and Giovanni Bottesini.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1839, Josef Rheinberger ranks 19. Before him are Josephine Cochrane, Emil Škoda, Frances Willard, Théodule-Armand Ribot, Princess Cecilie of Baden, and Nikolay Bobrikov. After him are Machado de Assis, Ali Rıza Efendi, Konstantin Makovsky, Floriano Peixoto, August Kundt, and Yoshitoshi. Among people deceased in 1901, Josef Rheinberger ranks 23. Before him are Abdur Rahman Khan, Peter Tait, Adolf Eugen Fick, Gaetano Bresci, Francesco Crispi, and Elisha Gray. After him are Zénobe Gramme, Paul Rée, Nikolaos Gyzis, Frederic W. H. Myers, François-Marie Raoult, and Shō Tai.

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In Liechtenstein

Among people born in Liechtenstein, Josef Rheinberger ranks 1 out of 15. After him are Wolfgang Haas (1948), Otmar Hasler (1953), Adrian Hasler (1964), Andreas Wenzel (1958), Paul Frommelt (1957), Markus Büchel (1959), Rainer Hasler (1958), Peter Jehle (1982), Tina Weirather (1989), Franz Burgmeier (1982), and Sandro Wieser (1993).

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Among composers born in Liechtenstein, Josef Rheinberger ranks 1. 

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