Alfred Schnittke

Alfred Schnittke

Russian composer
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Alfred Garrievich Schnittke (Russian: Альфре́д Га́рриевич Шни́тке, Alfred Garriyevich Shnitke; 24 November 1934 – 3 August 1998) was a Soviet and German composer. Schnittke's early music shows the strong influence of Dmitri Shostakovich. He developed a polystylistic technique in works such as the epic Symphony No. 1 (1969–1972) and his first concerto grosso (1977). In the 1980s, Schnittke's music began to become more widely known abroad with the publication of his second (1980) and third (1983) string quartets and the String Trio (1985); the ballet Peer Gynt (1985–1987); the third (1981), fourth (1984), and fifth (1988) symphonies; and the viola concerto (1985) and first cello concerto (1985–1986). As his health deteriorated, Schnittke's music started to abandon much of the extroversion of his polystylism and retreated into a more withdrawn, bleak style.

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Alfred Schnittke was born on Saturday, 24 November 1934 in Engels, Russia. He was best known as a composer. Schnittke's country of citizenship (nationality) was German. He died on Monday, 3 August 1998 in Hamburg, Germany at the age of 63. He had black hair (color). His zodiac star sign was Sagittarius.

You can find people similar to Alfred Schnittke by visiting our lists 20th-century Russian male musicians and 20th-century male musicians.

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Alfred Schnittke is known for his role in the film A Hidden Life (2019) as writer: "Psalms of Repentance".

He is also known for his role in the film The Lobster (2015) as writer: "Quintet for Piano and Strings: In Tempo di Valse", "String Quartet No. 2: I Moderato".

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