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Hanns Eisler (6 July 1898 – 6 September 1962) was a German-Austrian composer. He is best known for composing the national anthem of East Germany , for his long artistic association with Bertolt Brecht , and for the scores he wrote for films.
Hanns Eisler (1898 - 1962) In 1919, after a stint in the Austrian army during WW1, he started a four year period of study under Arnold Schoenberg , who thought very highly of him.
Jun 27, 2018 · Hanns Eisler was a well-known composer of orchestral and stage works (collaborating especially with Bertolt Brecht) before his first film compositions, and he was always a musical theoretician, stressing the revolutionary function of music: his "Solidaritätslied" appeared in the film Kuhle Wampe, and other "revolutionary" songs include the ...
Oct 25, 2018 · The composer Hanns Eisler was once called “the Karl Marx of Communism in the musical field” by House of Un-American Activities chief investigator Robert Stripling.
Jul 11, 2003 · THE German composer Hanns Eisler wrote music of terse expressiveness, sharp wit and often immaculate craftsmanship.
Marxist composer Hanns Eisler (1898-1962) was in Vienna in January 1933 when Hitler became German Chancellor. Eisler stayed true to his Communist ideals, fleeing Nazi Germany in the 1930s and America in the 1940s.
May 20, 2024 · Hanns Eisler (6 July 1898, Leipzig, Ger. – 6 September 1962, East Berlin, Ger.) was a German-Austrian composer. During the World War I, Eisler served as a front-line soldier in the Austro-Hungarian army and was wounded several times in combat.
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