Hans Werner Henze Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Hans Werner Henze (1 July 1926 – 27 October 2012) was a German composer of prodigious output best known for "his consistent cultivation of music for the theatre throughout his life". His music 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.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 Communist Party of Italy, 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 teaching in Cuba, though he later became disillusioned with Castro.Hans Werner Henze died in Dresden on 27 October 2012 at the age of 86. He was buried near his home, outside Rome.
I realized I could get people to listen to me - to make them laugh or cry or be happy or angry. This was a decisive experience - music as a means of communication.
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German avant-garde composer with strong leaning towards Marxism. He was interned as a POW in Britain during World War II. In 1953, he settled in Italy and composed primarily for opera. His works include ten symphonies, chamber music, Lieder and music for ballet, theatre and film.
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After the war, while studying in Heidelberg, he was influenced by the works of composers like Bartok, Berg, and, most importantly, Stravinsky.
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His father was killed on the Eastern Front in WWII. Hans was drafted into the army in 1944, ending the war in a British prisoner-of-war camp. His experiences left him with a lifelong hatred of fascism.
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He was one of the most influential composers of the late 20th century. He wrote 10 symphonies and several works for musical theatre. He was noted for his many operas and ballets, and for his commitment to political art.
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He was noted for his many operas and ballets, and for a commitment to political art, which informs much of his work.
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One of the most influential composers of the late 20th century, Henze wrote 10 symphonies and was especially known for his works for music theatre.
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Henze lived with his partner Fausto Moroni from the early sixties and Moroni planned and planted the celebrated hillside garden around La Leprara. Moroni cared for the composer when he suffered a spectacular emotional collapse during which he barely spoke and had to be encouraged to eat, living as though in a coma. Shortly after Henze's sudden recovery in 2007 Moroni died after a lengthy battle with cancer. Elogium Musicum (2008) for large orchestra and chorus singing a text in Latin of Henze's own is an obituary to his partner of more than 40 years.
Composer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Comrades
1986
L'amour à mort
1984
Swann in Love
1984
Ninguém Duas Vezes
1984
Concierto barroco
1982
TV Movie
Orpheus
1979
TV Short documentary
Taugenichts
1978
Abelard
1977
Verbotene Schönheit. Hans Werner Henze - ein deutscher Komponist in Italien
1977
TV Movie documentary
The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum
1975
NET Opera Theater
1974
TV Series 1 episode
Novae de infinito laudes
1972
TV Movie
Der junge Lord
1969
music by
Der Paukenspieler
1967
Young Torless
1966
Muriel, or The Time of Return
1963
The Royal Ballet
1960
from ballet "Ondine"
Music Department
Title
Year
Status
Character
Der Prinz von Homburg
1994
TV Movie music by
Comrades
1986
conductor
Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria
1985
TV Movie music adaptor
Yöjuttu: Merkitty
1984
TV Movie music - as Henze
Muriel, or The Time of Return
1963
conductor
Writer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Hans Werner Henze: L'Upupa und der Triumph der Sohnesliebe
2003
TV Movie libretto
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Exorcist
1973
writer: "Fantasia for Strings"
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Partitur einer Freundschaft - Ingeborg Bachmann/Hans Werner Henze
2006
TV Movie documentary
Himself
The Adventures of Benjamin Schmid
2005
Video documentary
Verbotene Schönheit. Hans Werner Henze - ein deutscher Komponist in Italien
1977
TV Movie documentary
Himself
Die Wahrheit ist dem Menschen zumutbar
1974
Documentary
Himself
C'è musica & musica
1972
TV Series documentary
Himself
Gut gefragt ist halb gewonnen
1967
TV Series
Himself
Hans Werner Henze: Summer of 1966
1966
Documentary
Himself
Das Profil
1965
TV Series documentary
Himself
Nominated Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
1985
César
César Awards, France
Best Music (Meilleure musique)
L'amour à mort (1984)
Known for movies
Muriel, or The Time of Return (1963) as Composer
The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum (1975) as Composer
$12 Million
