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Harry Brauner

1908 – 1988

Romanian musician and musicologist

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Lived 1908 – 1988 (aged 80). Harry Brauner was a Romanian journalist, musicologist, composer, ethnomusicologist, music critic and folklorist.

Harry Brauner (24 February 1908 - 11 March 1988) was a Romanian ethnomusicologist, composer, and professor of music.

Life Brauner was born in Piatra Neamț into a Jewish family with many children, including his elder brother, Victor, who became a noted painter and sculptor of the Surrealist movement. He moved in 1913 to Vienna with his family, where they stayed for two years. When they returned to Romania, they lived first in Brăila, and later in Bucharest. There he studied at the Music Academy, having as teachers, among others, Constantin Brăiloiu, Dumitru Georgescu Kiriac, and Ștefan Popescu. In 1927, he was named secretary of the Composers' Society's so-called Folklore Archives. sent into internal exile to a village near Slobozia. He married Lena Constante in 1964. In 1966, he was allowed to travel to the Venice Biennale, Italy, where his brother Victor Brauner exhibited some of his works at the French pavilion. He died in 1988 in Bucharest.

Books 1979. Să auzi iarba cum crește ("To Hear How the Grass Grows"). Bucharest: Editura Eminescu

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National University of Music Bucharest

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Harry Brauner?

Romanian musician and musicologist (1908-1988)

When was Harry Brauner born?

Harry Brauner was born on 24 February 1908 in Piatra Neamț.

When did Harry Brauner die?

Harry Brauner died on 11 March 1988 in Bucharest.

What was Harry Brauner's occupation?

Harry Brauner was a journalist, musicologist, composer, ethnomusicologist, music critic and folklorist.

What nationality was Harry Brauner?

Harry Brauner was Romanian.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Harry Brauner

· Wikidata: Q2700803

· DBpedia: Harry Brauner

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