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Alfred Planyavsky
Alfred Planyavsky (22 January 1924 – 18 June 2013) was an Austrian double-bassist and music historian. Born in Vienna, Planyavsky was a member of the boys choir Wiener Sängerknaben between 1933 and 1938. In 1946, he began studying as a tenor and double bass player at the Vienna Academy of Music. After seven years at the Academy, he joined the Vienna Symphony Orchestra in 1954. He was later a member of the Vienna State Opera Orchestra, the Vienna Philharmonic and the Vienna Hofmusikkapelle. He has also been a double bass instructor for members of the Wiener Sängerknaben. Planyavsky conducted important research into the history of the double bass and Viennese music. His first major work was ''Geschichte des Kontrabasses'' (''On the History of the Double Bass''), first published in 1970 with a revised edition in 1984. This was followed by his 1989 volume ''Der Barock-Kontrabass Violone'', which covered the history of the violone as a bass instrument in the Baroque era. It was is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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