Werner Wolf Glaser
Werner Wolf Glaser (14 April 1910 – 29 March 2006, in Västerås, Sweden) was a German-born Swedish composer, conductor, pianist, professor, music critic, and poet.
Werner Wolf Glaser

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- Died
- 2006 · Västerås domkyrkoförsamling.
- Nationality
- Germany · Sweden · Kingdom of Denmark
- Occupation
- pianist · poet · composer · conductor · art historian · music educator · music historian · music critic
- Fields
- opera
- Education
- Hochschule für Musik und Tanz Köln
- Teachers
- Philip Jarnach · Carl Ehrenberg · Paul Hindemith
- Honours
- Kurt Atterberg Prize · Medal for the advancement of the musical arts
- Languages
- German
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Werner Wolf Glaser (14 April 1910 – 29 March 2006, in Västerås, Sweden) was a German-born Swedish composer, conductor, pianist, professor, music critic, and poet.
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Werner Wolf Glaser (1913–2006) was a German and Danish art historian, composer and conductor, among other activities. Born in Cologne, the art historian died in Västerås domkyrkoförsamling. Werner Wolf Glaser studied at Hochschule für Musik und Tanz Köln.
Genres include opera. Languages used include German. The art historian received Kurt Atterberg Prize and Medal for the advancement of the musical arts.
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Glaser worked between 1913 and 2006 across pianist, poet, composer, conductor and art historian and 5 further recorded occupations. The registers place that work in opera. This article rests on 10 catalogued compositions, 1 issued recordings and 1 scholarly references drawn from named institutional registers. Every statement below returns to a source shown in the evidence panel; where the record is silent or divided, the article says so instead of resolving it.
Werner Wolf Glaser studied at Hochschule für Musik und Tanz Köln. Training under Philip Jarnach, Carl Ehrenberg and Paul Hindemith is recorded. The recorded working language is German. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are opera. Distinctions recorded are Kurt Atterberg Prize and Medal for the advancement of the musical arts.
Born in Cologne, Glaser studied piano, conducting, and composition at the Cologne Conservatory, and art history afterwards in Bonn. He finally continued his studies in composition with Paul Hindemith in Berlin, where he also took courses in psychology. From 1929 to 1931, he worked as a conductor at the Chemnitz Opera and went to Cologne in 1932 to conduct choirs. Persecuted by the Nazis due to his Jewish descent, he fled Germany for Paris in 1933. He subsequently moved to Lyngby, Denmark and lectured at the Frederiksbergs Folkemusikhojskole in Copenhagen. In 1939, he opened a School of Music in Lyngbby with composer Irene Skovgaard. Glaser collaborated with Skovgaard and her brother Hjalte Skovgaard on several publications. He escaped during the rescue of the Danish Jews to Sweden in 1943. In Sweden, he conducted the Södra Västmanlands Orkesterförbund from 1944 to 1959 and also directed the Västerås Musikskola, where his colleagues included Ivar Andrén and Gunnar Axén, until 1975. He also wrote music reviews and poems for the regional daily Vestmanlans Läns Tidning. He died in 2006 and was buried in the Jewish Cemetery in Stockholm. Glaser left an extensive oeuvre which spanned many different genres. His tonal language revealed the influence of Hindemith, but he also developed his individual style.
