Eckehard Mayer (20/06/1946) is a German composer. Born in Hainsberg, Mayer was a member of the Dresdner Kreuzchor from 1957 to 1965. He then studied music in Leipzig. From 1970 to 1982 he worked at various theatres as repétiteur and conductor (among others at the Volkstheater Rostock, and the Semperoper). From 1982 to 2011 he worked at the Staatsschauspiel Dresden as a composer, conductor and pianist, with interruptions as director of acting music. He was awarded the Carl Maria von Weber Prize for composition in 1976 and 1984.
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Immer sehen dich meine Augen
| Period: | 21st century |
| Musical form: | free |
| Text/libretto: | Andreas Gryphius (1616–1664) & Vicente Aleixandre (1898–1984) |
Immer sehen dich meine Augen [My eyes always see you]: Requiem for soloists (soprano and Bass), choir and orchestra.
| Source: | Katalog der Deutschen Nationalbibliothek |
Andreas Gryphius [German: Andreas Greif] (1616–1664) was a German poet and playwright.
Vicente Pío Marcelino Cirilo Aleixandre y Merlo (1898–1984) was a Spanish poet.
| Source: | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andreas_Gryphius |
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Andreas Gryphius
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Vincente Alexandre
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