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Dieter Kaufmann

Austrian composer

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born: 1941
died: 2025
age at death: 84
known for: composer, university teacher, music educator

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Dieter Kaufmann was an Austrian composer, and a pioneer of electroacoustic music. He headed the new Institut für Komposition und Elektroakustik at the Vienna Music Academy from 1970, following models in Paris and Cologne. He held leading positions in Austrian and international organisations. He composed for voices, traditional instruments and electronics, often in combinations. Some were inspired by his socio-political interests.

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