Theodor Hassek [SEP] place of birth
Theodor Hassek
Theodor Hassek (born 11 April 1929 in Linz; died 28 October 2009 in Vienna) was an Austrian composer and musician.
Life.
Hassek descended from a musical family. At the age of 14 he attended the Potansky music school in Vienna and thereafter studied composition at the Vienna Academy for Music under Joseph Marx, and Rudolf Kattnigg as well as piano under Eugenie Wild-Volek and Ludwig Czaczkes. From 1944 until 1954 Theo Hassek performed as pianist and interpreter of his own works. His pianistic repertoire
an active musician due to health reasons in 1983 but henceforth worked as an editor and arranger for vor Vienna based publishers (i. a. Weltmusik Hochmuth-Verlag, Hermann Schneider). In those days he arranged over 500 Werke (predominantly easy listening) for piano. He retired 1988 but kept composing. Theodor Hassek died from heart disease on 28 October 2009.
Works.
Theodor Hassek composed over 100 works of various genres, from neoclassical piano and chamber music works, piano works of higher level, pop music, traditional