Name Giselher Klebe | Role Composer | |
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Compositions Chlestakows Wiederkehr, Chlestakows Wiederkehr, Alkmene, Alkmene, Ein wahrer Held, Ein wahrer Held, Jacobowsky und der Oberst, Jacobowsky und der Oberst, Gervaise Macquart, Gervaise Macquart, Figaro lasst sich scheiden, Figaro lasst sich scheiden, Die todlichen Wunsche, Die todlichen Wunsche, Die Ermordung Casars, Die Ermordung Casars, Die Fastnachtsbeichte, Die Fastnachtsbeichte, Der Jungste Tag, Der Jungste Tag, Das Marchen von der schonen Lilie, Das Marchen von der schonen Lilie, Das Rendezvous, Das Rendezvous, Das Madchen aus Domremy, Das Madchen aus Domremy, Die Rauber, Die Rauber Similar People | ||
Giselher klebe konzert f r violoncello und orchester 1957
Giselher Wolfgang Klebe (28 June 1925 – 5 October 2009) was a German composer, and an academic teacher. He composed more than 140 works, among them 14 literary operas, eight symphonies, 15 solo concerts, chamber music, piano works, and sacred music.
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- Giselher klebe konzert f r violoncello und orchester 1957
- Giselher klebe estatico op 30
- Biography
- Honors and legacy
- Marriage and family
- References
Giselher klebe estatico op 30
Biography
Giselher Klebe was born in Mannheim, Germany. He received musical tuition early in his life from his mother, the violinist Gertrud Klebe. The family relocated in 1932 to Munich, where his mother's sister, Melanie Michaelis, continued the training. His father's profession required a further relocation in 1936 to Rostock.
Following the separation of his parents, Klebe moved with his mother and sister to Berlin. During 1938, the 13-year-old sketched his first compositions. In 1940, he began studies in violin, viola, and composition, supported by a grant from the city of Berlin.
After serving his Reichsarbeitsdienst (labour service), Klebe was conscripted to military service as signalman. After the German surrender, he was taken prisoner of war by the Russian forces. Due to ill health, he was soon released.
Having convalesced, Klebe continued his music studies in Berlin (1946–1951), first under Joseph Rufer, then in master classes by Boris Blacher. He worked for the radio station Berliner Rundfunk until 1948, when he began to work full-time as a composer.
Klebe was inspired and influenced by works of authors and artists, especially his contemporaries. In 1951 he composed Die Zwitschermaschine Op. 7, (The Twittering Machine), based on the well-known painting by Paul Klee. His first opera, based on Friedrich Schiller's play Die Räuber (The Robbers), was produced in 1957. He composed two operas based on plays by Ödön von Horváth.
In 1957, Klebe succeeded Wolfgang Fortner as docent for the subjects of Composition and Music Theory at the Hochschule für Musik Detmold. He was appointed professor in 1962 and, over the years, taught many students who went on to become well-known composers: Theo Brandmüller, Peter Michael Braun, Hans Martin Corrinth, Matthias Pintscher, and Lars Woldt.
Honors and legacy
Marriage and family
On 10 September 1946 Klebe married the violinist Lore Schiller. They had two daughters, Sonja Katharina and Annette Marianne. Lore Klebe wrote the librettos for some of his operas, including Der Jüngste Tag (Doomsday).
Klebe died on 5 October 2009 in Detmold at the age of 84 after a long illness.