Marcel Rubin
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Marcel Rubin (7 July 1905 – 12 May 1995) was an Austrian composer.[1]
Born in Vienna, where he studied with Richard Robert[2] and Franz Schmidt, he later emigrated to Paris, where he pursued further studies with Darius Milhaud. After living in Mexico City for a while, he returned to Vienna after the end of World War II.
Among the works he composed there are ten symphonies and the opera Kleider machen Leute (1969).[3]
Honours and awards
[edit | edit source]- 1959: State Prize for Music[4]
- 1961 and 1965: Award from the Theodor-Körner Foundation
- 1964: Title of Professor
- 1969: City of Vienna Prize for Music
- 1970: Grand Austrian State Prize for Music[5]
- 1974: Austrian Cross of Honour for Science and Art, 1st class
- 1979: Honorary Member of the Austrian Society for Contemporary Music
- 1980: Austrian Decoration for Science and Art
- 1985: Honorary Member of the Society of Friends of Music in Vienna
- 1986: Gold Medal of Vienna
Selected compositions
[edit | edit source]Stage works
- Die Stadt, ballet (1933, rev. 1980)
- Kleider machen Leute, opera (1969)
- Der Schneider im Himmel, fairy tale in music (1981)
Cantatas & oratorios
- Die Albigenser (1961)
- O ihr Menschen. Ein Heiligenstädter Psalm (1977)
- Auferstehung (1986)
- Licht über Damaskus (1988)
Orchestral works
- Ten symphonies (between 1928 and 1986)
- Concertos for double bass (1970), trumpet (1972), bassoon (1976), piano (1992), flute & strings (1994)
- Sinfonietta for string orchestra (1966)
Chamber music
- 6 string quartets (between 1926 and 1991)
- String Trio (1927, rev. 1962)
- Sonata, for cello and piano (1928)
- Sonata, for violin and piano (1974)
- Concertino, for 12 cellos (1975)
Solo instrumental
- 4 piano sonatas (between 1925 and 1994)
- Tageszeiten. 4 piano pieces (1955)
- Petite Sérénade pour Guitare (1977)
- Klaviermusik 94, for piano (1994)
See also
[edit | edit source]References
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External links
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Further reading
[edit | edit source]- Krones, Hartmut: Marcel Rubin: Eine Studie, in: Elisabeth Lafite (ed.): Österreichische Komponisten des XX. Jahrhunderts, vol. 22 (Vienna: Österreichischer Bundesverlag, 1975); OCLC 462037543; Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value)..
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