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Peter Gotthardt
Peter Gotthardt (born 22 August 1941) is a German composer, musician and publisher. Film melodies composed by him (more than 500 in total) are known to a wide audience, including major successes such as the pieces ''Wenn ein Mensch lebt'' and ' performed by the Puhdys from the 1973 DEFA feature film ''The Legend of Paul and Paula'', directed by Heiner Carow. Life Born in Leipzig, from 1961 to 1966, Gotthardt studied piano, Répétiteur, correpetition, conducting and composition (music), composing at the Hochschule für Musik "Hanns Eisler" in Berlin. In 1965, he wrote his first composition for a documentary film by . A year later, he wrote his first orchestral work. In 1968, he began his first collaboration with Heiner Carow for the DEFA film ''The Russians Are Coming'', which resulted in five joint films in the following years. From 1975 to 1976, he was also head of incidental music at the Rostock Volkstheater. He has worked as a freelance composer since 1976. In 1991, he found ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Puhdys
The Puhdys () were a German rock band, formed in Oranienburg (Brandenburg), GDR, in 1969, although by then they had been performing together—with various lineups—as the Puhdys since 1965. Although they are especially popular in their native eastern Germany, the Puhdys enjoyed significant success outside the GDR, and were one of the first East German bands allowed to tour West Germany. They are one of the most successful German-language rock groups. Band history The Puhdys developed out of the Udo-Wendel-Combo, founded in 1965. When guitarist and singer Wendel left the band late in the year, it needed a new name. The four members took the letters from their first names — keyboardist Peter Meyer, drummer Udo Jacob, bassist (and sometimes manager) Harry Jeske, and lead guitarist and singer Dieter Hertrampf (who had replaced Wendel) — to become the Puhdys (the name otherwise has no specific meaning). The band went through further personnel changes until 1969, when they we ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
