1. Giselher Wolfgang Klebe was a German composer, and an academic teacher.
11 Facts About Giselher Klebe
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Giselher Klebe composed more than 140 works, among them 14 operas, all based on literary works, eight symphonies, 15 solo concerts, chamber music, piano works, and sacred music.
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Giselher Klebe received musical tuition early in his life from his mother, the violinist Gertrud Klebe.
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Giselher Klebe worked for the radio station Berliner Rundfunk until 1948, when he began to work full-time as a composer.
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Giselher Klebe was inspired and influenced by works of authors and artists, especially his contemporaries.
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Giselher Klebe composed two operas based on plays by Odon von Horvath.
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In 1957, Giselher Klebe succeeded Wolfgang Fortner as docent for the subjects of Composition and Music Theory at the Hochschule fur Musik Detmold.
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Giselher Klebe was appointed professor in 1962 and, over the years, taught many students who went on to become well-known composers: Theo Brandmuller, Peter Michael Braun, Hans Martin Corrinth, Matthias Pintscher, and Lars Woldt.
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On 10 September 1946 Giselher Klebe married the violinist Lore Schiller.
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Lore Giselher Klebe wrote the librettos for some of his operas, including Der Jungste Tag.
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Giselher Klebe died on 5 October 2009 in Detmold at the age of 84 after a long illness.