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Wolfgang Rihm

German composer and teacher

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born: 1952
died: 2024
age at death: 72
known for: composer, university teacher, librettist

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Wolfgang Michael Rihm was a German composer of contemporary classical music and an academic teacher based in Karlsruhe. He was an influential post-war European composer, as "one of the most original and independent musical voices" there, composing over 500 works including several operas.

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