Jürgen Bräuninger (13 September 1956 – 6 May 2019) was a German-born South African composer. Jürgen Bräuninger studied at the

State University of Music and Performing Arts Stuttgart The State University of Music and Performing Arts Stuttgart is a professional school for musicians and performing artists in Stuttgart, Germany. Founded in 1857, it is one of the oldest schools of its kind in Germany. It is one of the oldest and ...

with Ulrich Süsse and

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and at

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, with Allen Strange and Dan Wyman. He contributed to films such as ''

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'' and ''

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''. His work has been performed by the

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, the

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, the SÜDPOOL Ensemble, and the

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as well as many other talented and recognized individual artists. He was commissioned by Süddeutscher Rundfunk Stuttgart and

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. Bräuninger works have been realized at Gerald LaPierre Electro-Acoustic Music Studio and Studio für elektronische Musik. He was an associate professor in the School of Music, at the

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, in

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, where he lectured mainly in composition and music technology. Bräuninger died on 6 May 2019 at the age of 62.

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South African composers South African male composers State University of Music and Performing Arts Stuttgart alumni German emigrants to South Africa South African people of German descent 1956 births 2019 deaths Deaths from cancer in South Africa San Jose State University alumni {{SouthAfrica-musician-stub