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Stefan Wolpe

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Stefan Wolpe (August 25, 1902 – April 4, 1972) was a German-born composer. Wolpe was born in Berlin. He attended the Berlin Conservatory from the age of fourteen, attended the Berlin Hochschule für Musik 1920-1921. He studied composition under Franz Schreker and was also a pupil of Ferruccio Busoni. He also studied at the Bauhaus and met some of the dadaists, setting Kurt Schwitters' poem Anna Blume to music. The music Wolpe was writing between 1929 and 1933 was atonal, using Arnold Schoenberg's twelve tone technique.

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  1. Palestinian Notebook (Excerpts): No. 3, Lullaby
  2. Second Piece for Violin Alone
  3. Part I: Procession
  4. I. Un poco allegro
  5. Part II: March Through the Red Sea
  6. Part II: Aaron's Desperation
  7. Passacaglia
  8. Tango
  9. The Good Spirit Of A Right Cause
  10. Part II: Moses Walks Among the People - Commands Some to be Killed
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  1. Passacaglia from 4 Studies on Basic Rows
  2. Stehende Musik
  3. III. Lento - Scherzo
  4. Quartet for Trumpet, Tenor Saxophone, Percussion and Piano
  5. Variation
  6. Part II: Restlessness
  7. Part II: Moses meets Aaron - Command of Moses for the Waters
  8. Part II: Conversation with God
  9. Part II: Return of Moses - Breaking of Tablets - Moses Falls into the Arms of Joshua
  10. Battle Piece: I. Quasi presto
  11. Zemach Suite: VII. Dance in Form of a Chaconne
  12. Part I: Pharoh's Daughter Bathes in the Nile, finds the Baby
  13. Quartet
  14. Part I: Pet of the Court - Political Intrigue
  15. suite im hexachord: iii. fuge
  16. 4 Studies on Basic Rows, Op. 23: No. 4, Passacaglia
  17. Part I: Moses Buries the Taskmaster in the Sand
  18. Part I: Seftdom Lamentation
  19. Part I: Mother Conceives Child
  20. Adante tranquillamente (1929)
  21. Con fuoco ed energia (1920)
  22. energico ed animato (1929)
  23. String Quartet (1969): I. Quarter-Note = 92
  24. IV. Allegretto deciso
  25. Part I: Overture
  26. vivo e sereno (1934)
  27. Early Piece
  28. Part I: Moses Among the Workers
  29. marcia funebre (1931)
  30. adagio nr 5 (1920)
  31. Stehende Musik (1925)
  32. String Quartet (1969): II. Quarter-Note = 44
  33. Waltz for Merle
  34. variation (1923)
  35. Piece For Oboe, Cello, Percussion And Piano, "Oboe Quartet": II. Calm
  36. Piece For Oboe, Cello, Percussion And Piano, "Oboe Quartet": I. Early Morning Music
  37. Piece
  38. tango (1927)
  39. I. quarter note = 92
  40. Form for Piano
  41. 4 Studies on Basic Rows: No. 4, Passacaglia. Study on an All-interval Row in Conjunction with 11 Basic Rows
  42. String Quartet: I. Quarter Note = 92
  43. III. Intense and Spirited
  44. Part II: Gathering of People
  45. Battle Piece: V. Moderato
  46. Passacaglia for Piano
  47. II. quarter note = ca. 180
  48. II. Allegro appassionato
  49. Battle Piece: IV. Vivo
  50. I. Early Morning Music
  51. Battle Piece: III. Con moto ma non troppo
  52. Battle Piece: VI. Con brio
  53. Sonata For Violin And Piano: I. Un Poco Allegro
  54. adagio. gesang, weil ich etwas teures verlassen muss
  55. Battle Piece: II. Molto sostenuto
  56. Battle Piece - V
  57. Piano Sonata, "Stehende Musik": I. Sehr Schnell
  58. II. quarter note = 144
  59. March And Variations For Two Pianos
  60. suite im hexachord: i. sostenuto
  61. Battle Piece - I
  62. I. quarter note = ca. 132
  63. IV. Taut, to oneself
  64. Solo Piece for Trumpet
  65. Battle Piece - III
  66. Piece For Oboe, Cello, Percussion And Piano, "Oboe Quartet": IV. Taut, To Oneself
  67. Chamber Piece No. 1
  68. zemach suite: ii. piece of embittered music
  69. Battle Piece: VII. Allegro non troppo
  70. Piece For Oboe, Cello, Percussion And Piano, "Oboe Quartet": III. Intense And Spirited
  71. 5 Adagios: No. 3. Gensang, weil ich etwas Teures verlassen muss
  72. Battle Piece - II
  73. zemach suite: v. jubilation
  74. Battle Piece - VII
  75. Battle Piece, "Encouragement for Piano": VI. Con brio
  76. 5 Marches caracteristiques
  77. zemach suite: i. song
  78. Battle Piece - VI
  79. 6 Klavierstucke: Tango
  80. Battle Piece - IV
  81. zemach suite: vi. complaint
  82. Enactments I
  83. Piece For Two Instrumental Units
  84. Zeus und Elida: Charleston
  85. 6 Klavierstucke: Rag-Caprice
  86. Piece in two parts for six players
  87. enactments 1
  88. Sonata No. 1 - Stehende Musik: I. Sehr Schnell
  89. Piece (1971)
  90. II. Calm

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