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Thomas Ehricht

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Thomas Ehricht (born 1940) is a German composer, music educator and dramaturge.

Life

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Born in Halle (Saale), Ehricht studied school music at the Hochschule für Musik Franz Liszt, Weimar from 1959 to 1963. He then worked as a music teacher in Stralsund. From 1969 to 1973, he studied composition with Johann Cilenšek [de] and Werner Hübschmann at the Weimar Academy of Music. In 1981, he was awarded the Hanns Eisler Prize. From 1982 to 1988, he worked as a dramaturge at the Theatre of West Pomerania. At the same time, he was Meisterschüler [de] for composition with Siegfried Matthus at the Academy of Arts, Berlin (East). From 1988 to 2005, he was a lecturer in composition and ear training at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater Rostock. From 1992 to 2002 he held the office of deputy chairman of the Mecklenburg-Vorpommern regional association of the Deutscher Komponistenverband [de].[1]

He composed several pieces, including an opera.[2]

Work

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  • Kassandra (opera)
  • Canzona for viola and piano
  • Concertino for piano and orchestra.[3]
  • Siebengesang for voice and chamber ensemble.
  • Marionettes for alto recorder and piano.
  • Variations on Jesu, meine Freude for organ

Filmography

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References

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  1. ^ Programm Brücken-Festival 2009 (PDF; 1,8-MB)
  2. ^ Ulrich Dibelius [de] (ed.): Neue Musik im geteilten Deutschland. Volume 4: Dokumente aus den achtziger Jahren. Henschel, Berlin 1999, ISBN 3-89487-224-1, p. 260.
  3. ^ Musik und Gesellschaft 25 (1975), p. 764.
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