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Karl Amadeus Hartmann (2 August 1905 – 5 December 1963) was a German composer. Sometimes described as the greatest German symphonist of the 20th century, he is now largely overlooked, particularly in English-speaking countries.
On December 5 Karl Amadeus Hartmann dies from the consequences of cancer, he is buried in Munich’s Waldfriedhof; his home at Franz-Joseph-Straße 20 (Munich) in Schwabing is now the headquarters of the Karl Amadeus Hartmann Center
1952: Member of the Bavarian Academy of Fine Arts. 1955: Member of the Academy of Arts Berlin (West) 1963: Death in Munich. He could also have been a painter, but he chose music: Karl Amadeus Hartmann, the son of a Munich painter, began composing after seeing Weber’s opera Der Freischütz.
The German composer Karl Amadeus Hartmann was born on 2 August 1905 in Munich. Various significant composers were amongst his teachers, including Webern and Scherchen. His opposition to the Nazi regime obliged him to withdraw from public life for several years.
Karl Amadeus Hartmann's opera "Simplicius Simplicissimus" is a protest against World War II written before the war had even begun. Hartmann was 28 and a promising composer when Hitler...
Oct 2, 1983 · When the German composer Karl Amadeus Hartmann died in 1963, he left unfinished his massive ''Gesangsszene,'' or ''Song-Scene,'' for baritone and orchestra.
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Aug 2, 2022 · Karl Amadeus Hartmann. German composer born 2 August 1905 in Munich; died 5 December 1963 in Munich.
