1910 - 2008
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. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Josef Tal has received more than 91,119 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Josef Tal is the 735th most popular composer (down from 631st in 2019), the 591st most popular biography from Poland (down from 499th in 2019) and the 21st most popular Polish Composer.
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Among composers, Josef Tal ranks 735 out of 1,216. Before him are Ferdinand David, Giovanni Animuccia, Henri Rabaud, Antonio Bertali, Johann Ludwig Krebs, and Jean-Henri d'Anglebert. After him are Keiko Abe, Charles Tournemire, Lodovico Grossi da Viadana, Alexander Spendiaryan, Joseph Marx, and Heinrich Scheidemann.
1810 - 1873
HPI: 52.63
Rank: 729
1520 - 1571
HPI: 52.63
Rank: 730
1873 - 1949
HPI: 52.62
Rank: 731
1605 - 1669
HPI: 52.62
Rank: 732
1713 - 1780
HPI: 52.60
Rank: 733
1629 - 1691
HPI: 52.60
Rank: 734
1910 - 2008
HPI: 52.58
Rank: 735
1937 - Present
HPI: 52.55
Rank: 736
1870 - 1939
HPI: 52.54
Rank: 737
1560 - 1627
HPI: 52.53
Rank: 738
1871 - 1928
HPI: 52.52
Rank: 739
1882 - 1964
HPI: 52.52
Rank: 740
1596 - 1663
HPI: 52.51
Rank: 741
Among people born in 1910, Josef Tal ranks 133. Before him are Claire Trevor, Louis Prima, Ernst Schäfer, Josef Klaus, Rachel Kempson, and Giulietta Simionato. After him are Sylvia Sidney, Trygve Bratteli, Franz Kline, Yekaterina Furtseva, T-Bone Walker, and Kelly Johnson. Among people deceased in 2008, Josef Tal ranks 119. Before him are Šaban Bajramović, Lazare Ponticelli, Tommy Lapid, Rubens de Falco, Prince Ferdinand, Duke of Castro, and Sofiko Chiaureli. After him are Andrew Bertie, Bernie Mac, Philipp von Boeselager, Tsutomu Miyazaki, Vice Vukov, and Pak Song-chol.
1910 - 2000
HPI: 53.15
Rank: 127
1910 - 1978
HPI: 53.14
Rank: 128
1910 - 1992
HPI: 53.13
Rank: 129
1910 - 2001
HPI: 53.00
Rank: 130
1910 - 2003
HPI: 52.96
Rank: 131
1910 - 2010
HPI: 52.73
Rank: 132
1910 - 2008
HPI: 52.58
Rank: 133
1910 - 1999
HPI: 52.52
Rank: 134
1910 - 1984
HPI: 52.40
Rank: 135
1910 - 1962
HPI: 52.40
Rank: 136
1910 - 1974
HPI: 52.38
Rank: 137
1910 - 1975
HPI: 52.36
Rank: 138
1910 - 1990
HPI: 52.23
Rank: 139
1936 - 2008
HPI: 53.00
Rank: 113
1897 - 2008
HPI: 52.95
Rank: 114
1931 - 2008
HPI: 52.94
Rank: 115
1931 - 2008
HPI: 52.81
Rank: 116
1926 - 2008
HPI: 52.71
Rank: 117
1937 - 2008
HPI: 52.63
Rank: 118
1910 - 2008
HPI: 52.58
Rank: 119
1929 - 2008
HPI: 52.54
Rank: 120
1957 - 2008
HPI: 52.49
Rank: 121
1917 - 2008
HPI: 52.45
Rank: 122
1962 - 2008
HPI: 52.31
Rank: 123
1936 - 2008
HPI: 52.30
Rank: 124
1913 - 2008
HPI: 52.28
Rank: 125
Among people born in Poland, Josef Tal ranks 591 out of 1,454. Before him are Helene Deutsch (1884), Józef Maria Bocheński (1902), Maciej Kazimierz Sarbiewski (1595), Franciszek Macharski (1927), Melchior Grodziecki (1584), and Hans Stuck (1900). After him are Michał Kazimierz Ogiński (1729), Ewa Kłobukowska (1946), Marek Janowski (1939), Frederick Augustus, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst (1734), Franciszek Pieczka (1928), and Xaver Scharwenka (1850).
1884 - 1982
HPI: 52.68
Rank: 585
1902 - 1995
HPI: 52.66
Rank: 586
1595 - 1640
HPI: 52.66
Rank: 587
1927 - 2016
HPI: 52.63
Rank: 588
1584 - 1619
HPI: 52.63
Rank: 589
1900 - 1978
HPI: 52.60
Rank: 590
1910 - 2008
HPI: 52.58
Rank: 591
1729 - 1800
HPI: 52.57
Rank: 592
1946 - Present
HPI: 52.56
Rank: 593
1939 - Present
HPI: 52.56
Rank: 594
1734 - 1793
HPI: 52.53
Rank: 595
1928 - 2022
HPI: 52.46
Rank: 596
1850 - 1924
HPI: 52.42
Rank: 597
Among composers born in Poland, Josef Tal ranks 21. Before him are Zbigniew Preisner (1955), Johann Adam Hiller (1728), Franz Waxman (1906), Johann Gottlieb Goldberg (1727), Wolfgang Schmieder (1901), and Krzysztof Komeda (1931). After him are Karol Lipiński (1790), Johann Schobert (1720), Andrzej Panufnik (1914), Carl Schuricht (1880), Arnold Mendelssohn (1855), and Karol Kurpiński (1785).
1955 - Present
HPI: 55.47
Rank: 15
1728 - 1804
HPI: 54.74
Rank: 16
1906 - 1967
HPI: 54.47
Rank: 17
1727 - 1756
HPI: 53.82
Rank: 18
1901 - 1990
HPI: 53.66
Rank: 19
1931 - 1969
HPI: 53.08
Rank: 20
1910 - 2008
HPI: 52.58
Rank: 21
1790 - 1861
HPI: 52.26
Rank: 22
1720 - 1767
HPI: 52.02
Rank: 23
1914 - 1991
HPI: 51.58
Rank: 24
1880 - 1967
HPI: 51.19
Rank: 25
1855 - 1933
HPI: 51.03
Rank: 26
1785 - 1857
HPI: 48.16
Rank: 27