Bernhard Lewkovitch (28 May 1927 – 4 January 2024) was a Danish composer, educated at the musical conservatories at Paris and København. He worked as an organist and cantor at the

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St. Ansgar's Cathedral in Copenhagen. Lewkovitch is most widely recognized for his traditional Catholic influenced choir music.

Works

His works include various pieces for instrumental ensembles, along with numerous compositions for mixed choir, e.g. ''Five Danish madrigals'' (op. 12) and ''Three Italian madrigals'' (op. 13), the latter set to poems by

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. Lewkovitch's style moved from modality to serialism in the 1950s, and he has also worked with avant-garde techniques. Key works include ''Tre Madrigali di Torquato Tasso'' (1955, Choir), ''Improperia'' (1961, Choir), and ''Songs of Solomon'' (1985, Tenor, Clarinet, Contrabassoon And Horn).

Death

Lewkovitch died on 4 January 2024, at the age of 96.

Achievements

* 1949, Graduated as an organist from the Royal Danish Academy of Music * 1963, Awarded the Carl Nielsen and Anne Marie Carl Nielsen grant * 1972, Awarded an honorable diploma from the town of Assisi * 1997, Awarded the Carl Nielsen and Anne Marie Carl Nielsen grant a second time

References

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Conversation with Lewkovitch at his turning seventy-five
1927 births 2024 deaths 20th-century Danish composers 20th-century Danish male musicians 21st-century Danish composers 21st-century Danish organists 21st-century Danish male musicians Danish classical organists Danish Roman Catholics Danish people of Jewish descent Danish people of Ukrainian descent Danish male composers Danish male classical organists Composers from Copenhagen People of Ukrainian-Jewish descent {{Denmark-composer-stub