Ernst Mahle

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Ernst Mahle (born 3 January 1929) [1] is a Brazilian composer and orchestra conductor of German birth.

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Biography

Mahle was born in Stuttgart, Germany. He studied music with Johann Nepomuk David in Stuttgart before coming to Brazil in 1951, and then with Hans-Joachim Koellreutter in Piracicaba. He became a Brazilian citizen in 1962. In 1953 he was one of the founders of the Escola de Música de Piracicaba. After studying music there, he became artistic director and conductor of the orchestra and choir of the institute, holding these posts for more than fifty years.

In 2005, Mahle composed the opera O Garatuja , [2] libretto by Eugênio Leandro. The opera was based on the homonymous novel by José de Alencar, which was premiered on 27 April 2006, at the Teatro Municipal de Piracicaba "Dr Losso Netto". He is a member of the Brazilian Academy of Music (chair no. 6).

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References

  1. "UPI Almanac for Thursday, Jan. 3, 2019". United Press International . January 3, 2019. Archived from the original on January 3, 2019. Retrieved September 3, 2019. Brazilian composer Ernst Mahle in 1929 (age 90)
  2. "Ernst Mahle Catálogo de Obras" (PDF). Academia Brasileira de Música (in Portuguese). Associação Amigos Mahle. 2020.

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