!!!Gál, Hans

b. Brunn am Gebirge (Lower Austria), Aug. 5, 1890, 
d. Edinburgh (United Kingdom), Oct. 3, 1987, composer and 
musicologist. 1929-1933 head of the Academy of Music in Mainz, until 
1938 conductor in Vienna, then emigrated to England. Taught at 
Edinburgh University from 1945 and contributed considerably to the 
development of Edinburgh's musical scene. Awarded the Grand Austrian 
State Prize in 1957 and the Austrian Decoration for Science and Art in 
1981.

!Works
Die heilige Ente, 1923 (opera); orchestral and choral works, 
chamber music, lieder. - Books: The Golden Age of Vienna, 1948; J. 
Brahms, 1961; R. Wagner, 1963; F. Schubert, 1970.

!Literature
W. Waldstein, H. G., 1965.



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