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Also known as Egon Joseph Wellesz, Jenö Wellesz

Austrian, later British composer, teacher and musicologist (1885-1974)

Person · Open Library

Born
1885
Died
1974
Works
88

Top works

  • Ancient and oriental music
  • Die Struktur des serbischen Oktoechos ...
  • Epilegomena zu den "Eastern elements in Western chant."
  • L'inno acatisto in onore della Madre di Dio
  • Music in the treatises of Greek gnostics and alchemists

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Country
AT
Active from
1885-10-21
Active to
1974-11-09

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
1,347
Total plays
15,375

Tags

contemporary classicalClassicalmusicologistmodern classical20th Century

Egon Joseph Wellesz (October 21, 1885 – November 9, 1974) Austrian composer, teacher and musicologist, pupil of Arnold Schoenberg and student of Byzantine music. Left Austria for England in the wake of the Anschluss — more specifically, as noted in a review of the recent recording of songs and orchestral works on the Capriccio label — probably quoting their program notes — was in the Netherlands at the time by good fortune. Wrote nine symphonies and an equal number of string quartets <a href="ht

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Authority record · VIAF

Lifespan
1885–1974
Nationality
GB, AT, US, DE
Role / Field
Teachers, Musicologists, Composers, Teacher, Profesores de musica, Muzikologija
Language
ger, eng, deu
Gender
Male

Recorded by 34 libraries

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Egon
Gender
male
Citizenship
United Kingdom
Place of birth
Vienna
Place of death
Oxford
Occupation
composer
Languages spoken
English language
Native language
German
Student of
Guido Adler
Field of work
Byzantine music
Image
Egon Wellesz (1885–1974) 1927 © Georg Fayer (1892–1950).jpg
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name in native language
Egon Wellesz
birth name
Egon Joseph Wellesz
Commons category
Egon Wellesz
date of birth
1885-10-21
date of death
1974-11-09
P8168
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Sources (2)

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Works in European collections

2 objects attributed to Egon Wellesz, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana