Musician Dictionary

Paul Dessau

German composer and conductor (1894-1979) · composer and conductor

DescriptionGerman composer and conductor (1894-1979)
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Born1894-12-19
Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata
BirthplaceHamburg Hamburg
Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata
Died1979-06-28
Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata
Place of deathKönigs Wusterhausen Königs Wusterhausen
Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata
AreaGermany
Source: MusicBrainz
CountryDE
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CitizenshipEast Germany German Empire Weimar Republic
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Occupationmusicologist musician conductor composer university teacher film score composer violinist
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Genressymphony opera
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Member ofAcademy of Arts of the GDR
Source: Wikidata
AwardsStar of People's Friendship in Gold Order of Karl Marx honorary doctor of the Leipzig University National Prize of East Germany Goethe Prize of the City of Berlin Patriotic Order of Merit in Gold Medal for Fighters Against Fascism
Source: Wikidata

Also known as

Dessau Henry Herblay P. Dessau P.Dessau Paul Dessau (Paul Daniel) Peter Daniel Poul Dessau Πωλ Ντεσσάου Пауль Дессау

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