Kratochwil, Heinz#
Kratochwil, Heinz, b. Vienna, Feb. 23, 1933, d. Vienna, April 2, 1995, composer. From 1962 teacher at the Wiener Musikhochschule*, from 1980 professor of Composition. In his compositions he mixed elements of the late Romantic period, Impressionism and twelve-tone music as well as jazz and avant-garde. Vienna City Prize, 1987.
Works#
Franziskus, 1987 (church opera), concertos, chamber music, lieder, cantatas.Literature#
G. Brosche (ed.), Musikal. Dokumentation H. K., exhibition catalogue, Austrian National Library, Vienna 1995.