Margarete Jehn
Margarete Jehn , b. Rollny (born February 27, 1935 in Bremen ) is a German writer and songwriter.
Life
Margarete Jehn studied music in Bremen (violin, singing and guitar). At the age of 15 she wrote her first song cycle, Im Jahrkreis . She sang in the Vegesack youth choir and then lived in Sweden for some time . In 1962 she wrote her first radio play The Buzzard about us , which was awarded the 1964 radio play prize of the war blind . From 1968 to 1982 Jehn was editor and translator for Scandinavian pieces at Südwestfunk . In the 1980s she performed with the folk group Simplex as a singer and instrumentalist. Margarete Jehn lives today in Worpswede near Bremen.
Awards
- 1964 Radio Play Award of the War Blind for The Buzzard About Us .
- 1984 Prize of the Author's Foundation for Jacket .
- 1985 terre des hommes children's radio play award for jacket .
- 1987 terre des hommes children's radio play award for Assar's adventures in human land .
- 1990 terre des hommes children's radio play award for Jenny Ratz and the luck of the pigs .
- 1999 German Record Prize for What does the mouse do in summer .
Works
Radio plays, television plays, poetry , prose , songs , children's songs , translations from Swedish and Danish. Most famous works for children and young people: Charly stories ( Papa, Charly said ... ); Songs in the authors' publishing house Worpsweder Musikwerkstatt and in song collections of other publishers in Germany, Austria, Denmark and Switzerland.
Margarete Jehn has been running the Worpsweder Musikwerkstatt publishing house together with Wolfgang Jehn - and now also with their two sons Nicolas and David - since 1984 . She organizes music seminars for teachers and educators, publishes song books, song books and CDs. She sings, composes and writes.
Radio plays
- 1965: The Bussard about us - Director: Fritz Göhler (radio play - Broadcasting of the GDR )
- 1973: Mit mir nich ', Hansi - Director: Hartmut Kirste , with Angelica Hurwicz and Dirk Dautzenberg (radio play - Südwestfunk )
Web links
- Margarete Jehn's homepage (including Jehn songs from AZ)
- Works by and about Margarete Jehn in the catalog of the German National Library
- Entries on Margarete Jehn in the HörDat
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Yeh, Margarete |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Rollny, Margarete (maiden name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German writer and songwriter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 27, 1935 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bremen |