Orchestral
Orchestral
• Symphony No. 1, op. 10 (1933–34) • Symphony No. 3 (1936–40) • Trilogy for Orchestra No. 1 (1939) • 5 Pieces for Orchestra (1940–42) • Symphony No. 4 (1943) • 2 Short Orchestral Pieces (1945) • Prelude for Orchestra (1947) • Symphony No. 5 (1947–49) • Idyll, Elegy and Fanfare for Orchestra (1954) • Symphony No. 6 Sinfonia breve della transparenza (1955–57) • Concerto for Orchestra No. 2 (1957) • Sorgmusik över en flicka for String Orchestra (1957) • Symphony No. 7 Azione tardante (1959) • Symphony No. 8 Fyra dans-scener (Four Dance Scenes) (1964) • Violin Concerto (1964) • Concerto for Orchestra No. 3 Conflitti (1965–66) • Förvandlingar (Transformations) for Orchestra (1966) • Paradosso I for String Orchestra (1967) • 3 Symphonic Dances for Orchestra (1975) • Symphony No. 9 (1976) • Adagio for Strings Ruhe und Unruhe (1977) • Symphony No. 10 (1979–80) • Trilogy for Orchestra No. 2 (1981) • Symphony No. 11 (1983) • Nigeria (1986), suite based on ancient Nigerian sculptures • Theme and Variations (1987) • Symphony No. 13 (1990) • Baritone saxophone Concerto (1992)
Chamber music
Chamber music
• Sonata for viola and piano (1939) • The Birds Sing: 20 Canons (1939) (for recorder; with Hjalte Skovgaard, text by Irene Skovgaard) • Gamle man (1943) for voice and piano • Dansvisa (1945) for voice and piano • Tranquillo for violin (or flute) and viola (1946) • Tyra fragment for two violins (1948), recorded by Duo Gelland for Nosag • Allegro, Cadenza e Adagio for saxophone and piano (1950) • Capriccio No.2 for viola and piano (1963) • Duo for two violins (1966), recorded by Duo Gelland for Nosag • Ordo Meatus (1967) for oboe d'amore • Serioso (1969) for oboe and harpsichord • Absurt divertimento (1974) for soprano and wind quintet • Sommar (1975) for soprano and flute • Sommar (Version 2, 1976) for voice and piano • Marsch i skrattspegel (1976) for wind quintet • Per Sylvestrum (1977) for flute and piano • Fågelliv (Vie d'oiseau) (1980), three pieces for soprano and string trio • Pensieri for viola solo (1981) • Fanfara per ASEA (1983) for 3 trumpets and timpani • Solo for Euphonium
Concert band
Concert band
• Concerto della Capella (1960) for symphonic winds and piano • Concerto for Concert Band (1966) • Marsch i blåsväder) (1974) • Symphony for Wind Instruments (1980) • 3 Pieces for 11 Saxophones (1981) for 2 soprano, 4 alto, 2 tenor, 2 baritone, and 1 bass saxophones
Choral
Choral
• Der Tod ist groß (1936) for mixed choir • Melankolians visor Suite (1963) • Dagen Suite (1964) • Årskrets (1967) for children's choir • Vårmosaik (1968) for mixed choir and string quartet
Stage
Stage
• Persefone (1960), ballet in 3 acts • En naken kung (1971), opera in 2 acts • Möten (1970), chamber opera for vocal soloists, flute, clarinet, and string orchestra • Les cinq pas de l'homme (1973), ballet
Cantatas, and religious music
Cantatas, and religious music
• Tystnad (1966), cantata for soprano, flute, alto saxophone, bass clarinet, drums, gong, violin, cello, and reel-to-reel • Porten (1968), Advent cantata for soprano and organ • En aftonkantat (1973), cantata for vocal soloists, two mixed choirs, flute, clarinet, horn, and organ • Meditationspsalm (1972) for mixed voices and organ
Identity
Identity
Werner Wolf Glaser is recorded with the occupation pianist. Established in Bibliothèque nationale de France under 15601961t. Established in Library of Congress under n81127869. Established in FAST under 81843. Recorded as having received Kurt Atterberg Prize and Medal for the advancement of the musical arts. Formation and teaching. Glaser studied at Hochschule für Musik und Tanz Köln. He trained under Philip Jarnach, Carl Ehrenberg and Paul Hindemith.
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1913
Werner Wolf Glaser born at Cologne.
1982
Receives Kurt Atterberg Prize.
1993
Receives Medal for the advancement of the musical arts.
2006
Dies at Västerås domkyrkoförsamling.
2006
Werner Wolf Glaser died at Västerås domkyrkoförsamling.
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Cologne.
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