Manfred Schubert (27 April 1937 – 10 June 2011) was a German composer, conductor and

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Life

Schubert was born the son of a lawyer in

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. In his youth, he received violin and piano lessons; he passed his

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in Berlin-Köpenick. From 1955 to 1960, he studied

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with

Fritz Reuter Fritz Reuter (7 November 1810 – 12 July 1874; born as ''Heinrich Ludwig Christian Friedrich Reuter'') was a novelist from Northern Germany who was a prominent contributor to Low German literature. Early life Fritz Reuter was born at Stavenhage ...

Georg Knepler Georg Knepler (21 December 1906 – 14 January 2003) was an Austrian pianist, Conducting, conductor and musicologist. Life Born in Vienna, Knepler was a son of the composer and librettist and nephew of the music publisher and impresario . He ...

and Siegfried Bimberg and

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at the

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. Von 1960 bis 1963 war er for

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with

Rudolf Wagner-Régeny Rudolf Wagner-Régeny (28 August 1903, Szászrégen, Transylvania, Kingdom of Hungary, Austro-Hungarian Empire (now Reghin, Romania) – 18 September 1969, Berlin) was a composer, conductor, and pianist. Born in Transylvania, Kingdom of Hungary, ...

at the

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. From 1962 to 1990, he worked regularly as a music critic for the ''

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'', after that only sporadically. In 1978, he conducted the

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at a guest concert in Lyon. From 1984 to 1985, he worked as a

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in composition and

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at the

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. Since 1963, he lived in Berlin as a freelance composer. Schubert died in Berlin at the age of 74. His estate is owned by the

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Work

Compositions

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Orchestral works

* 1965: ''Tanzstudien'', for small orchestra (15') * 1966: ''Orchestermusik 66'' (Paean) (7') * 1966: ''Suite für Orchester'' (22') * 1970: ''Divertimento für Orchester'' (14') * 1971: ''Konzert für Klarinette und Orchester'' (22') * 1972: ''Hommage à

'', Concertante meditations for harp solo, 13 string instruments, percussion and celesta (20') * 1974: ''Cantilena e Capriccio'', per violino ed orchestra (16') * 1979–82: ''I. Sinfonie'', for large orchestra (32') * 1988: ''Konzert für zwei Violinen und Orchester'' (25') * 1990: ''Vogelreden III'', Capriccio für 6 Flöten (1 Spieler) und Streichorchester (22') * 1998–05: ''Ein ökumenisches Te Deum'', for four solo voices, speaker, eight-part mixed choir, organ and large orchestra (75')

Chamber music

* 1961: ''Musik für sieben Instrumente'' (12') * 1963: ''I. Streichquartett'' (16') * 1966: ''Sonata per flauto solo'' (15') * 1967: ''Moments musicaux'', for wind quintet (12') * 1967: ''Septett'' (11') * 1967/68: ''Nachtstück und Passacaglia'', for octet (17') * 1970: ''II. Streichquartett'' (14') * 1975: ''Evocazione'', per undici esecutori (10') * 1984/85: ''Vogelreden II'', Concertante Duo for Flute and Harp (12') * 1987: ''Elegia con elgeganza'', Canto aleatorio V per contrabbasso solo (9') * 1987: ''Ramificazioni'', Canto aleatorio VI per arpa sola (9') * 2002: ''Trazóm Suédama'', Trio for oboe, violin and violoncello (18')

Piano pieces

* 1960: ''Variazioni per pianoforte'' (11') * 1961: ''I. Klaviersonate'' (10') * 1963: ''II. Klaviersonate'' (11') * 1967: ''Serenata semplice'' (3') * 1969: ''Vier Cembalostücke'' (7') * 1976: ''Esde Hafis'', Canto aleatorio II per pianoforte solo (7')

Vocal music

* 1964: ''Acht Lieder'', on poems by

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(9') * 1964: ''Traumwald'', Four Lieder on poems by

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for baritone and String Orchestra (6') * 1973: ''Canzone amorose'', Concerto for baritone and large orchestra on poems by

Johannes Bobrowski Johannes Bobrowski (originally ''Johannes Konrad Bernhard Bobrowski''; 9 April 1917 – 2 September 1965) was a German lyric poet, narrative writer, adaptor and essayist. Life Bobrowski was born on 9 April 1917Bobrowski, Johannes (1984). ''S ...

(22') * 1986: ''Nachtgesänge'', after

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together with two intermezzi for medium voice and small orchestra (

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) (20') * 1992: ''Miserere'', for eight–part mixed choir and organ (8') * 1996: ''Misericordia ejus'', antiphon for 2 mixed choirs a cappella (12') * 1995–97: ''Missa viadrina'', for eight–part mixed choir a cappella (50') * 2006: ''Zweite Romantik'', seven sonnets for medium voice and piano (32')

Poetry collections

* 1997–2009: ''Blaues Haus auf rotem Grund''; Reisegedichte * 1998–2006: ''Muse und Metier''; Künstlerprobleme * 1993–2009: ''Wetterleuchten''; Gedichte zwischen Hoffnung und Zweifel

Prizes

* Composition Prize at the

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(1966) * (1966) * Prize of the (1966, 1969) *

Hanns Eisler Prize The Hanns Eisler Prize was an East-German music award, named after the composer Hanns Eisler. It was awarded by Radio DDR – with advisory participation of the music section of the Akademie der Künste der DDR in Berlin (East) and the (VDK) � ...

of the

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(1977) * Recognition by the

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of the

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in Paris (1984)

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Schubert, Manfred German music critics German conductors (music) 20th-century German classical composers Academic staff of the Hochschule für Musik Hanns Eisler Berlin 1937 births 2011 deaths Musicians from Berlin

Life

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Orchestral works

Chamber music

Piano pieces

Vocal music

Poetry collections

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