Wolfgang Köhler (composer)

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Wolfgang Köhler (born June 12, 1923 in Braunschweig ; † October 21, 2003 in Kassel ) was a German composer and organist .

Works

  • 6 symphonies
  • 3 string quartets
  • String trio No. 1 for violin, viola and violoncello op.12
  • String trio No. 2 for violin, viola and violoncello op.18
  • "Jerusalem Fantasy" op. 23
  • String trio No. 2 for violin, viola and violoncello op.27
  • Diary No. 1 for piano op.28
  • Five studies for piano op.29 (1946)
  • Three Proverbs for mixed choir and piano op.36
  • Trio for piano, violin and violoncello op.44
  • Triptych (in the form of a winged altar) for harp op.59 (1978)
  • Variations for harp on a theme by Joh. Seb. Bach in the arrangement of Johannes Brahms op.62
  • "Mahler Reflections" op. 67 (commissioned for the city of Kassel )

literature

  • Wolfgang Brand: Chrétien de Troyes . W. Fink, 1972 (French).
  • Helmuth Hopf: Wolfgang Köhler, a composer in our time. Kassel (Merseburger) 1983. Factory index. W. Köhler pp. 93-99, ISBN 3-87537-196-8

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personal data
SURNAME Koehler, Wolfgang
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German composer and organist
DATE OF BIRTH June 12, 1923
PLACE OF BIRTH Braunschweig
DATE OF DEATH October 21, 2003
Place of death kassel