Wolfgang Richter (composer)

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Letters of thanks for a “Golden Child Sun”, an award initiated by the GDR children's magazine Bummi

Wolfgang Richter (born November 17, 1928 in Halle (Saale) ; † May 22, 2004 ) was a German composer .

Life

Wolfgang Richter studied music from 1948 to 1950 at what was then the University of Theater and Music in his hometown, after receiving his first private lessons in the subjects of piano, organ and music theory.

From 1950 to 1959 he worked at the Central House of Young Pioneers (pioneer organization of the GDR) as head of the music department, then as overall artistic director of the institution. From 1959, Wolfgang Richter was musical director and music editor for children's television in the GDR .

Works

Richter composed primarily for children. His children's songs were particularly well known in the GDR and were played and sung a lot there. The national prize winner enjoys sustained popularity with his Sandmann song for the television program Unser Sandmännchen , which has been heard every evening on German television since 1959 - currently on the public broadcasters RBB , MDR and KiKA . The text of this song comes from Walter Krumbach . Together they also created the children's songs How a Bird Fly and Peace Fighters - Border Soldiers .

Richter also did extensive work as a film music composer for DEFA and GDR children's television. Together with the children's book author Ingeborg Feustel , he also wrote several music picture books as a literary accompaniment to figures on children's television in the GDR such as Pittiplatsch and Schnatterinchen or Mr Fuchs and Ms. Elster .

He also emerged as the creator of socialist youth songs, of which probably pioneers preceded! ("The sun is shining brightly and our step is easy ...") became the most popular.

His grave is in the Wilhelmshagen cemetery in Berlin.

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Information on Wolfgang Richter at the RBB
personal data
SURNAME Judge, Wolfgang
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German composer
DATE OF BIRTH November 17, 1928
PLACE OF BIRTH Halle (Saale)
DATE OF DEATH May 22, 2004