Ernst Mahle
Encyclopedia
Ernst Mahle is a Brazil
ian composer
and orchestra
conductor.
Mahle studied music with Johann Nepomuk David
in Stuttgart
before coming to Brazil
in 1951, and then with Hans-Joachim Koellreutter
in Piracicaba
. He became a Brazilian citizen in 1962.
In 1953 he was one of the founders of the Escola de Música de Piracicaba
. After studying music there, he became artistic director and conductor of the orchestra and choir of the Institute, holding these posts now for almost fifty years.
In 2005 he composed the opera O Garatuja
, libretto by Eugênio Leandro, based on the homonymous novel by José de Alencar
, which was premiered on April 27, 2006, at the Teatro Municipal de Piracicaba "Dr Losso Netto".
He is a member of the Brazilian Academy of Music (chair n. 6). He lives with his wife, Maria Aparecida Romera Pinto Mahle, in Piracicaba.
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
ian composer
Composer
A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
and orchestra
Orchestra
An orchestra is a sizable instrumental ensemble that contains sections of string, brass, woodwind, and percussion instruments. The term orchestra derives from the Greek ορχήστρα, the name for the area in front of an ancient Greek stage reserved for the Greek chorus...
conductor.
Mahle studied music with Johann Nepomuk David
Johann Nepomuk David
Johann Nepomuk David was an Austrian composer.He began his musical career in the monastery of Sankt Florian, and was a composition student of Joseph Marx....
in Stuttgart
Stuttgart
Stuttgart is the capital of the state of Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. The sixth-largest city in Germany, Stuttgart has a population of 600,038 while the metropolitan area has a population of 5.3 million ....
before coming to Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
in 1951, and then with Hans-Joachim Koellreutter
Hans-Joachim Koellreutter
Hans-Joachim Koellreutter was a composer, teacher and musicologist...
in Piracicaba
Piracicaba
Piracicaba is a city located in the Brazilian state of São Paulo. The population in 2009 was 368,843 in an area of 1,369.511 km², at an elevation of 547 m above sea level.-Name:...
. He became a Brazilian citizen in 1962.
In 1953 he was one of the founders of the Escola de Música de Piracicaba
Piracicaba
Piracicaba is a city located in the Brazilian state of São Paulo. The population in 2009 was 368,843 in an area of 1,369.511 km², at an elevation of 547 m above sea level.-Name:...
. After studying music there, he became artistic director and conductor of the orchestra and choir of the Institute, holding these posts now for almost fifty years.
In 2005 he composed the opera O Garatuja
O Garatuja
O Garatuja is an opera by Ernst Mahle with libretto by Eugênio Leandro, based on the homonymous novel by José de Alencar and premiered in Piracicaba at the Teatro Municipal "Dr Losso Netto", on April 27, 2006....
, libretto by Eugênio Leandro, based on the homonymous novel by José de Alencar
José de Alencar
José Martiniano de Alencar was a Brazilian lawyer, politician, orator, novelist and dramatist. He is one of the most famous writers of the first generation of Brazilian Romanticism, writing historical, regionalist and Indianist romances — being the most famous The Guarani...
, which was premiered on April 27, 2006, at the Teatro Municipal de Piracicaba "Dr Losso Netto".
He is a member of the Brazilian Academy of Music (chair n. 6). He lives with his wife, Maria Aparecida Romera Pinto Mahle, in Piracicaba.
Works
- Marroquinhas Fru-Fru (1974) opera, libretto by Maria Clara Machado
- A Moreninha (1979) opera, libretto by José Maria Ferreira
- O GaratujaO GaratujaO Garatuja is an opera by Ernst Mahle with libretto by Eugênio Leandro, based on the homonymous novel by José de Alencar and premiered in Piracicaba at the Teatro Municipal "Dr Losso Netto", on April 27, 2006....
(2006) opera, libretto by Eugênio Leandro
Sources
- Ferreira, Paulo Affonso de Moura. 1976. Ernst Mahle: Catálogo de obras. Brasília: Ministério das Relações Exteriores.
- Tokeshi, Eliane. 2001. "As sonatas e sonatinas para violino e piano de Ernst Mahle: Uma abordagem dos aspectos estilísticos". In I Seminário Nacional de Pesquisa em Performance Musical. III: Belo Horizonte, 2000, edited by André Cavazotti, 43-56. Belo Horizonte: Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais. Also constituting the journal Per musi: Revista de performance musical 3 (January-June 2001).
External links
- Escola de Música de Piracicaba (with short bio)
- Compositores e obras do CD "Com licença!..." (Short bio)
- Classical Composers Database