Curly Strings - Kattemaks

EGK (Egk; current family name - Mayer, Mayer) Werner (b. 17 V 1901, Auxesheim) - German composer and conductor (Germany). He studied at the Augsburg Conservatory, on the composition used the advice of K. Orff. From 1929 he was a conductor in a number of theaters, in 1936-41 - in the Berlin state. Opera, since 1941 led by prof. Association of Composers, in 1950-53 Director of the Higher Muses. Schools Zap. Berlin President West German. Union of Composers (since 1950), Germ. musesCouncil (1968-71). Corr. Him. Academy of Arts (since 1966, Berlin). Acts as a muse. publicist. In operas and symph. Op.E. tangibly related to the works of R. Strauss and I.F. Stravinsky (harmony and orchestration). The achievements of the composer in the field of scenic are especially significant. music. Versatile arts. E.'s giftedness was also manifested in the numerous works that he wrote. opera libretto and picturesque design of opera and ballet performances. In their scenes. productionE. includes atonal episodes, quotes from the music of old masters, as well as dec. folklore material. From the beginning 1930s E.'s operas and ballets firmly entered the German repertoire. theaters, among them Columbus, The Magic Violin, Per Gunt, The Irish Legend and The Examiner (recitative comic opera by N.V. Gogol).