Gerhard Tittel (born 13 May 1937) is a German composer and conductor.
Life
Born in
Vielau), Tittel first worked as a
drafter
A drafter (also draughtsman / draughtswoman in British and Commonwealth English, draftsman / draftswoman or drafting technician in American and Canadian English) is an engineering technician who makes detailed technical drawings or plans for m ...
in Zwickau. From 1958 to 1964, he studied violin with Otto Klinge and composition with
Günter Kochan
Günter Kochan (2 October 1930 – 22 February 2009) was a German composer. He studied with Boris Blacher and was a master student for composition with Hanns Eisler. From 1967 until his retirement in 1991, he worked as professor for musical comp ...
at the
Hochschule für Musik "Hanns Eisler"
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. In 1966 he became a lecturer and in 1981 a professor for composition and music setting. From 1977 to 1992 he co-founded and directed the Berlin Youth Symphony Orchestra.
Work
* Klaviersuite (1966)
* Musik für Streichorchester (1967)
* Dialoge für Klavier zu 4 Händen (1968)
* Konzert für Klavier und Orchester (1971)
Further reading
*
Peter Hollfelder Peter Hollfelder (24 November 1930 – 6 December 2005) was a German classical pianist.
Life
Born in Munich, supported by the Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes, Hollfelder studied at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater München. His teacher ...
: ''Geschichte der Klaviermusik.'' Volume 1, Florian Noetzel Verlag, Wilhelmshaven 1989, , .
* Axel Schniederjürgen (ed.): ''Kürschners Musiker-Handbuch.''
''Kürschners Musiker-Handbuch''
on WorldCat 5th edition, K. G. Saur Verlag
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In 1987, K. G. Saur was acquired by Reed Intern ...
, Munich 2006, , .
References
External links
Werke von Gerhard Tittel
by
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1937 births
Living people
Musicians from Saxony
20th-century classical composers
German composers
German conductors (music)
Academic staff of the Hochschule für Musik Hanns Eisler Berlin