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René Clemencic

René Clemencic, Austrian composer, recorder player, harpsichordist, conductor and clavichord player (died 2022)

Born
February 27, 1928
Died
March 8, 2022
Zodiac sign
Pisces
Birth year
1928

About René Clemencic

René Clemencic (27 February 1928 – 8 March 2022) was an Austrian composer, conductor, harpsichordist, clavichordist and recorder player. == Biography == Born in Vienna, Austria, Clemencic was educated at the Vienna University and studied further in France, the Netherlands and West Germany. He was director of the Capella Musica Antiqua and of the Drama Musicum in Vienna. In 1958 he founded Musica Antiqua (known after 1959 as Ensemble Musica Antiqua) to perform early music on period instruments. Later, in 1968, he founded the Clemencic Consort. Clemencic died on 8 March 2022, at the age of 94. == Compositions == Meraviglia 1969 Molière Film music for the film by Ariane Mnouchkine (1978) Missa Mundi mass in Latin, for five voices and orchestra (1981) Unus Mundus (1986) Drachenkampf ballet (1987) Kabbala Oratorio in Hebrew (1992) Der Berg chamber opera (1993) Apokalypsis Oratorio on the Greek text of the Revelation of John (1996) Stabat Mater - (2001) Monduntergang - Operelle for sirene Operntheater (2007) Nachts unter der steinernen Brücke - chamber opera for sirene Operntheater (2009) Harun und Dschafar - chamber opera for sirene Operntheater (2011) Gilgamesch - Oratorio in German for sirene Operntheater (2015) == Selected recordings == Carmina Burana, 5 LPs Harmonia Mundi France (HM B385) (LP1: HM335 (rec. 1974 / rel. 1975), LP2: HM336 (rec. 1974 / rel.

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René Clemencic timeline

  1. René Clemencic (27 February 1928 – 8 March 2022) was an Austrian composer, conductor, harpsichordist, clavichordist and recorder player.
  2. In 1958 he founded Musica Antiqua (known after 1959 as Ensemble Musica Antiqua) to perform early music on period instruments.
  3. Later, in 1968, he founded the Clemencic Consort.

The world when René Clemencic was born

René Clemencic was born in 1928. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1928

  • #1 song"Makin' Whoopee" – Eddie Cantor
  • Top movieSteamboat Willie (first Mickey Mouse)
  • Best-selling bookLady Chatterley's Lover – D.H. Lawrence

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentKnute Rockne's "Win one for the Gipper" speech
  • Top headlineHerbert Hoover elected president
  • Technology milestonePenicillin discovered by Alexander Fleming
  • Defining fadMickey Mouse mania
  • Notable inventionSliced bread
  • World population2.07 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderCalvin Coolidge
  • Sports championNew York Yankees (World Series)
  • U.S. population120.5M

1928 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in René Clemencic's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19282026
Gas$0.21$3.45/gal
Average home$6,200$435,000
Average income$3,800$67,500
Movie ticket$0.25$11.95
Postage stamp$0.02$0.73
Population120.5M341 million

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