Hispanopedia WikiThomas Koppel (27 de abril de 1944 – 25 de febrero de 2006) fue un compositor y músico danés de música clásica y popular de vanguardia . [ 2 ]
Su padre, Herman David Koppel (1908-1998), compositor y pianista de origen judío , huyó de los nazis con su familia en 1943. Thomas nació en un campo de refugiados en Suecia . La familia se mudó a Dinamarca y Thomas estudió en la Real Academia Danesa de Música con su padre, quien era profesor de piano.
Al igual que su padre, Thomas Koppel se convirtió en pianista y compositor clásico. Escribió cuartetos de cuerda , un concierto para piano , óperas , cantatas , un ballet , sinfonías y otras obras orquestales. A los 18 años completó su primera ópera, La historia de una madre , basada en un cuento de Hans Christian Andersen . En 1971, Koppel compuso la música del ballet El triunfo de la muerte ( Dødens Triumf ), que se representó desnudo en el Teatro Real Danés .
Unlike his father, Thomas Koppel also composed and performed avant-garde popular music. He founded the experimental rock group Savage Rose with his brother Anders and sister Lone. In 1968 they added four more members including the singer Annisette. Aside from rock, the group fused elements from classical music, jazz and rhythm and blues. Thomas Koppel and Annisette later became partners and married. They were deeply committed to projects to promote peace and social justice and in 1996 moved to Los Angeles drawn by its cultural and social diversity, including the homeless. Koppel died unexpectedly on vacation in Puerto Rico. One of his compositions is: Visions Fugitives for piano & orchestra.
Minor planet 6361 Koppel discovered in 1978 by Eleanor Helin and Schelte J. Bus is named after him.[3]
Discography
References
- Article on Thomas Koppel in the Danish Wikipedia
- Liner notes by Bob Attiyeh and Jens Cornelius for the recording of Los Angeles Street Concerto by Thomas Koppel (Dacapo Records 8.226021)
External links
- Thomas Koppel official site
- Thomas Koppel at IMDb
- Thomas Koppel in the film database danskefilm.dk (in Danish)
- 1944 births
- 2006 deaths
- 20th-century Danish classical composers
- Danish male classical composers
- Ballet composers
- Jewish Danish musicians
- Royal Danish Academy of Music alumni
- 20th-century Danish male musicians