Hermann Scherchen
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Hermann Scherchen was a pioneering 20th-century German conductor renowned for his advocacy of contemporary music and innovative approaches to orchestral performance and recording.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hermann Scherchen canonical | 5 |
Statements (61)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
conductor
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human ⓘ music educator ⓘ |
| activityEnd | 1966 ⓘ |
| activityStart | early 20th century ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | German Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Germany ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath | Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1891-06-21 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1966-06-12 ⓘ |
| employer |
BBC Symphony Orchestra
NERFINISHED
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Nordwestdeutscher Rundfunk NERFINISHED ⓘ Orchestre de la Suisse Romande NERFINISHED ⓘ Radio Beromünster NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra NERFINISHED ⓘ Vienna Symphony Orchestra NERFINISHED ⓘ Winterthur City Orchestra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | German ⓘ |
| familyName | Scherchen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
music pedagogy
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orchestral conducting ⓘ recording technology ⓘ |
| genre |
classical music
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contemporary classical music ⓘ modernist music ⓘ |
| givenName | Hermann NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced | performance practice of contemporary music ⓘ |
| influenced |
Bruno Maderna
NERFINISHED
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Luigi Nono NERFINISHED ⓘ Pierre Boulez NERFINISHED ⓘ modern conducting practice ⓘ |
| knownFor |
performances of works by Alban Berg
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performances of works by Anton Webern ⓘ performances of works by Arnold Schoenberg ⓘ performances of works by Dmitri Shostakovich ⓘ performances of works by Gustav Mahler ⓘ |
| languagesSpokenWrittenOrSigned |
English
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French ⓘ German ⓘ Italian ⓘ |
| movement | 20th-century classical music ⓘ |
| name | Hermann Scherchen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
advocacy of contemporary music
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innovative approaches to orchestral performance ⓘ innovative recording techniques ⓘ interpretations of modernist repertoire ⓘ |
| notableWork |
book "Handbuch des Dirigierens"
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book "Lehrbuch des Dirigierens" ⓘ |
| occupation |
author
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conductor ⓘ music teacher ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Berlin ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Florence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | anti-fascist ⓘ |
| residence |
Berlin
NERFINISHED
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Florence NERFINISHED ⓘ Geneva NERFINISHED ⓘ Zurich NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| studentOf |
Arthur Nikisch
NERFINISHED
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Felix Weingartner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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