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Josef Tal

1910 - 2008

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Josef Tal (Hebrew: יוסף טל; September 18, 1910 – August 25, 2008) was an Israeli composer. He wrote three Hebrew operas; four German operas, dramatic scenes; six symphonies; 13 concerti; chamber music, including three string quartets; instrumental works; and electronic compositions. He is considered one of the founding fathers of Israeli art music. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Josef Tal is the 753rd most popular composer (down from 714th in 2019), the 621st most popular biography from Poland (down from 606th in 2019) and the 24th most popular Polish Composer.

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Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Josef Tal ranks 753 out of 1,451. Before him are Boris Asafyev, Carlos Chávez, Franchinus Gaffurius, Pierre Attaingnant, Louis James Alfred Lefébure-Wély, and Manuel Cardoso. After him are Matthias Weckmann, Isaak Dunayevsky, Franz Lachner, Nicolas Isouard, Dave Grusin, and Galina Ustvolskaya.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1910, Josef Tal ranks 143. Before him are Robert B. Anderson, Jorge Negrete, Giulietta Simionato, Bauyrzhan Momyshuly, Louis Prima, and Alfons Maria Stickler. After him are Magda Olivero, Aleksandar Tirnanić, Gerhard Schröder, Gunnar Höckert, Wolfgang Preiss, and Yekaterina Furtseva. Among people deceased in 2008, Josef Tal ranks 139. Before him are Donald E. Westlake, Mieczysław Rakowski, Christodoulos of Athens, Vice Vukov, Guillaume Depardieu, and Tommy Lapid. After him are Emmanuel Sanon, Andrew Bertie, Nonna Mordyukova, Robert Mulligan, Adolfo Suárez Rivera, and Stan Winston.

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In Poland

Among people born in Poland, Josef Tal ranks 621 out of 1,694. Before him are Bogislaw X, Duke of Pomerania (1454), Kazimierz Nycz (1950), Aleksander Zawadzki (1899), Isaac Deutscher (1907), Catherine of Brandenburg-Küstrin (1549), and Franciszek Smuglewicz (1745). After him are Wolfgang Weber (1944), Max Abraham (1875), Józef Wybicki (1747), Adam Michnik (1946), Helena Rakoczy (1921), and Marian Spychalski (1906).

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Among COMPOSERS In Poland

Among composers born in Poland, Josef Tal ranks 24. Before him are Franz Waxman (1906), Wolfgang Schmieder (1901), Karol Lipiński (1790), Andrzej Panufnik (1914), Zbigniew Preisner (1955), and Johann Gottlieb Goldberg (1727). After him are Krzysztof Komeda (1931), Carl Schuricht (1880), Salomon Jadassohn (1831), Arnold Mendelssohn (1855), Wacław of Szamotuły (1520), and Mykhailo Verbytskyi (1815).

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