Karl Etti (composer)
Karl Etti (born October 26, 1912 in Vienna , † April 15, 1996 in Mödling ) was an Austrian choir director, conductor and composer.
Career
Etti was choirmaster of the Vienna Men's Choir Association and choir director of the Austrian Choir Association . From 1947 to 1964 he headed the Vienna Woods Boys' Choir . From 1962 to 1982 he was a professor at the Vienna University of Music .
As a composer, he created musical plays, incidental music, chamber music, choral and symphonic works as well as the opera Dagmar .
Etti set Rudolf Gahlbeck's work “ Ernst Barlach : Sonnets about his work ” to music as a “Barlach Cantata ” . For this work Etti was awarded the Austrian State Prize in 1952 . The world premiere took place in 1954 at the Vienna State Opera .
Honors
- 1952: State Prize for Music
- 1958: Cross of Merit 1st Class of the Federal Republic of Germany
Web links
- Karl Etti at Discogs (English)
- Entry on Karl Etti in the Austria Forum (in the AEIOU Austria Lexicon )
Individual evidence
- ↑ THE BARLACH-KANTATE of Karl Etti. We make a short note. Hamburger Abendblatt , January 2, 1954, accessed on May 11, 2019 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Etti, Karl |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian choir director, conductor and composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 26, 1912 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vienna |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 15, 1996 |
| Place of death | Mödling |