Fritz Büchtger

Fritz Büchtger (14 February 1903 – 26 December 1978) was a German composer. Life Born in Munich, Büchtger studied at the Music Academie of Munich with , Hermann Wolfgang von Waltershausen and Anton Beer-Walbrunn. In March 1927, together with the young pianists Udo Dammert and Franz Dorfmüller, who were later joined by Carl Orff, Werner Egk and other artists, he founded the (Association for Contemporary Music), which performed approximately one hundred and seventy works by contemporary composers in Munich. Under the direction of Büchtger and the conductor Hermann Scherchen (1891–1966), who acted as the spiritual leader, this institution held four “Festwochen für Neue Musik” in particular until its end in 1932, in addition to the large number of individual concerts. * Die Himmelfahrt Christi : für gemischten Chor und Orchester. * Fritz Büchtger. * Le miroir brisé : 4 chansons d’amour. * Die Verklärung : für Bariton, Frauenstimmen und Streicher : Partitur zugleich Klavierauszug. External links * * * Gabriele E. Meyer: Neue Musik-Wochen in München, 1929-1931 Gründung der “Vereinigung für zeitgenössische Musik” Im: BLO (Historisches Lexikon Bayerns) References