Hans Werner Henze

Henze in 1960 Hans Werner Henze (1 July 1926 – 27 October 2012) was a German composer. His large oeuvre is extremely varied in style, having been influenced by serialism, atonality, Stravinsky, Italian music, Arabic music and jazz, as well as traditional schools of German composition. In particular, his stage works reflect "his consistent cultivation of music for the theatre throughout his life".

Henze was also known for his political convictions. He left Germany for Italy in 1953 because of a perceived intolerance towards his leftist politics and homosexuality. Late in life he lived in the village of Marino in the central Italian region of Lazio, and in his final years still travelled extensively, in particular to Britain and Germany, as part of his work. An avowed Marxist and member of the Italian Communist Party, Henze produced compositions honoring Ho Chi Minh and Che Guevara. At the 1968 Hamburg premiere of his requiem for Che Guevara, titled ''Das Floß der Medusa'' (''The Raft of Medusa''), the placing of a red flag on the stage sparked a riot and the arrest of several people, including the librettist. Henze spent a year from 1969 to 1970 teaching in Cuba. Provided by Wikipedia
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    Cherubino : 3 miniaturen für klavier = for piano / by Henze, Hans Werner, 1926-

    Published 1983
    Musical Score Book
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    Sonata per pianoforte / by Henze, Hans Werner, 1926-

    Published 1960
    Musical Score Book
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    Une petite phrase : aus dem film Un amour de Swann = from the film Un amour de Swann / by Henze, Hans Werner, 1926-

    Published 1984
    Musical Score Book
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    Five scenes : from the snow country for marimba solo / by Henze, Hans Werner, 1926-

    Published 1982
    Musical Score Book
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    Three Auden songs : for tenor and piano / by Henze, Hans Werner, 1926-

    Published 1984
    Musical Score Book
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    Sechs Gesänge aus dem Arabischen : für tenor und klavier = for tenor and piano, 1997-98 / by Henze, Hans Werner, 1926-

    Published 2001
    Musical Score Book
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    Quattro fantasie : Oktettsätze aus der Kammermusik 1958 und Adagio 1963 / by Henze, Hans Werner, 1926-

    Published 1969
    Musical Score Book
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    S. Biagio 9 agosto ore 12.07 : Ricordo per un contrabbasso solo / by Henze, Hans Werner, 1926-

    Published 1980
    Musical Score Book
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    Drei fragmente nach Hölderlin für Singstimme und Gitarre ; Drei tentos für Gitarre allein / by Henze, Hans Werner, 1926-2012

    Published 1960
    Musical Score Book
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    Symphonie N° 10 / by Henze, Hans Werner, 1926-2012

    Published 2004
    Audio