Gretl Komposch
Gretl Komposch , (born Höfferer and actually Margaretha Maria Elisabeth ; * February 22, 1923 in Wiener Neustadt ; † August 23, 2019 in Villach ) was an Austrian composer and choir director of the "Grenzlandchor Arnoldstein".
Life
Komposch founded the Arnoldstein Grenzlandchor in 1947 and was its director until 1987; In 1995 she founded the choir “The Young at Heart”. The state of Carinthia awarded her the Great and the Golden Badge of Honor, the Republic of Austria awarded her the title of Professor and the Golden Badge of Merit . It also made singing in a mixed quartet (2 men - 2 women voices) socially acceptable in Carinthia.
Ms. Komposch, who wrote the song "Das Radl der Zeit", had a hard time as the first Carinthian choir director, but decades of work paid off in favor of the Arnoldstein border choir.
Awards
- Ring of honor of the market town of Arnoldstein
- Large and gold medal of the state of Carinthia
- Professional title professor
- Arnoldstein White Rose in Gold 2003
- Gold Medal of Merit of the Republic of Austria
literature
- Uwe Harten : Komposch, Gretl. In: Oesterreichisches Musiklexikon . Online edition, Vienna 2002 ff., ISBN 3-7001-3077-5 ; Print edition: Volume 3, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 2004, ISBN 3-7001-3045-7 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Carinthian song legend Gretl Komposch died on ORF on August 23, 2019, accessed on August 23, 2019.
- ↑ Parte for Prof. Gretl Kompsch. In: pax-requiem, August 23, 2019. Retrieved August 29, 2019.
Web links
- Gretl Komposch at MusicAustria
- Works by Gretl Komposch in the catalog of the German National Library
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Komposch, Gretl |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian composer and choir director |
DATE OF BIRTH | February 22, 1923 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Wiener Neustadt |
DATE OF DEATH | 23 August 2019 |
Place of death | Villach |