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Pavel Haas

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Czech composer (1899–1944)

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Works
5

Top works

  • Holokost'u anma
  • The mask of barbarism
  • Suite: For Oboe And Piano
  • Suite For Piano, Opus 13 (1935)
  • Wind Quintet, Opus 10 (1929) / score and parts

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Pavel Haas (born 21 June 1899 in Brno, died 17 October 1944 in the Concentration Camp of Auschwitz) was a Czech composer of modern classical music. His formal musical education began at the age of 14 in Brno. He studied composition at the Conservatory from 1919 to 1921 under Jan Kunc and Vilém Petrželka, followed by two additional years of study at the school of Leoš Janáček. Only 18 of his more than 50 works written during the following 20 years have been categorised by the self-criticizing mu

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Pavel
Family name
Haas
Gender
male
Place of birth
Brno
Place of death
Auschwitz
Sibling
Hugo Haas
Occupation
composer
Image
PavelHaas.jpg
Work location
Brno
Residence
Brno
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Pavel Haas
date of death
1944-10-17
date of birth
1899-06-21
place of detention
Theresienstadt Ghetto
name in native language
Pavel Haas
subject has role
Holocaust victim
name
Pavel Haas
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