Tilo Medek

Tilo Medek
Tilo Medek
	Medek's grave in the Nordfriedhof in Jena
Born	Tilo Gerhard Müller-Medek; 22 January 1940; Jena
Died	3 February 2006 (aged 66); Duderstadt
Education	Humboldt University of Berlin; Deutsche Hochschule für Musik;
Occupations	Classical composer; Musicologist;
Awards	State University of New York; Ernst-Reuter-Preis;

Tilo Medek, originally Müller-Medek^[1] (22 January 1940 – 3 February 2006), was a German classical composer, musicologist and music publisher. He grew up in East Germany, but was inspired by the Darmstädter Ferienkurse. He composed radio plays and incidental music. His setting of Lenin's Decree on Peace led to restrictions, and after he showed solidarity with the expatriated Wolf Biermann, he also had to move to the West, where he composed an opera Katharina Blum based on Heinrich Böll's novel, and worked in education. He received international awards from 1967 onwards.

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Tilo Medek
Medek's grave in the Nordfriedhof in Jena
Born	Tilo Gerhard Müller-Medek (1940-01-22)22 January 1940 Jena
Died	3 February 2006(2006-02-03) (aged 66) Duderstadt
Education	Humboldt University of Berlin Deutsche Hochschule für Musik
Occupations	Classical composer Musicologist
Awards	State University of New York Ernst-Reuter-Preis