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Price: $150.00 |
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MINT CONDITION |
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Autographed and inscribed 4.5” x 6” photograph of the Austrian-American composer. Krenek (1900-1991) Was one of the most prolific composers of his generation. A pupil of Franz Schreker at the Vienna Hocschule fur Musik and at the Berlin Academy of Music, he was influenced by Mahler, Schoenberg, Berg and Webern. He also married Gustav Mahler’s surviving daughter for a time. Though born a Catholic, the Nazi’s did not approve of his music, as he was aligned with the Jewish experimental composers of his time. His opera “Jonny Spielt Auf” which contained jazz harmonies was banned and the poster shown at the Nazi’s “Entartete Musik” display in Munich. As he could no longer make a living in Austria, or Germany friends helped to get him to the United States, where he held various academic positions, most notably at Vassar College. Other works, the opera “Orpheus und Euridike”, as well as his chamber works receive airings from time to time. Also his symphonic works are occasionally played. |
ERNEST KRENEK - COMPOSER |
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