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León Schidlowsky Gaete
1931 - 2022
Chile / Israel
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J.L. Schidlowsky
Jorge León [León] Schidlowsky Gaete (21/07/1931 – 10/10/2022) was a Chilean-Israeli composer and painter, born in Santiago, immigrated in 1969, lived in Tel-Aviv, Israel. He wrote music for orchestra, chamber ensemble, choir, and instruments including the piano, violin, cello, flute, mandolin, guitar, harp, organ. About 65 pieces were written in graphic notation. His compositions have been performed in numerous countries, with orchestra conductors including Aldo Ceccato, Clytus Gottwald, Erhard Karkoschka, Herbert Kegel, Lukas Foss, Zubin Mehta and Hermann Scherchen. The scores of his graphic music have been shown in exhibitions such as Staatsgalerie Stuttgart and the Wilhelm-Hack-Museum in Ludwigshafen. Schidlowsky worked as a professor of composition both in Chile and Israel, influencing many students.
Source:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leon_Schidlowsky#Works
Requiem
Period:Modernism
Composed in:1954
Musical form:free
Text/libretto:Rainer Maria Rilke (1875-1926)
This Requiem (text by Rilke) is for soprano and orchestra, written in 1954.
Source:The new Grove dictionary of music and musicians
Contributor:Tassos Dimitriadis
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R.M. Rilke
(text)
Requiem
Period:Modernism
Composed in:1968
Musical form:mass
Text/libretto:Latin mass
In memory of:Juan Agustin Peni
Requiem 1968 in memoriam Juan Agustin Peni, for 12 solo Singers (SSSAAATTTBBB). Duration: 12 minutes. It contains:
01. Requiem aeternam
02. Dies irae
03. Agnus Dei
04. Lux aeterna
05. Libera me
06. De profundis
07. Requiem aeternam
First performance of this requiem by Scola Cantorum Stuttgart, conductor C. Gottwald 1n 1970.
His Requiem is for twelve solo voices.
Source:The new Grove dictionary of music and musicians
Contributor:Tassos Dimitriadis
Misa sine nomine in memoriam Victor Jara
Period:Modernism
Composed in:1980
Musical form:mass
Text/libretto:Latin mass
In memory of:Victor Jara
First performance of this mass by Hochchule für Musik, Hamburg, Bramfelder Kantorei, conductor: K. Vetter in 1980/1981.
Victor Jara (1932 - 1973) is an extremely important influence on the music and culture of Chile. His life was a reflection of his country, of the tumultuous times in which he lived, and of his personal philosophies. Victor Jara began his life in a small town of Chile and with his music talent and great love for the people of Chile, became one of the best known and most influential musical figures of Latin America.
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V. Jara
(dedicatee)