Curt Mahr
Curt Mahr (born September 23, 1907 in Schwarza an der Saale , Thuringia , † July 30, 1978 in Niedernhausen near Wiesbaden ) was a German composer and accordionist .
Curt Mahr studied at the Musikhochschule in Leipzig (master class piano and horn ). Since 1935 he worked as an accordion virtuoso. He gave frequent guest concerts at radio stations and worked for many years at Radio Hamburg ( NWDR ), and later at the Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk in Leipzig. Mahr lived in Berlin , from 1950 as a freelance composer and music teacher in Wiesbaden . In 1959 he received the DHV badge in gold (Deutscher Harmonikaverband e.V.).
Publications
- approx. 350 original accordion works
- more than 1000 accordion arrangements (published by many accordion music publishers, e.g. SCHOTT in Mainz)
- Choral works (especially compositions for mixed choirs, male and female choirs)
- Original compositions and arrangements for salon orchestra and large orchestra
- several school works for accordion and modern accordion technology.
- so u. a .: Curt Mahr: Accordion ABC Easily understandable school for piano accordion , Matth. Hohner AG, Department of Music Publishing Trossingen, Edition Schott No. 2412
Web links
- Works by and about Curt Mahr in the catalog of the German National Library
- Mahr in the composers lexicon
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Mahr, Curt |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German composer and accordionist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 23, 1907 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Schwarza an der Saale, Germany |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 30, 1978 |
| Place of death | Niedernhausen near Wiesbaden, Germany |