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Ernst-Lothar von Knorr (Composer)
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Born: January 2, 1896 - Eitorf, near Cologne, Germany
Died: October 30, 1973 - Heidelberg, Germany |
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Ernst-Lothar von Knorr was a German conductor and composer. He studied at the Cologne Conservatory with Bram Eldering (violin), Franz Bölsche (composition), and Fritz Steinbach (conducting).
After graduation, Ernst-Lothar von Knorr played violin in various provincial orchestras. In 1925 he moved to Berlin and taught violin at the Hochschule für Musik. He served as director of the Hannover Hochschule für Musik from 1952 to 1961, and the Heidelberg Hochschule für Musik from 1961 to 1969.
Most of Ernst-Lothar von Knorr's manuscripts perished in an air raid on Frankfurt am Main in 1944. His extant works include Concerto for 2 Orchsestra; Chamber Concerto for Piano, Saxophone, Chorus, and Small Orchestra; cantatas; choral works; chamber music. |
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Source: Baker’s Biographical Dictionary of 20th Century Classical Musicians (1997)
Contributed by Aryeh Oron (April 2006) |
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O. Riemer , ed.: Ernst-Lothar von Knorr zum 75. Geburtstag (Cologne, 1971) |
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