Heimo Erbse
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Heimo Erbse was a German
composer
from Rudolstadt
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Erbse studied in Weimar
, and then worked from 1947-1950 in the theater before studying under Blacher in 1950. He lived most of his life in Austria
.
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
composer
Composer
A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
from Rudolstadt
Rudolstadt
Rudolstadt is a town in the German Bundesland of Thuringia, close to the Thuringian Forest to the southwest, and to Jena and Weimar to the north....
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Erbse studied in Weimar
Weimar
Weimar is a city in Germany famous for its cultural heritage. It is located in the federal state of Thuringia , north of the Thüringer Wald, east of Erfurt, and southwest of Halle and Leipzig. Its current population is approximately 65,000. The oldest record of the city dates from the year 899...
, and then worked from 1947-1950 in the theater before studying under Blacher in 1950. He lived most of his life in Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
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Works
- Julietta opera semiseria op. 15 (1957), after the novel "Die Marquise von O..." of Heinrich von KleistHeinrich von KleistBernd Heinrich Wilhelm von Kleist was a poet, dramatist, novelist and short story writer. The Kleist Prize, a prestigious prize for German literature, is named after him.- Life :...
, first performed 17. Aug. 1959 at the Salzburger Festspiele - Ruth Ballett (1958), op. 16, after the Old TestamentOld TestamentThe Old Testament, of which Christians hold different views, is a Christian term for the religious writings of ancient Israel held sacred and inspired by Christians which overlaps with the 24-book canon of the Masoretic Text of Judaism...
, first performed 1959 at the Wiener Staatsoper - Der Herr in Grau, opera op. 24 (1965/66)
- Der Deserteur Oper (1983)
- Triple Concerto for Violin, Cello, Piano and Orchestra, op. 32, 1973
- Piano Concerto op. 22
- Impression for orchestra op. 9
- Ein Traumspiel (August StrindbergAugust StrindbergJohan August Strindberg was a Swedish playwright, novelist, poet, essayist and painter. A prolific writer who often drew directly on his personal experience, Strindberg's career spanned four decades, during which time he wrote over 60 plays and more than 30 works of fiction, autobiography,...
) - Leonce und Lena (Georg BüchnerGeorg BüchnerKarl Georg Büchner was a German dramatist and writer of poetry and prose. He was the brother of physician and philosopher Ludwig Büchner. Büchner's talent is generally held in great esteem in Germany...
) - Symphony No. 1, 1964
- Symphony NO. 2, 1970
- 6 Miniatures for piano, strings, and percussion, 1951
- String Quartet No. 2, 1987
- 5 Orchestral Songs after G. Trakl, baritone and orchestra, 1969