|
|
| & etc |
FEEDBACK
(C)1998-2012
All Rights Reserved.
Site last updated
13 January, 2012
|
|
|
| Franz Schreker
(1878 - 1934)
| Timeline |
| 1878 |
Born 23 March in the Principality of Monaco of Austrian Jewish parents |
| 1892 |
Enters the Vienna Conservatory to study violin and composition |
| 1908 |
Ballet, Der Gerbrutstag der Infantin meets with huge success. Founds the Philharmonic Choir |
| 1912 |
Invited to teach at the Music Academy in Vienna |
| 1912 |
Opera, Der ferne Klang establishes Schreker at the forefront of progressive composition |
| 1920 |
Accepts appointment as Director of the Berlin Hochschule für Musik |
| 1931 |
Cancels premiere of opera Christophorus in response to Nazi threats |
| 1932 |
Forced to resign as Director of the Hochschule by anti-Semitic elements |
| 1934 |
Dies of a heart attack on 21 March after dismissal from the Prussian Academy of Arts following Nazi rise to power |
|
| |
