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Boris Blacher (19 January [O.S. 6 January] 1903 – 30 January 1975) was a German composer and librettist.
Boris Blacher (born Jan. 19 [Jan. 6, Old Style], 1903, Niu-ch’ang, China—died Jan. 30, 1975, West Berlin, W.Ger.) was a German composer who was best known for his instrumental music but was also noted for operas and ballets.
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Jun 8, 2018 · A prolific composer, Blacher was equally adept in classical and experimental forms and procedures. He initiated a system of “Variable meters”, with time signatures following the arithmetical progression, alternatively increasing and decreasing, with permutations contributing to metrical variety.
Boris Blacher. 1903 - 1975. Snapshot Biography In Focus. English Deutsch Español. • One of the central figures in Berlin musical life after the 2nd World War. • Important as a composer of vivid stage and orchestral works and as a teacher. • Music noted for its colourful French-inspired instrumentation and its irreverence towards Austro ...
Boris Blacher. (1903—1975) Quick Reference. ( b Niu‐chang, China, 1903; d Berlin, 1975). Ger. composer. Worked in the opera house in China, 1919. Moving to Berlin 1922, studied architecture and mathematics, and comp., after 1924, with Friedrich Koch. Taught at Dresden Cons. 1938–9. Prof. of comp. Berlin Hochschule, from 1945; dir. 1953–1970.
Boris Blacher. He wrote twelve operas, ten ballets, fifty orchestral works, oratorios and concertos, numerous choral works and music for voices and instruments, chamber music, and at least a dozen electronic compositions. He was booed and cheered, attacked and revered.
Jan 31, 1975 · Boris Blacher, one of the leading German composers in the period after World War II, has died at the age of 72, it was announced yesterday in Berlin, where he had been living since 1922.
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