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Paul Dessau
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- Born
- 1894
- Died
- 1979
- Works
- 25
Top works
- Das Verhör des Lukullus
- 9 Lieder, Mutter Courage und ihre Kinder
- Herrnburger Bericht
- Opern
- 5 Kinderlieder
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Hamburg, Germany
Paul Dessau (19 December 1894 – 28 June 1979) was a German composer and conductor. He collaborated with Bertold Brecht and composed incidental music for his plays, and several operas based on them.
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- Paul Dessau — Himself1967
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Paul Dessau (19 December 1894 Hamburg, Germany - 28 June 1979 in Königs Wusterhausen, Germany) was a German composer and conductor. Dessau was born in Hamburg into a musical family. His grandfather, Moses Berend Dessau, was a cantor, his uncle, Bernhard Dessau, a violinist at the Royal Opera House, Unter den Linden, and his cousin Max Winterfeld became generally known under the name Jean Gilbert as a composer of operettas. From 1909 he majored in violin at the Klindworth-Scharwenka Conservator
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- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Paul
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- German Democratic Republic
- Place of birth
- Hamburg
- Place of death
- Königs Wusterhausen
- Spouse
- Ruth Berghaus
- Occupation
- musician
- Educated at
- Klindworth-Scharwenka Conservatory
- Political party
- Socialist Unity Party of Germany
- Languages spoken
- German
- Genre
- symphony
- Conflict
- World War I
- Image
- Bundesarchiv Bild 183-N1215-0008, Berlin, Solidaritätskonzert im "Berliner Ensemble".jpg
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- Paul Dessau
- date of birth
- 1894-01-01
- date of death
- 1979-01-01
- member of
- Academy of Arts of the GDR
- P8168
- Greccio
- name in native language
- Paul Dessau
- place of burial
- Dorotheenstadt Cemetery
- P12674
- Jens Reich
- P12749
- Terenzo
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