Twentieth Century Music: An Introduction
by Eric Salzman
Period: Early 20th Century
Born: Wednesday, August 2, 1905 in Munich, Germany
Died: Thursday, December 5, 1963 in Munich, Germany
Nation of Origin: Germany
Major Works:
8 symphonies
2 string quartets
Des Simplicius Simplicissimus Jugend (chamber opera)
Violin Concerto
Viola Concerto
Piano Concerto
Other Information:
Hartmann studied at the Munich Academy of Music with Joseph Haas from 1923 to 1927. He also studied later with Webern from 1941 to 1942. His works were performed during the 1930s. Because he opposed the Nazi regime, however, he stopped performing publicly until after WW II. He organized the Musica Viva concerts in Munich to promote new music after the war. His music was most heavily influenced by that of Bruckner, Berg, and Stravinsky.
General Bibliography:
Kennedy, Michael, The Oxford Dictionary of Music, Oxford University Press, 2nd Edition, 1997, ISBN: 0198691629
Sadie, Stanley and Tyrrell, John; Editors, The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, Groves Dictionaries, Inc., January 2001, ISBN: 1561592390
Slonimsky, Nicolas and Kuhn, Laura; Editors, Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians, Gale Group, December 2000, ISBN: 0028655257
Slonimsky, Nicolas, Music Since 1900, Schirmer Books, July 1994, ISBN: 0028724186
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Karl Amadeus Hartmann, by Dr David Wright
Entry at Classical Composers Database
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