Hans-Joachim Koellreutter (2 September 1915, Freiburg, Germany – 13 September 2005, São Paulo, Brazil) was a composer, teacher and musicologist. He lived in Brazil from 1937 and there became one of the most influential musicians.
In Brazil Koellreuter taught many generations of prominent composers, such as Villa Lobos, Gilberto Mendes, Claudio Santoro, Camargo Guarnieri and Antonio Carlos Jobim. He brought the theory of a-tonal music to Brazil, witch created the group "Musica Nova" and inflated the debate between "Nationalists" and "Serialists". While one group believe in the use of folklore material for the development of their compositions, the other believed that the more rational approach of the European school was the path to truly contemporary works. This debate played a central role in the esthetic developments of Brazilian classical music throughout the 20th Century.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ A Musica Classica Brasileira Hoje, Editora Folha de Sao Paulo, 2007.
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2 September 1915 |
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13 September 2005 |
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