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Boris Blacher

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German composer (1903-1975)

Person · Open Library

Born
1903
Died
1975
Works
101

Top works

  • Romeo und Julia
  • Klangstruktur der Musik
  • 200.000 Taler
  • Die Nachtschwalbe
  • Sonate für Klavier, op. 39

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Total plays
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Boris Blacher (born 19 January 1903, Newchwang, China; died 30 January 1975, Berlin) was a German composer. His style took something from Stravinsky’s instrumental pungency and the anti-Romantic clarity of Milhaud; Berg and Bartók were other early influences. He also experimented with rhythm, devising what he called ‘variable metres’, inspired by Schoenberg’s note-rows, expanding and contracting to bring metrical variety to the works where he used them <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Boris+Bl

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