Günther Karpa
Günther Karpa (born December 23, 1923 in Dresden ; † May 29, 2006 ) was a German jazz and entertainment musician who also emerged as a film composer and music teacher .
Karpa studied at the Dresden Conservatory. From 1948 he was a trumpeter member of the Dresden Dance Symphony Orchestra ; he also worked as a studio musician and soloist with Walter Kubiczeck and the Ludwig Lustig Dixielanders. From 1965 onwards several Amiga singles were released under his name . He wrote compositions and arrangements for radio and film and from 1962 was initially a lecturer at the Dresden University of Music , later a professor. There he was co-founder of the dance and popular music department; he wrote the writings Rhythmic-Stylistic Studies for Jazz Trumpet and Studies for Swing and Beat.
Awards (selection)
- 1978: Dr. Theodor Neubauer Medal in silver
- 1986: Martin Andersen Nexö Art Prize (to the Dresden Dance Symphony Orchestra)
- 1989: Carl-Maria-von-Weber badge
Lexical entries
- Jürgen Wölfer : Jazz in Germany. The encyclopedia. All musicians and record companies from 1920 until today. Hannibal, Höfen 2008, ISBN 978-3-85445-274-4 .
Web links
- Literature by and about Günther Karpa in the catalog of the German National Library
- Günther Karpa at Discogs (English)
- Günther Karpa in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Rainer Lischka obituary for Prof. Günther Karpa in: University of Music Carl Maria von Weber Dresden (Ed.) Yearbook 2006
- ↑ Small (documents) bundle from the estate of the Dresden trumpeter Günther Karpa (1923-2006), who was a member of the Dresden Dance Symphony under Günter Hörig for decades and has been a teacher at the Dresden University of Music since 1963
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Karpa, Günther |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Karpa, Günter |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German jazz and entertainment musician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 23, 1923 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Dresden |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 29, 2006 |