Wolfgang Jehn
Wolfgang Jehn (born April 10, 1937 in Wiesbaden ; † April 4, 2017 in Worpswede ) was a German composer .
Jehn studied music in Wiesbaden, Frankfurt am Main and Bremen . For many years he worked as an employed church musician in Bremen-Aumund and Bremen. From 1975 he lived as a freelance composer in Worpswede. In 1984 he founded the Worpsweder Musikwerkstatt publishing house together with Margarete Jehn .
Work
Jehn wrote music for radio plays , music for television games , songs , children's songs , choral works , singspiele , music for the accordion and instrumental pieces for various groups ( Orff-Schulwerk ). He was best known for his fairy tale opera for children, Der Kalif Storch (based on the fairy tale by Wilhelm Hauff ; libretto: Margarete Jehn) and for the song by the old moor witch . Many songs and instrumentals have been published in collections of other music publishers in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.
Wolfgang Jehn died in Worpswede at the age of 79.
Prices
- 1986: Terre des Hommes children's radio play award for the music to Assar's adventures in human land (children's radio play by Margarete Jehn)
- 1989: Terre des Hommes children's radio play award for the music to Jenny Ratz and the luck of the pigs (children's radio play by Margarete Jehn)
- 1999: German record award for the children's song CD What does the mouse do in summer
Web links
- Works by and about Wolfgang Jehn in the catalog of the German National Library
- Entries on Wolfgang Jehn in the HörDat
- Jehn in the composers' dictionary
- Homepage of Wolfgang Jehn
Individual evidence
- ↑ Lars Fischer: "Even the siskin stops singing". In: Wümme newspaper. April 5, 2017. Retrieved April 5, 2017 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Yeh, Wolfgang |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 10, 1937 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Wiesbaden |
| DATE OF DEATH | 4th April 2017 |
| Place of death | Worpswede |