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Hanns Eisler
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Hanns Eisler was a composer, screenwriter, university teacher, and film score composer. Born in Leipzig in 1898, he held citizenship in Austria–Hungary, the Weimar Republic, the United States, and the German Democratic Republic. He was a student of Arnold Schoenberg and a member of the Second Viennese School. His work locations included New York City, Vienna, Berlin, and Los Angeles. Eisler participated in World War I and was associated with the Academy of Arts of the GDR.
His notable works include the symphony and "Auferstanden aus Ruinen." He also authored texts such as "Musik und Politik" and "Aufbau einer Rolle." Eisler received the National Prize of East Germany. He died of a myocardial infarction in East Berlin in 1962 and was buried in Dorotheenstadt Cemetery. His siblings were Gerhart Eisler and Ruth Fischer, and his father was Rudolf Eisler.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1898
- Died
- 1962
- Works
- 66
Top works
- Eine Auswahl von Reden und Aufsätzen
- Briefe, 1944-1951
- Musik und Politik
- Gesammelte Werke, Serie III
- Aufbau einer Rolle
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Film & TV
Leipzig, Germany
Hanns Eisler (1898–1962) was a German-Austrian composer. He is best known for composing the national anthem of East Germany, for his long artistic association with Bertolt Brecht, and for the scores he wrote for films. Because of his Jewish background and his communist convictions, Eisler was in exile during the 1930s and 1940s.
Known for
- Chaplin Today: Monsieur Verdoux — Self (archive footage)2003
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- East Germany
- Active from
- 1898
- Active to
- 1962
Discography
- Gisela May singt Lieder von Hanns Eisler nach Texten von Bertolt Brecht1962
- Einheitsfrontlied1973
- Septett Nr. 2 »Zirkus« / Nonett Nr. 1 (Variationen) / Nonett Nr. 2 (Suite)1974
- Lieder mit Irmgard Arnold1978
- Musique de Chambre1986
- Hollywood Song-book: Lieder of the Exile1988
- Collaboration1989
- Die Zwanziger Jahre1989
- Musique de chambre, Vol. II1989
- Deutsche Sinfonie: An Anti-Fascist Cantata1995
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 21,682
- Total plays
- 289,786
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Hanns Eisler (July 6, 1898 - September 6, 1962) was a German and Austrian composer, a committed socialist, a lifelong collaborator with Bertolt Brecht, and the greatest lieder composer of the 20th century. He was born in Leipzig where his Jewish father, Rudolf Eisler, was a professor of philosophy. In Vienna he studied under Arnold Schoenberg, and was the first of Schoenberg's disciples to compose using the twelve-tone or serial technique. In 1925 Eisler moved to Berlin—then a hothouse of expe
Key facts
- Born
- ( 1898-07-06 ) 6 July 1898, Leipzig , Saxony, German Empire
- Died
- 6 September 1962 (1962-09-06) (aged 64), East Berlin , East Germany
- Occupation
- Composer
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- German Democratic Republic
- Place of birth
- Leipzig
- Place of death
- East Berlin
- Child
- Georg Eisler
- Father
- Rudolf Eisler
- Sibling
- Ruth Fischer
- Occupation
- musician
- Employer
- Hanns Eisler Music School Berlin
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- German
- Notable work
- symphony
- Student of
- Arnold Schoenberg
- Conflict
- World War I
- Military branch
- Austro-Hungarian Army
- Image
- Eisler1940.jpg
- Work location
- Berlin
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- Commons category
- Hanns Eisler
- date of birth
- 1898-06-06
- date of death
- 1962-09-06
- cause of death
- myocardial infarction
- member of
- Second Viennese School
- manner of death
- natural causes
- name in native language
- Hanns Eisler
- place of burial
- Dorotheenstadt Cemetery
- P8168
- LR
- P12674
- Almè
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Works in European collections
14 objects attributed to Hanns Eisler, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
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Encyclopedic overview
Hanns Eisler (6 July 1898 – 6 September 1962) was a German-Austrian composer. He is best known for composing the national anthem of East Germany, for his long artistic association with Bertolt Brecht, and for the scores he wrote for films. The Hochschule für Musik Hanns Eisler Berlin is named after him.
Family background
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