Lotte Backes (02/05/1901 - 12/05/1990), a female German composer, pianist, and organist; born in Cologne and died in Berlin.
Requiem
Period: | Expressionism |
Composed in: | 1940 |
Musical form: | fragments |
Text/libretto: | Latin mass |
Requiem (1940) for four Soli, mixed Choir and Organ (second edition: 1950; third edition: 1980). The first version including the orchestral score of 1940 was burned in 1945.
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Grave of Lotte Backes (alten Friedhof,
Berlin-Schöneberg) |