Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1932
- Died
- 2024-08-25
- Works
- 33
Top works
- Simplex Simplicius
- The mouse metamorphosed into a maid
- Concerto, for violin and orchestra, op. 13
- Little symphony
- Suite for flute, clarinet, horn, violin/viola, 'cello, and harp. Op. 11
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- Total plays
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Alexander Goehr (born 10 August 1932 in Berlin) is an English composer and academic. He was born in Berlin, the son of Walter Goehr. He studied at the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester (1952–55) where he met Peter Maxwell Davies, Harrison Birtwistle, John Ogdon and Elgar Howarth. Together they formed New Music Manchester, a group dedicated to performances of contemporary music. In 1956 he went to Paris to study with Olivier Messiaen at the Conservatoire <a href="https://www.last.fm/
Key dates
- Born
- 10 August 1932
- Died
- 25 August 2024
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Alexander
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Berlin
- Place of death
- Cambridgeshire
- Child
- Lydia Goehr
- Father
- Walter Goehr
- Occupation
- university teacher
- Position held
- professor emeritus
Connections
Categories
1932 births2024 deaths20th-century English classical composers20th-century English Jews20th-century English male composers21st-century English classical composers21st-century English Jews21st-century English male composersAcademics of the University of LeedsAlumni of the Royal Manchester College of MusicAlumni of the Royal Northern College of Music