Classical Music / Composers Dateline: July 1
Hans Werner Henze is born on July 1, 1926, in Gütersloh, Westphalia. His output is marked by literary sensibility and use of orchestral colouration, as in the opera Elegy for Young Lovers (1959-1961), and later The Sea Betrayed (1992). He music is influenced by Schoenberg, however, he is not strictly a 12-note composer.
In recent years, Hans Werner Henze returned to his musical past becoming more lyrical and elaborate, as shown in his reconstruction of Monteverdi's Il ritorno di Ulisse (The Return of Ulysses), staged in Salzburg, Austria in 1985.
Some of Henze's works include nine symphonies, many ballets, and concerti.
Resources:
The Grove Concise Dictionary of Music, edited by Stanley Sadie, London: Macmillan New updated Edition, 1994.
Teach Yourself Classical Music. London: Hodder, 2000.
Image Credit:
Hans Werner Henze, Wikimedia Commons by Rolf Unterberg, Deutsches Bundesarchiv (German Federal Archive), 1960
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German Composer Hans Werner Henze
Hans Werner Henze is born on July 1, 1926, in Gütersloh, Westphalia. His output is marked by literary sensibility and use of orchestral colouration, as in the opera Elegy for Young Lovers (1959-1961), and later The Sea Betrayed (1992). He music is influenced by Schoenberg, however, he is not strictly a 12-note composer.In recent years, Hans Werner Henze returned to his musical past becoming more lyrical and elaborate, as shown in his reconstruction of Monteverdi's Il ritorno di Ulisse (The Return of Ulysses), staged in Salzburg, Austria in 1985.
Some of Henze's works include nine symphonies, many ballets, and concerti.
Resources:
The Grove Concise Dictionary of Music, edited by Stanley Sadie, London: Macmillan New updated Edition, 1994.
Teach Yourself Classical Music. London: Hodder, 2000.
Image Credit:
Hans Werner Henze, Wikimedia Commons by Rolf Unterberg, Deutsches Bundesarchiv (German Federal Archive), 1960
(c) Tel Asiado. Written for InspiredPenWeb.Com. All rights reserved.
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