Erwin Kuckertz

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Erwin Kuckertz (around 2010)

Erwin Kuckertz (born December 25, 1924 in Düren ; † September 30, 2015 in Cologne ) was a German piano teacher, university teacher and composer.

Life

Erwin Kuckertz studied piano with Hans Anwander and composition with Rudolf Petzold at the State University of Music in Cologne . In 1958 Kuckertz became a lecturer, in 1970 (until his retirement in 1989) professor for piano and head of the seminar for music education at the Cologne University of Music. Among other things, he composed songs, chamber and stage music, including the fairy tale opera “A minstrel and an astronomer” Op. 7 for visually impaired children, which premiered in Düren in 1958.

Works

  • 7 small piano pieces Op. 1 (1949)
  • String Trio Op. 2
  • 6 folk songs for male choir Op. 3
  • Fantasy for piano Op. 4 (1953)
  • Sonata for violoncello and piano Op. 5
  • Vagantenlieder based on texts from the great testament by Francois Villon for baritone, clarinet, viola, percussion and piano Op. 6 (1955)
  • Fairy tale opera "A minstrel and an astronomer" Op. 7 for solos, choir, solo instruments and Orff orchestra based on a radio play by Heinz Hackenbroich (1957)
  • Music for orchestra I Op. 8 (1966)
  • Four songs based on own texts for soprano, baritone (also speaker), flute, violoncello, celesta, piano Op. 9 (1967)
  • Music for orchestra II Op. 10 (1997)
  • Five songs based on texts by C. Morgenstern Op. 11
  • String quartet (hommage á BB ) Op. 12 (2006)

Audio sample

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Death notice of Prof. Erwin Kuckertz. October 10, 2015, accessed October 24, 2016 .
  2. ↑ Kuckertz, Erwin: "Sprüche und Gedankensplitter" (unpublished memories) p. 34; 36
  3. ↑ Kuckertz, Erwin: “Sprüche und Gedankensplitter” (unpublished memories) p. 88
  4. ↑ Kuckertz, Erwin: “Sprüche und Gedankensplitter” (unpublished memories) pp. 37–38
personal data
SURNAME Kuckertz, Erwin
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German piano teacher, university teacher and composer
DATE OF BIRTH December 25, 1924
PLACE OF BIRTH Düren
DATE OF DEATH September 30, 2015
Place of death Cologne