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20th-century German composer
Willy Focke (born 1949) is a German composer.
Life
In 1973, Focke received a 3rd prize at the Dresden Weber Competition.
[1] In 1976, he was awarded the
Hanns Eisler Prize by Radio DDR.
[2] In the same year, he received the 1st prize at the Chamber Music Competition of the GDR Music Days.
[3] His works are published by
Edition Peters and have been performed among others by the
String Quartet of the
Komische Oper Berlin
[4] and at chamber music evenings of the
Staatskapelle Dresden.
[5] In addition, he received commissions from the
Konzerthalle Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach Frankfurt (Oder) [
de].
[6]
Work
- Concerto for Basset Horn and Orchestra
- String Quartet I with Baritone solo on a poem by
Johannes R. Becher, op. 13
- String Quartet II
- Fünf Duos für Bratsche und Klarinette, Op. 3.
[5]
- Drei Sonette von
Francesco Petrarca for one voice and harpsichord.
[5]
- Epitaph für
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, Divertimento for oboe, violoncello and harpsichord
- Und wo die erste Reihe geht (song)
References
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^
Musik und Gesellschaft 23 (1973), p. 271.
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^ Erika Tschernig (ed.): Unsere Kultur. DDR-Zeittafel 1945–1987. Berlin 1989, p. 250.
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^ Bulletin. Musikrat der DDR 13–15 (1976), p. 20.
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^ Bulletin. Musikrat der DDR 13–15 (1976), p. 23.
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b
c Musik und Gesellschaft 24 (1974), p. 252.
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^ Musik und Gesellschaft 27 (1977), p. 301.
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