Composer
Wolfgang Fortner
German composer and conductor (1907–1987)
1907–1987
11 works in the index
- Born
- 1907
- Died
- 1987
- Birthplace
- Leipzig
- Place of death
- Heidelberg
- Citizenship / historical state
- Germany
- Period (estimated from birth year)
- Modern
Biography
Wolfgang Fortner — German composer and conductor (1907–1987). Wolfgang Fortner was born in 1907 in Leipzig. The recorded year of death is 1987; place of death: Heidelberg. The biographical record lists citizenship or historical state as Germany.
Life and musical career
- Occupations
- composer; conductor; university teacher
- Career institutions / employers
- Hochschule für Musik Detmold; Hochschule für Musik Freiburg
- Recorded memberships
- Bavarian Academy of Fine Arts
- Genres
- opera; classical music
- Awards
- Knight Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany; Bach Prize of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg; Reinhold Schneider Prize; Berliner Kunstpreis; honorary doctor of the University of Freiburg; Honorary doctor of the Heidelberg University
- Languages used
- German
- VIAF ID
- 113885876
- ISNI
- 000000010937404X
- GND ID
- 118692283
- Library of Congress ID
- n79135315
- MusicBrainz ID
- 2a1f3136-7f4a-44f7-9680-c24e27bcf30c
Recorded in Wikidata. Affiliations may refer to earlier stages of the composer's career.
In this catalogue
- Common listed instruments
- Cello, Piano
- Works with composition dates
- 0 of 11
These details describe the indexed sheet music, including arrangements.
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.
| Work | Year composed | Catalogue / opus | Key in title | Listed instruments | Genre | Editions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lied | — | — | — | Piano | — | 8 |
| Serenata | — | — | — | Piano | — | — |
| Elegie No. IV | — | — | — | Piano | — | — |
| Massige Viertel | — | — | — | Cello | — | 1 |
| Ziemlich bewegte Viertel | — | — | — | Cello | — | 1 |
| Lento | — | — | — | Cello | — | 1 |
| Ziemlich schnelle Viertel | — | — | — | Cello | — | 1 |
| Massig bewegte Viertel | — | — | — | Cello | — | 1 |
| Bewegte Viertel | — | — | — | Cello | — | 1 |
| I Lyrische Bewegungen | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| II Caprice-Elegia - Caprice-Elegia | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Biographical record: Wikidata, matched on name and checked against dates held in the catalogue. The period label is an estimate from birth year. This short biography is assembled from the recorded facts. Authority record: VIAF 113885876.