Pavel Haas

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Pavel Haas was a Czech composer of the early 20th century, known for his innovative chamber and orchestral works and his tragic death in the Holocaust.

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instanceOf Czech composer
composer
human
activeYearsEnd 1944
activeYearsStart 1920
causeOfDeath gas chamber
murdered in the Holocaust
countryOfCitizenship Czech Republic
Czechoslovakia
dateOfBirth 1899-06-21
dateOfDeath 1944-10-17
educatedAt Brno Conservatory
ethnicGroup Jews
surface form: Jewish people
familyName Haas
genre chamber music
orchestral music
vocal music
givenName Pavel
languagesSpokenWrittenOrSigned Czech
German
movement modernism in music
notableWork Al s'fod (Do Not Lament), Terezín composition
Fata Morgana, Op. 6
Four Songs on Chinese Poetry, Op. 25
Piano Suite, Op. 13
Seven Songs in Folk Style, Op. 18
String Quartet No. 1, Op. 3
String Quartet No. 2 "From the Monkey Mountains"
Study for String Orchestra
Suite for Oboe and Piano, Op. 17
Symphony (unfinished)
Wind Quintet, Op. 10
occupation composer
music teacher
partOf Terezín composers
placeOfBirth Brno
placeOfDeath AuschwitzBirkenau
surface form: Auschwitz concentration camp
religion Judaism
sexOrGender male
sibling Hugo Haas NERFINISHED
studentOf Leoš Janáček
style advanced harmony and rhythm
integration of Moravian folk elements
use of jazz influences
wasIncarceratedIn AuschwitzBirkenau
surface form: Auschwitz concentration camp

Theresienstadt concentration camp
surface form: Theresienstadt Ghetto
workLocation Brno

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Pavel hasNotableBearer Pavel Haas