Leon Klepper
Illustration — Image of Leon Klepper Leon Klepper (24 April 1900 in Iași, Romania – 7 December 1991 in Freiburg Brsg, Germany) was a Romanian composer of classical music. Born to a Jewish family in Iași, Klepper studied in Vienna with Joseph Marx, in Berlin with Franz Schreker and with Paul Dukas and Alfred Cortot (piano) in Paris, where he lived until 1939. From 1949 to 1959, he was a composition professor at the National University of Music Bucharest.
Leon Klepper
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- Born
- 1900 · Iași.
- Died
- 1991 · Freiburg im Breisgau.
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- Romania
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- composer · university teacher · musician
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- Joseph Marx · Franz Schreker · Paul Dukas · Alfred Cortot
- Languages
- Romanian
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Afterwards, he lived as a freelance composer and music teacher in Freiburg im Breisgau where he died in 1991 aged 91. He composed two symphonic poems, a Festive Overture, a Concerto grosso, a Concertino for piano four hands, a partita for piano and orchestra, chamber music works and piano pieces. He wrote the film scores for The Family Ornament (Bijuterii de Familie), Romania, 1958 and Destroyed Citadel (Citadela Fărimată), Romania, 1957.
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Leon Klepper (24 April 1900 – 7 December 1991) is described as a composer and musician in the authority records of the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek. Leon Klepper was born in Iași (24 April 1900) and died in Freiburg im Breisgau (7 December 1991).
Training under Joseph Marx, Franz Schreker and Paul Dukas is recorded. The recorded working language is Romanian. Employment is recorded with National University of Music Bucharest.
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- Daniel Lienhard: Leon Klepper, in Dietmar Schenk (ed.): Franz Schrekers Schüler in Berlin. Berlin University of the Arts 2005, ,
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