About Wolfgang Steinecke
Lived 1910 – 1961 (aged 51). Wolfgang Steinecke was a German musicologist, composer, music theorist, cultural policy, music critic and musicology.
Wolfgang Steinecke (22 April 1910 – 23 December 1961) was a German musicologist, music critic, and cultural politician. In Darmstadt, he revived cultural life after World War II, especially by initiating the Darmstädter Ferienkurse, which connected Germany to the international scene of contemporary music.
Life Hans Wolfgang Steinecke was born in Essen, 1960: Darmstädter Beiträge zur neuen Musik 1961: Kranichstein : Geschichte, Idee, Ergebnisse. 2011: Spielmusik : für Violine, Viola und Violoncello = Instrumental music
Literature Michael Custodis, commissioned by Internationalen Musikinstituts Darmstadt (IMD): Traditionen Koalitionen Visionen. Wolfgang Steinecke und die Internationalen Ferienkurse in Darmstadt, Saarbrücken 2010.
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German musicologist (1910-1961)
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Wolfgang Steinecke was born on 22 April 1910 in Essen.
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Wolfgang Steinecke died on 23 December 1961 in Darmstadt.
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Wolfgang Steinecke was a musicologist, composer, music theorist, cultural policy, music critic and musicology.
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Wolfgang Steinecke was German.
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