Marcel Rubin Explained
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
Selected compositions
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)
External links
Further reading
- Krones, Hartmut: Marcel Rubin: Eine Studie, in: Elisabeth Lafite (ed.): Österreichische Komponisten des XX. Jahrhunderts, vol. 22 (Vienna: Österreichischer Bundesverlag, 1975); ; .
Notes and References
- Hartmut Krones. Rubin, Marcel. 10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.42991. 20 January 2001.
- http://www.musiklexikon.ac.at/ml/musik_R/Robert_Richard.xml musiclexikon
- Krones (1975), pp. 52-64.
- Web site: outstanding artist award - Musik . German . Bundesministerium für Unterricht, Kunst und Kultur . pdf . 22 November 2012 .
- Web site: STAATSPREISTRÄGER - Musik . German . . pdf . 22 November 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304171020/http://kunstsenat.at/preistraeger-musik.htm . 4 March 2016 . dead .