Kurt Mederacke
Kurt Mederacke (born September 23, 1910 in Leipzig , † February 3, 1983 in Braunlage ) was a German bassoonist and composer.
He received his training from 1927 to 1935 at the State Conservatory of Music in Leipzig . He initially studied violin with Charles Münch , later majoring in bassoon with Carl Schaefer. His first compositions are documented in 1933. In 1942 Mederacke was listed as 3rd / 1st in the Tonkunstler Directory. Bassoonist performed in Chemnitz . After 1945 Mederacke had a job in the Braunschweig State Orchestra as a solo bassoonist . He held this position until his retirement in 1975. He spent the last years of his life in Braunlage [Harz], where he also died. His compositional work is largely untapped. His wind quintet "Böhmische Suite" op. 43, which first appeared in print in 1948, is played frequently and is well known.
Works
- New Germany March (1933)
- Am Meer op. 4 for piano or salon orchestra
- Divertimento op.36 for wind quintet
- Bohemian Suite op.43 for wind quintet
- Serenade op. 56 for wind quintet
- Spanish suite op.71
- Edition of orchestral studies for bassoon
- Chamber music arrangements
Web links
- Serenade for wind quintet op.56
- Literature by and about Kurt Mederacke in the catalog of the German National Library
Individual evidence
- ^ Information from the archive of the Leipzig University of Music and Theater
- ↑ Proof in the Tonkünstlerverzeichnis 1942
- ↑ according to information from the Braunschweig State Orchestra
- ↑ Life data according to the registry information of the city of Braunlage from February 18, 2010
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Mederacke, Kurt |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German bassoonist and composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 23, 1910 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Leipzig , Saxony |
| DATE OF DEATH | 3rd February 1983 |
| Place of death | Braunlage |