Hans Erich Apostel
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Hans Erich Apostel | |
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| Born | 22 January 1901 Karlsruhe, Germany |
| Died | 30 November 1972(aged 71) Vienna, Austria |
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| Awards | Grand Austrian State Prize |
Hans Erich Apostel(22 January 1901 – 30 November 1972) was a German-born Austriancomposerofclassical music.[1][2]
Life and career
[edit]Hans Erich Apostel was born on 22 January 1901 inKarlsruhe,Germany.He studied at theMunz Conservatoryin his native city from 1915–1919. There he was a pupilAlfred Lorenzwho taught him piano, music theory, and conducting.[3]
In 1920 he wasKapellmeisterandrépétiteurat theBadisches Landestheater in Karlsruhe.He studied in Vienna withArnold Schoenbergfrom 1921 to 1925, and from 1925 to 1935 withAlban Berg,two prominent members of theSecond Viennese School.At the same time, he taught piano, composition and music theory privately.[3]
Some of his compositions demonstrate his particular affinity withexpressionist painting—he was friends withEmil Nolde,Oskar KokoschkaandAlfred Kubin.During the Nazi period his music was proscribed asdegenerate art,but he continued to live in Vienna until his death in 1972.[3]
Apostel was active as a pianist, accompanist, and conductor ofcontemporary musicin Austria, Germany, Switzerland and Italy. After the war, he was prominent in the Austrian branch of theGesellschaft für Neue Musik,of which he was president from 1947 to 1950.[3]
He was an editor for theUniversal Edition,and was responsible for new editions of theoperasof Alban Berg,Wozzeck(published in 1955) andLulu(published in 1963).[3]
Although he won numerous prizes for his compositions (including theGrand Austrian State Prizein 1957),[4]his works have rarely been performed. He is buried in theZentralfriedhofin Vienna, Group 32 C, No. 57.
References
[edit]- ^Ton Regtop (5 June 2016)."Hans Erich Apostel".classical-composers.org.Retrieved21 June2024.
- ^Redlich, H. F.(January 1966). "Review: Three Austrian Composers (reviewed work:Hans Erich Apostelby Harald Kaufmann) ".The Musical Times.107(1475): 33–35.doi:10.2307/953680.JSTOR953680.
- ^abcdeGerold W. Gruber (2001). "Apostel, Hans Erich".Grove Music Online.Oxford University Press.doi:10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.01097.
- ^Nicolas Slonimsky; Laura Kuhn; Dennis McIntire (2001)."Apostel, Hans Erich (Heinrich)".Baker’s Biographical Dictionary of Musicians.
Further reading
[edit]- Burton, Anthony. 2002. "Apostel, Hans Erich".The Oxford Companion to Music,edited by Alison Latham. Oxford and New York: Oxford University Press.
- Gruber, Gerold W.1989. "Hans Erich Apostel:Fischerhausserenadeop. 45 (1971) ". InDodekaphonie in Österreich nach 1945,edited by Gottfried Scholz. Vienna: Verband der Wissenschaftlichen Gesellschaften Österreichs.
- Gruber, Gerold W. 2001. "Apostel, Hans Erich".The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians,2nd edition, edited byStanley SadieandJohn Tyrrell.London: Macmillan.
- Kaufmann, Harald1965.Hans Erich Apostel: Eine Studie.Österreichische Komponisten des XX. Jahrhunderts 4. Vienna: Österreichischer Bundesverlag.
External links
[edit]- "Apostel, Hans Erich",Gruber's entry atNew Grove
- Austrian classical composers
- Austrian male composers
- German classical composers
- German emigrants to Austria
- Musicians from Karlsruhe
- Pupils of Arnold Schoenberg
- Pupils of Alban Berg
- 1901 births
- 1972 deaths
- 20th-century classical composers
- German male classical composers
- 20th-century German composers
- Twelve-tone and serial composers
- 20th-century German male musicians
- Burials at the Vienna Central Cemetery