Clytus Gottwald

Clytus Gottwald
Born(1925-11-20)20 November 1925
Ober Salzbrunn, Prussia, Germany
Died18 January 2023(2023-01-18) (aged 97)
Ditzingen,[1] Germany
Education
Occupations
  • Choral conductor
  • Musicologist
  • Music editor
  • Composer
Organizations
Awards
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Clytus Gottwald[needs IPA] (20 November 1925 – 18 January 2023) was a German composer, conductor, and musicologist who focused on choral music. He was considered by music critics to be a key figure in contemporary choral music,[2] and is known for his arrangements for vocal ensembles of up to 16 voices. He founded and conducted the Schola Cantorum Stuttgart for this music.

  1. ^ Obituary at stuttgart-gedenkt.de
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference SWR was invoked but never defined (see the help page).