Marcelo Koc (4 June 1918 in

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– 26 October 2006 in

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) was an

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. Koc studied at the

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and in 1938 went to Buenos Aires where he continued his education with

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, and

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. His œuvre consists of more than 101 worksMarcelo Koc: Sus Obras
and includes orchestral and concertante works, chamber music, piano and vocal music.

Selected works

;Orchestral * ''Invención a 4 voces'' (Four-Part Invention), Op. 8 (1948) * ''Preludio, Intermezzo y Fuga'' for string orchestra, Op. 13 (1951) * ''Divertimento para Orquesta de Vientos'' (Divertimento for Wind Orchestra), Op 17 (1957) * ''Divertimento para Orquesta de Cuerdas'' (Divertimento for String Orchestra), Op 17b (1957) * ''3 Piezas'', Op. 18 (1958) * ''Estructuras Líricas'', Op. 23 (1966) * ''Núcleos'', Op. 25 (1970) * ''Música para cuerdas'' (Music for Strings), Op. 34 (1986) * ''Tríptico'', Op. 45 (1998) * ''Sonoridades'', Op. 61 (2000) * ''Tres Momentos Musicales'' for string orchestra, Op. 63 (2000) * ''Música para Conjunto de Cámara'' (Music for Chamber Ensemble), Op. 67 (1983) * ''Música 2001'' for string orchestra, Op. 74 (2001) ;Concertante * Concerto for violin and orchestra, Op. 26c (1974) * Concerto for viola and orchestra, Op. 35 (1986) * Concerto for piano and orchestra, Op. 37 (1989) * Concerto for viola and orchestra, Op. 40 (1989) * Concerto for cello and string orchestra, Op. 41 (1993) * ''Poema Lírico'' for flute and string orchestra, Op. 47 (1998) * Concertino for harpsichord and string orchestra, Op. 62 (2000) * Concertino for piano and string orchestra, Op. 65 (2001) * ''Poema Lírico'' for violin, cello and orchestra, Op. 73 (1997) * ''Canto Spinoza'' for flute and string orchestra, Op. 75 (2001) * Concerto for violin and string orchestra, Op. 79 (1974) * Concerto for bass clarinet and orchestra, Op. 80 (1986) ;Chamber music * ''Preludio'' for violin and piano, Op. 1 (1945) * Sonata for oboe and bassoon, Op. 20 (1960) * Quintet for flute, clarinet, violin, cello and piano, Op. 21 (1963) * Piano Quintet, Op. 22 (1965) * ''Diálogos'' for violin and piano, Op. 31 (1979); version for viola and piano (1980) * ''Música para 11 instrumentos'' (Music for 11 Instruments), Op. 32 (1982) * ''Música para 5 instrumentos'' (Music for 5 Instruments), Op. 33 (1983) * ''Música para 14 instrumentos'' (Music for 14 Instruments), Op. 36 (1986) * String Quartet No. 2, Op. 42 (1988) * ''Poema Lírico'' for flute (or violin) and piano, Op. 47b (1998) * Piano Trio, Op. 53 (2000) * ''Transparencias'' for percussion, Op. 58 (2000) * ''Líricas'' for percussion, Op. 59 (2000) * Septet, Op. 66 (1983) * Divertimento for recorders, Op. 68 (1990) * String Trio, Op. 69 (1988) * Piano Trio, Op. 70 (1990) * String Quartet, Op. 71 (1964) * Trio for flute, violin and piano, Op. 72 (2001) * ''Diálogos'' for clarinet and piano, Op. 78 (1960) ;Keyboard * ''Música para niños'' (Music for Children) for piano, Op. 2 (1946) * ''3 Canciones sin palabras'' (3 Songs without Words) for piano, Op. 3 (1946) * ''2 Invenciones a dos voces'' (2 Two-Part Inventions) for piano, Op. 4 (1946) * ''2 Invenciones'' for

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, Op. 5 (1946) * ''Preludio y Fuga a 4 voces'' (Prelude and Fugue in Four Voices) for piano, Op. 6 (1946) * ''10 Variaciones'' for piano, Op. 9 (1948) * ''Preludio, Coral y Fuga'' for piano, Op. 10 (1950) * ''Preludio y Allegro'' for piano or

, Op. 11 (1950) * ''3 Preludios'' (3 Preludes) for piano, Op. 12 (1951) * Sonata for piano, Op. 15 (1953) * Sonata for piano, Op. 16 (1955) * ''Música para Piano'', Op. 19 (1960) * ''Variantes y Transparencias'' for piano, Op. 24 (1967) * ''Atmósferas Líricas'' for piano, Op. 26 (1972) * ''Homenaje a Franz Liszt'' for piano, Op.29 (1979) * ''Fantasia sobre Poemas de Borges'' for piano, Op. 30 (1979) * ''Impresiones Sonoras'' for piano, Op.39 (1986) * ''Dos Impromptus dedicados a Schubert'' for piano, Op. 43 (1988) * ''Tres Impromptus dedicados a Chopin'' for piano, Op. 44 (1999) * ''Tríptico'' for harpsichord, Op. 45b (1998) * ''Fantasia sobre Cantos a Spinoza 1'' for piano, Op. 49 (2000) * ''Homenaje a Borges'' for harpsichord, Op. 51c (2000) * ''Tres Sonoridades'' for harpsichord, Op. 54 (2000) * ''Fantasia sobre Spinoza 2'' for piano, Op. 57 (2000) * ''Allegro Agitato'' for harpsichord, Op. 76 (2001) ;Vocal * ''3 Canciones de Garcia Lorca'' for voice and piano, Op. 7 (1946); also for mixed chorus or children's chorus * ''5 Poemas Americanos'' for voice and piano, Op. 14 (1952) * ''Amor y Amar'' for voice and orchestra, Op. 28 (1979) * ''Imágenes Líricas'' for voice and chamber ensemble, Op. 38 (1989) * ''Dos Cantos a Spinoza'' for voice and piano, Op. 48 (1998); words from ''Cuaderno Spinoza'' by

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* ''Si todo se mide'' for voice and piano, Op. 50 (2000); words from ''Amor y Amar'' by

* ''Dos Poemas de Borges'' for voice and piano, Op. 51 (2000) * ''Arte Poética de Borges'' for voice and piano, Op. 52 (2000) * ''Cerca y Lejos'' for voice and piano, Op. 55 (2000); words from ''Amor y Amar'' by

* ''Dos Cantos sobre Spinoza'' for voice and piano, Op. 56 (2000) * ''Canto a Borges'' for 3 soloists and orchestra, Op. 60 (2000) * ''Imágenes Líricas 2'' for voice and chamber ensemble, Op. 64 (2000) * ''Poemas Americanos'' for voice and orchestra, Op. 77 (1952) ;Choral * ''3 Canciones de Garcia Lorca'' for mixed chorus, Op. 7b, or children's chorus, Op. 7c (1946) * ''Canto al Amor'' for mixed chorus, Op. 46 (1998); words by

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* ''3 Canciones de Diana Atchebaian'' for children's chorus

References

External links

Marcelo Koc website

List of works
(PDF format)
Classical Composers Database – Marcelo Koc
{{DEFAULTSORT:Koc, Marcelo Argentine composers 1918 births 2006 deaths 20th-century Argentine male artists 21st-century Argentine male artists 20th-century Argentine classical composers 21st-century Argentine classical composers Polish emigrants to Argentina