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Heinz Tiessen

Heinz Tiessen (1887–1971) was a German composer, conductor and music educator.

Also recorded as Richard Gustav Heinz Tiessen

Biography

Also worked under the name Frank Parker.

Born at Königsberg in 1887, died in Berlin in 1971.

Heinz Tiessen studied at Stern Conservatory. The recorded working language is German.

Subjects and genres recorded for the work are classical music.

Employment is recorded with Berlin University of the Arts.

Distinctions recorded are Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, Berliner Kunstpreis and Johann Wenzel Stamitz Award.

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  • Berlin
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  • Königsberg

    Birth place

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The Encyclopedia exists whether or not anything is for sale. Corrections are recorded rather than overwritten, and every version of this record is kept. Published 20 August 2026.

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