Lotte Backes (May 2, 1901 - May 12, 1990) was a German pianist, organist, and composer.

Life

Backes studied piano from 1915 to 1917 in

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and from 1918 to 1922 in

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. Afterwards, she performed in Germany and in Europe. From 1931 to 1990, she lived in Berlin. From 1935 to 1938. she studied composition at the

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. She composed two operas, a symphony, and works for choir and organ. For her composing, she was awarded the

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Twentieth-century music for trumpet and organThe Musical Times, Volume 106
1901 births 1990 deaths German women composers Recipients of the Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany 20th-century German women musicians {{Germany-musician-stub