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Krenek, Ernst, 1900-1991

LC control no.n 79068663
Descriptive conventionsrda
LC classificationML410.K7365 Biography
Personal name headingKrenek, Ernst, 1900-1991
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Variant(s)Kshenek, Ėrnst, 1900-1991
Kshenek, Ė. (Ėrnst), 1900-1991
Winsloe, Thornton, 1900-1991
Krenek, Ernest, 1900-1991
Other standard no.0000000109309918
Associated countryAustria Germany United States
Birth date1900-08-23
Death date1991-12-22
Place of birthVienna (Austria)
Place of deathPalm Springs (Calif.)
Profession or occupationComposers Authors
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Thematic-index numbers are those found in Bowles, e.g. [Sonatinas, piano, W76]
Found inReich, W. Alban Berg ... 1937.
LC manual auth. cd. (hdg.: Krenek, Ernst, 1900- ; usage: Ernst Krenek, Ernst Křenek, Thornton Winsloe, Ė. Kshenek; variant: Ėrnst Kshenek; letter 3-2-78: "I have stopped using the diacritic over the r in my surname shortly after I settled in this country in 1938 ... As far as I can see the last work in whose printed title the diacritic was still used is my Suite for violoncello solo, opus 84"; forenames: Ernst Heinrich, "I never use this middle name"; pseud.: Thornton Winsloe, "for two works only")
Washington post, Dec. 26, 1991 (Ernest Krenek, 91, d. Dec. 22, 1991 at Palm Springs, Calif.)
Grove music online, February 7, 2014 (Krenek (Křenek), Ernst; born August 23, 1900, Vienna, died December 22, 1991, Palm Springs, CA; Austrian composer and writer, also active in Germany and the USA; lists writings in German and English)
Associated languageger eng