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Is a German composer of classical music, pianist and academic. He is known for vocal compositions on

Is a German composer of classical music, pianist and academic. He is known for vocal compositions on texts by poets and his own, and for chamber music such as his three Chamber Symphonies. Rudi Spring received piano instructions from Alfred Kuppelmayer (1918–1977), starting in 1971. He studied chamber music in 1978 in Bregenz with Heinrich Schiff, with whom he also played in concert. He studied at the Musikhochschule München from 1981 to 1986 composition with Wilhelm Killmayer and Heinz Winbeck, and piano with Karl-Hermann Mrongovius.

Was a German composer of great promise who shortly before the First World War was considered one of

Was a German composer of great promise who shortly before the First World War was considered one of the leading talents among his generation. Stephan was a composition pupil of Bernhard Sekles at the Hoch Conservatory in Frankfurt and of Heinrich Schwartz and Rudolf Louis in Munich, where he settled after completing his studies in 1908. He left only a few works: his liking for pointedly neutral titles along the lines of 'Music for ...' has caused him to be seen as a forerunner of the 'New Objectivity' of the post-war era, but his music is in fact in a hyper-expressive late-Romantic idiom which has more plausibly been seen by some as a kind of proto-Expressionism.

Is a Dutch choreographer, ballet dancer and writer. Since 1965 he is co-artistic leader of Het Natio

Is a Dutch choreographer, ballet dancer and writer. Since 1965 he is co-artistic leader of Het Nationale Ballet (Amsterdam, The Netherlands). After Sonia Gaskell (left in 1969) and his other colleague left in 1971, he was the only artistic leader, till 1991.In 1986 he wrote an autobiographical novel, Voor een verloren soldaat, about his love affair while a young boy with a Canadian soldier, which became a great success. It was awarded several times and a film was made of it. An English translation, For a Lost Soldier, was published in 1996. Van Dantzig published a biography of the Dutch artist and resistance fighter Willem Arondeus in 2003.

Was a German-born author, art and film theorist and perceptual psychologist. He himself said that hi

Was a German-born author, art and film theorist and perceptual psychologist. He himself said that his major books are Art and Visual Perception: A Psychology of the Creative Eye (1954), Visual Thinking (1969), and The Power of the Center: A Study of Composition in the Visual Arts (1982), but it is Art and Visual Perception for which he was most widely known. Revised, enlarged and published as a New Version in 1974, it has been translated into 14 languages, and is very likely one of the most widely read and influential art books of the twentieth century.

German philosopher, and the winner of the 1908 Nobel Prize for Literature.

German philosopher, and the winner of the 1908 Nobel Prize for Literature.

Was a German composer and Kapellmeister. After completing his musical education, he took a position

Was a German composer and Kapellmeister. After completing his musical education, he took a position as a clarinettist in Brno in 1880, then worked as a Kapellmeister in Passau, Eger, Prague and Salzburg.

Was a distinguished Czech composer.Rudolf Karel was son of a poor railway employee. He studied compo

Was a distinguished Czech composer.Rudolf Karel was son of a poor railway employee. He studied composition from 1899 to 1904 with Antonín Dvorák and organ with Josef Klicka in Prague.

Is a Canadian composer of Czech birth.[1] His works includue Twenty-Three Poems about Horses (1978),

Is a Canadian composer of Czech birth.[1] His works includue Twenty-Three Poems about Horses (1978), based on the poetry of Li Ho, the opera No no miya (1988) which uses elements of Noh theatre and the Li Ch’ing Chao Madrigals (1985).

Was a German choral conductor and composer. After positions in Aachen and Eisenach, he became direct

Was a German choral conductor and composer. After positions in Aachen and Eisenach, he became director of the renowned Dresdner_Kreuzchor in 1930, a position he held until his death. In May 1933, Mauersberger became a member of the NSDAP;[1] There are strong indications though that he tried to minimize the influence of the NS-Ideology and in particular of the Hitler-Jugend onto the choir. He refused to stage NS-songs with the choir,[2] and continued to perform the works of banned composers such as Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy and Günter Raphael, at least as late as 1938.

Was a Czech poet, army-related prose writer, and a general in the Czechoslovak Legions in Russia. In

Was a Czech poet, army-related prose writer, and a general in the Czechoslovak Legions in Russia. In 1919 he was awarded the DSO by George V which he sent back after the Munich Agreement, as he did with his Légion d'honneur insignia.

Was a German composer of hit songs, film music, operetta and vaudeville, and the founder/director of

Was a German composer of hit songs, film music, operetta and vaudeville, and the founder/director of the Nelson Revue, a significant cabaret troupe on the 1930s Berlin nightlife scene. Nelson first came into public view during this same period when, in a contest organized by the newspaper Die Woche, he was awarded first prize for the best composition of a walse.

Was a German journalist. He was one of the founders of the newspaper Das Reich, serving as its edito

Was a German journalist. He was one of the founders of the newspaper Das Reich, serving as its editor between February 1943 and April 1945. Captured by the Red Army, he died in 1955 in a camp in Potma.

