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Ernst Krenek

American composer

Died when: 91 years 121 days (1095 months)
Star Sign: Virgo

 

Ernst Krenek

Ernst Heinrich Krenek (Czech: [ˈkr̝ɛnɛk], 23 August 1900 – 22 December 1991) was an Austrian, later American, composer of Czech origin.

He explored atonality and other modern styles and wrote a number of books, including Music Here and Now (1939), a study of Johannes Ockeghem (1953), and Horizons Circled: Reflections on my Music (1974).

Krenek wrote two pieces using the pseudonym Thornton Winsloe.


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