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Boris Blacher

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German composer (1903-1975)

Person · Open Library

Born
1903
Died
1975
Works
101

Top works

  • Romeo und Julia
  • Klangstruktur der Musik
  • 200.000 Taler
  • Die Nachtschwalbe
  • Sonate für Klavier, op. 39

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Boris Blacher (born 19 January 1903, Newchwang, China; died 30 January 1975, Berlin) was a German composer. His style took something from Stravinsky’s instrumental pungency and the anti-Romantic clarity of Milhaud; Berg and Bartók were other early influences. He also experimented with rhythm, devising what he called ‘variable metres’, inspired by Schoenberg’s note-rows, expanding and contracting to bring metrical variety to the works where he used them <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Boris+Bl

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Boris
Gender
male
Citizenship
Germany
Place of birth
Yingkou
Place of death
Berlin
Occupation
writer
Languages spoken
German
Student of
Friedrich Koch
Genre
opera
Image
Boris Blacher.jpg
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name in native language
Boris Blacher
Commons category
Boris Blacher
date of birth
1906-01-19
date of death
1975-01-30
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