Theo Brandmüller

Theo Brandmüller (2 February 1948, in Mainz – 26 November 2012,[1] in Saarbrücken) was a German contemporary classical composer, organist and teacher.[2]

Life

Brandmüller studied composition with Giselher Klebe, Mauricio Kagel, Cristobal Halffter and Olivier Messiaen, and the organ with Gaston Litaize.[3]

He was elected as Professor of Composition at the Hochschule für Musik Saar in 1979.[4] His pupils included the composers Lin Wang, Javier Party, Marc Schubring and Karola Obermüller, and the organist Dan Zerfaß.

Awards
  • 1977: Composition Prize of the City of Stuttgart
  • 1979: Rome Prize of the Villa Massimo
  • 1986: Kunstpreis des Saarlandes

References
  1. Sudden death of German composer Archived 16 March 2014 at Archive.today
  2. Neue Musikzeitung online. Komponist, Organist und Hochschullehrer: Theo Brandmüller ist tot. Retrieved 14 December 2012.
  3. Oxford Music Online. Theo Brandmüller article. Retrieved 14 December 2012.
  4. Boosey and Hawkes. Short biography and worklist. Retrieved 14 December 2012.


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