Helmut Eder was an Austria

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n composer.

Eder studied until 1948 at the Linz Conservatory, later studying with Johann Nepomuk David

Johann Nepomuk David

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 in Stuttgart

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 and Carl Orff

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 in Munich

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. Returning to Linz, he became a teacher at the Linz Conservatory, accepting a position as full professor in 1962. He also conducted the Singakademie in Linz from 1953-60 and founded an electronic music

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 studio in the city in 1959. He became professor of composition at the Salzburg Mozarteum in 1967.

Eder composed in a wide variety of traditional genres, and also wrote scores for film, television, and radio.

Works

Eder's works are mainly published by Doblinger.
Operas

• Oedipus (1958/59), H. Weinstock, after Sophocles
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  , 1960 Linz
• Der Kardinal (1961/62), E. Brauner, 1965 Linz
• Die weiße Frau (1966), K. Kleinschmidt
• Konfigurationen 3 (1969), R. Bayr Vienna
• Der Aufstand (1976), Gertrud Fussenegger, Linz
• Georges Dandin (1979), Linz
• Mozart in New York (1989/90), Herbert Rosendorfer, 1991 Salzburg

Other
Note: this list is incomplete

• Concerto Semiserio (2 pianos, orchestra, 1962)
• Concertino for Viola, Winds and Percussion, Op.124 (2002)
• Concerto "Der reisende Schatten" for Viola and Orchestra, Op.116 (1999)
• Concertino for Orchestra (1986)
• Violin Concerto
• Oboe Concerto
• Bassoon Concerto
• Organ Concerto on L'homme armé
  L'homme armé
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• Metamorphosen on a fragment of Mozart (1970)
• ...Missa est (1986)
• Jeu parti for Viola and Piano, Op.102 (1993)
• 3 Sätze (3 Movements) for Viola, Double Bass and Piano, Op.73 No.3 (1983)
• Sonatine for Viola and Piano, Op.34 No.2 (1963)
• String Quartet No. 3 (1986)
• Symphonies, ballets, other chamber works, organ works, choral music, songs