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Mauricio Kagel

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Argentine-German composer (1931-2008)

Person · Open Library

Works
47

Top works

  • 10 Märsche, Um Den Sieg Zu Verfehlen (10 Marches to Miss the Victory)
  • Fifth String Quartet in 2 Movements
  • 2nd Trio for Violin, Cello and Piano
  • Sur scène
  • Kagel-- 1991 (DuMont Dokumente) (German Edition)

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Film & TV

Directing · Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Mauricio Kagel (1931–2008) was an Argentine-German composer, conductor, librettist and director. His oeuvre includes instrumental music and works for music theater, as well as the composition and production of radio plays and films. He made an important contribution to New Music in the second half of the 20th century.

Known for

  • Ludwig van1970
  • Grimme Award — Self1964

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
16,370
Total plays
99,619

Tags

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Mauricio Kagel (born in Buenos Aires, December 24, 1931, died in Cologne, September 18, 2008) was an Argentine composer who has lived in Germany for most of his career. He was most famous for his interest in developing the theatrical side of musical performance. Many of his pieces give specific theatrical instructions to the performers, such as to adopt certain facial expressions while playing, to make their stage entrances in a particular way, to physically interact with other performers and s

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Mauricio
Gender
male
Citizenship
Argentina
Place of birth
Buenos Aires
Place of death
Cologne
Occupation
screenwriter
Languages spoken
German
Participant in
documenta 8
Genre
opera
Image
Mauricio Kagel (1985).jpg
Work location
Cologne
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date of birth
1931-12-24
date of death
2008-09-18
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UbuWeb
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