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Ernst Krenek – Serenade for Clarinet and String Trio, Op. 4
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Ernst Krenek,originally Ernst Křenek (August 23, 1900 – December 22, 1991) was an Austrian-born composer of Czech ancestry; throughout his life he insisted that his name be written Krenek rather than Křenek, and that it should be pronounced as a German word. He explored atonality and other modern styles and wrote a number of books, including Music Here and Now (1939), a study of Johannes Ockeghem (1953), and Horizons Circled: Reflections on my Music (1974).
Krenek was born in Vienna. He studied there and in Berlin with Franz Schreker before working in a number of German opera houses as conductor. During World War I, Krenek was drafted into the Austrian Army, but he was stationed in Vienna, allowing him to go on with his musical studies. In 1922 he met Gustav Mahler’s daughter, Anna, and her mother, Alma, who asked Krenek to complete her late husband’s Symphony No. 10. Krenek helped edit the first and third movements but went no further. In 1924 he married Anna, only to divorce her before the first anniversary.
His music was targeted in Germany by the Nazi Party with its inclusion in the 1938 Degenerate Music exhibition. He moved to the United States of America in 1938 where he taught music at various universities, including Hamline University in Saint Paul, Minnesota from 1942-1947. He became an American citizen in 1945. His students included George Perle and Robert Erickson. He died in Palm Springs, California.
Krenek was born in Vienna. He studied there and in Berlin with Franz Schreker before working in a number of German opera houses as conductor. During World War I, Krenek was drafted into the Austrian Army, but he was stationed in Vienna, allowing him to go on with his musical studies. In 1922 he met Gustav Mahler’s daughter, Anna, and her mother, Alma, who asked Krenek to complete her late husband’s Symphony No. 10. Krenek helped edit the first and third movements but went no further. In 1924 he married Anna, only to divorce her before the first anniversary.
His music was targeted in Germany by the Nazi Party with its inclusion in the 1938 Degenerate Music exhibition. He moved to the United States of America in 1938 where he taught music at various universities, including Hamline University in Saint Paul, Minnesota from 1942-1947. He became an American citizen in 1945. His students included George Perle and Robert Erickson. He died in Palm Springs, California.
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Festival 100 Jahre ÖKB – 12. Juni 2013: GedenkkonzertWednesday 12 June 2013Ernst Krenek and 6 others
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progtrance7
Dat face.... should be the cover of L'oreal Men
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mahleria
Great stuff. Symphonic Elegy for String Orchestra is a personal fave. Scored a scarce tape music LP signed by him in the dollar bin at some crappy record store.
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KraeheK
This guy could make serialism very musical sounding - props!
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