Pierre Even (born 4 December 1946 in

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) is a

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composer. He is a descendant of the Even family from Beaufort, Luxembourg and

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(France). He studied

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and

composition Composition or Compositions may refer to: Arts and literature * Composition (dance), practice and teaching of choreography *Composition (language), in literature and rhetoric, producing a work in spoken tradition and written discourse, to include ...

with Karl-Wilhelm Brühl from 1959–1965, and

religious music Religious music (also sacred music) is a type of music that is performed or composed for religious use or through religious influence. It may overlap with ritual music, which is music, sacred or not, performed or composed for or as ritual. Relig ...

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with Diethard Hellmann from 1969-1973. Since 1966 performances of

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and religious music, among others: ''Tango para los oídos'' (2005), ''Dithyrambus for Strings'' (1966), Concertino for viola and string orchestra, Op.11 (1970, 2004), Trio for Flute, Clarinet and Bassoon (2001), ''Neuf caractères pour violon et piano'' (2004), Sonata for Cello and Piano (2004), different works for organ (since 1966) and for choir (since 1971), two cantatas (1971/1972), ''Pastorale for four Trombones'' (2002).

References

* Wengler, Marcel: ''L'Histoire du Tango. Dans le cadre du 25e Anniversaire de la LGNM''. Luxembourg: Luxembourg Music Information Centre, 2008. pp. 18–19. * Even, Pierre: ''Nassau oblige. Musicalia aus der Grossherzoglichen Hofbibliothek Schloss Berg, gewidmet den Herrschern und Herrscherinnen der Häuser Nassau und Luxemburg''. Wiesbaden: Hessische Landesbibliothek, 2008. pp. 128–129.

External links

Biography of Pierre Even at the Luxembourg Music Information Centrepierre-even.deavoca.de
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