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Hans-Peter Jannoch

1938 – 2004

German composer, pianist and music educator

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Lived 1938 – 2004 (aged 65–66). Hans-Peter Jannoch was a German composer, pianist, music educator, university teacher, conductor and musician.

Hans-Peter Jannoch (1938–2004) was a German conductor, composer, and pianist.

Life Jannoch studied piano and composition at the Hochschule für Musik "Hanns Eisler". Afterwards he was a répétiteur at the Leipzig Opera and at the Deutsches Nationaltheater und Staatskapelle Weimar. He was a member of the "Kammerensemble Paul Dessau" (formerly: gruppe neue musik weimar). In 1983, he was awarded the Hanns Eisler Prize. In 1989, he co-founded the "ensemble unitedberlin", which also included his pieces. He taught music theory at the Hochschule für Musik "Hanns Eisler" in Berlin and is considered a sponsor of Helmut Zapf. His works have been published by Breitkopf & Härtel in Leipzig and were performed by the Staatskapelle Weimar, among others. In 2001, the composer Hermann Keller dedicated the piece "Klavierstücke für Lehrer, Kollegen und Freunde" to him.

Work Appell für Vietnam (cantata) Divertimento für Streichorchester Aynn Wintrstück (chamber music) Freude, Freude heißt der Kreis (Choral music) Scherzo für Bläserquintett Pneuma für Orchester

Radio play Totenmesse by Jörg Michael Koerbl. Dokumentation, MDR/WDR 1993.

Publication Musikgeschichte, quo vadis?. In Musik und Gesellschaft 1980, issue 11,

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Born
1938
Birth century
Died
2004
Employers
Hanns Eisler Music School Berlin

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Who was Hans-Peter Jannoch?

German composer, pianist and music educator

When was Hans-Peter Jannoch born?

Hans-Peter Jannoch was born in 1938.

When did Hans-Peter Jannoch die?

Hans-Peter Jannoch died in 2004.

What was Hans-Peter Jannoch's occupation?

Hans-Peter Jannoch was a composer, pianist, music educator, university teacher, conductor and musician.

What nationality was Hans-Peter Jannoch?

Hans-Peter Jannoch was German.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Hans-Peter Jannoch

· Wikidata: Q15437097

· DBpedia: Hans-Peter Jannoch

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