Willy Focke (born 1949) is a German composer.

Life

In 1973, Focke received a 3rd prize at the Dresden Weber Competition. In 1976, he was awarded the

Hanns Eisler Prize The Hanns Eisler Prize was an East-German music award, named after the composer Hanns Eisler. It was awarded by Radio DDR – with advisory participation of the music section of the Akademie der Künste der DDR in Berlin (East) and the (VDK) – ...

by Radio DDR. In the same year, he received the 1st prize at the Chamber Music Competition of the GDR Music Days. His works are published by

Edition Peters Edition Peters is a classical music publisher founded in Leipzig, Germany in 1800. History The company came into being on 1 December 1800 when the Viennese composer Franz Anton Hoffmeister (1754–1812) and the local organist Ambrosius Kühnel ( ...

and have been performed among others by the

String Quartet The term string quartet can refer to either a type of musical composition or a group of four people who play them. Many composers from the mid-18th century onwards wrote string quartets. The associated musical ensemble consists of two violinists ...

of the

Komische Oper Berlin The Komische Oper Berlin is a German opera company based in Berlin. The company produces opera, operetta and musicals. The opera house is located on Behrenstraße, just a few steps from Unter den Linden. Since 2004, the Komische Oper Berlin, a ...

and at chamber music evenings of the

Staatskapelle Dresden The Staatskapelle Dresden (known formally as the Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden) is a German orchestra based in Dresden, the capital of Saxony. Founded in 1548 by Maurice, Elector of Saxony, it is one of the world's oldest and most highly re ...

. In addition, he received commissions from the .''Musik und Gesellschaft'' 27 (1977), .

Work

* ''Concerto for Basset Horn and Orchestra'' * ''String Quartet I with Baritone solo'' on a poem by

Johannes R. Becher Johannes Robert Becher (, 22 May 1891 – 11 October 1958) was a German politician, novelist, and poet. He was affiliated with the Communist Party of Germany (KPD) before World War II. At one time, he was part of the literary avant-garde, writin ...

, op. 13 * ''String Quartet II'' * ''Fünf Duos für Bratsche und Klarinette'', Op. 3.''Musik und Gesellschaft'' 24 (1974), . * ''Drei Sonette von

Francesco Petrarca Francesco Petrarca (; 20 July 1304 – 18/19 July 1374), commonly anglicized as Petrarch (), was a scholar and poet of early Renaissance Italy, and one of the earliest humanists. Petrarch's rediscovery of Cicero's letters is often credited w ...

'' for one voice and harpsichord. * ''Epitaph für

Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (8 March 1714 – 14 December 1788), also formerly spelled Karl Philipp Emmanuel Bach, and commonly abbreviated C. P. E. Bach, was a German Classical period musician and composer, the fifth child and sec ...

'', Divertimento for oboe, violoncello and harpsichord * ''Und wo die erste Reihe geht'' (song)

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* 20th-century German composers 20th-century classical composers 1949 births Living people Place of birth missing (living people) {{Germany-composer-stub