Was a flute virtuoso and pedagogue from Munich, Germany. He was a great contributor to modern ideas

Was a flute virtuoso and pedagogue from Munich, Germany. He was a great contributor to modern ideas on interpretation on the flute with his teachings and his technical writings. As a child Rudolf showed great promise as a musician and was provided a through musical education by his father, Franz Paul Tillmetz. After studying piano with Franz Barraga and music theory with Otto Muller he became a pupil of Theobald Boehm, who helped the young flutist establish his successful career.

Was the first Estonian professional composer, as well as a professional organist. He studied at the

Was the first Estonian professional composer, as well as a professional organist. He studied at the Saint Petersburg Conservatory. His compositions include among others piano works, string quartets ([1]) and an oratorio, Des Jona Sendung (Jonah's Mission)

Was the pseudonym of the Dutch writer Karel Cornelis van Spronsen. Besides writing novels, he also w

Was the pseudonym of the Dutch writer Karel Cornelis van Spronsen. Besides writing novels, he also wrote for the Dutch newspaper, originally a resistance periodical, Trouw. Themes of his oeuvre include religious small-mindedness of small, rural communities and the 'nobility' to which adherence to the true nature of the reformed faith can elevate believers from all walks of life.

Was a composer, conductor, and pianist. Born in Transsylvania, Kingdom of Hungary, since 1920Romania

Was a composer, conductor, and pianist. Born in Transsylvania, Kingdom of Hungary, since 1920Romania, he became a German citizen in 1930, and then East Germany after 1945. From 1919-1920 he studied at the Leipzig Conservatory and then at the Berlin Hochschule für Musik from 1920–1923. He served as chorusmaster at the Berlin Volksoper from 1923–1925. In 1927 joined Laban's dance company where he conducted productions for three years. In 1947 he became the director of the Rostock Hochschule für Musik where he stayed until he was appointed professor of composition at the East Berlin Academy of Arts in 1950. He left the academy in 1968 when he became ill and died a year later.

Was a Latvian writer, journalist and playwright. He is considered one of the greatest writers in Lat

Was a Latvian writer, journalist and playwright. He is considered one of the greatest writers in Latvian history and particularly a master of realism. The building of a flat in Riga that he once lived in has been converted to a museum named partially in h

Was an African-American writer

Was an African-American writer

English author and poet, born in Bombay, British India, and best known for his works The Jungle Book

English author and poet, born in Bombay, British India, and best known for his works The Jungle Book (1894), The Second Jungle Book (1895), Just So Stories (1902), and Puck of Pook's Hill (1906); his novel, Kim (1901); his poems, including Mandalay (1890), Gunga Din (1890), "If—" (1910) and "Ulster 1912" (1912); and his many short stories, including "The Man Who Would Be King" (1888) and the colle

Was one of the most famous Kashmiri poets of her era who followed in the footsteps of Lalleshwari.

Was one of the most famous Kashmiri poets of her era who followed in the footsteps of Lalleshwari.

Was an Australian poet.E.J. Rupert Atkinson was born in Sandhurst, Victoria, and died in East Melbou

Was an Australian poet.E.J. Rupert Atkinson was born in Sandhurst, Victoria, and died in East Melbourne, Victoria, just after his eightieth birthday. Atkinson completed his high school education at Rugby School and Dover College, after commencing at St Andrew's College, Bendigo. He matriculated and studied medicine at the University of Melbourne but did not complete the course. After his father's death Atkinson inherited substantial property in the Bendigo area and soon devoted himself to a life of literature.

Was an English poet known for his idealistic war sonnets written during the First World War (especia

Was an English poet known for his idealistic war sonnets written during the First World War (especially The Soldier); however, he never experienced combat at first hand. He was also known for his boyish good looks, which prompted the Irish poet William Bu

An Indian author of British descent.[1] He was born in Kasauli (Himachal Pradesh). His father was Au

An Indian author of British descent.[1] He was born in Kasauli (Himachal Pradesh). His father was Aubrey Alexander Bond who served in the RAF during World War II. He had one sister and brother - Ellen and William. When the writer was 8, his mother separated from his father and married a Punjabi-Hindu Mr.Hari who himself was married once. At the age of ten Ruskin went to his grandmother's in Dehra because of his fathers sudden death due to frequent bouts of malaria and jaundice. He has lived in Landour since the 1960s, having previously also lived, as a child and young man, in Shimla, Jamnagar, Mussoorie, Dehradun, and London. Most of his writings show a strong influence from the social life in the hill stations at the foothills of the Himalayas, where he spent his childhood.

Is the British author of the Top 10 of Everything series of books, as well as Great Wonders of the W

Is the British author of the Top 10 of Everything series of books, as well as Great Wonders of the World, Incredible Comparisons and many other reference, art and humour titles.Russell Ash was born in Surrey, a descendant of a family of craftsmen

Is an American poet. Edson won a Guggenheim fellowship in 1974, and has published eleven books of pr

Is an American poet. Edson won a Guggenheim fellowship in 1974, and has published eleven books of prose poems, one novel, The Song of Percival Peacock, and The Falling Sickness: A Book of Plays. He still lives in Connecticut with his wife Frances.