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Portrait of Leon Schidlowsky

Composer

Leon Schidlowsky

Chilean-Israeli composer

1931–2022

7 works in the index

Born
1931
Died
2022
Birthplace
Santiago
Place of death
Tel Aviv
Citizenship / historical state
Chile
Period (estimated from birth year)
Contemporary

Biography

Jorge León Schidlowsky Gaete (Hebrew: ליאון שידלובסקי; 21 July 1931 – 10 October 2022) was a Chilean and Israeli composer and painter. He wrote music for orchestra, chamber ensemble, choir, and instruments including the piano, violin, cello, flute, mandolin, guitar, harp, organ. About 65 pieces were written in graphic notation. His compositions have been performed in numerous countries, with orchestra conductors including Aldo Ceccato, Clytus Gottwald, Erhard Karkoschka, Herbert Kegel, Lukas Foss, Zubin Mehta and Hermann Scherchen. The scores of his graphic music have been shown in exhibitions such as Staatsgalerie Stuttgart and the Wilhelm-Hack-Museum in Ludwigshafen. Schidlowsky worked as a professor of composition both in Chile and Israel, influencing many students.

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Life and musical career

Occupations
painter; composer; university teacher; pianist; musician
Education
Hochschule für Musik Detmold
Career institutions / employers
Tel Aviv University
Awards
Guggenheim Fellowship
Languages used
Spanish
VIAF ID
102458847
ISNI
0000000114963586
GND ID
118607456
Library of Congress ID
n82054747
MusicBrainz ID
9d7ab260-a335-415d-8fc8-38619b5f95ef

Recorded in Wikidata. Affiliations may refer to earlier stages of the composer's career.

In this catalogue

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Catalogue

Works

Years are composition dates where known. Instruments describe editions in our catalogue and may include arrangements. A dash means the detail is not recorded.

Works and available sheet music details
WorkYear composedCatalogue / opusKey in titleListed instrumentsGenreEditions
I. Requiem aeternam — —— —— 1
II. Dies irae — —— —— 1
III. Agnus Dei — —— —— 1
IV. Lux aeterna — —— —— 1
V. Libera me — —— —— 1
VI. De profundis — —— —— 1
VII. Requiem aeternam — —— —— 1

Biographical record: Wikidata, matched on name and checked against dates held in the catalogue. The period label is an estimate from birth year. Authority record: VIAF 102458847.