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Biography
Winfried Zillig (1 April 1905 – 18 December 1963) was a German composer, music theorist, and conductor.
Biography
Zillig was born in Würzburg to the teacher Peter Zillig. After leaving school, Zillig studied law and music. One of his teachers there was Hermann Zilcher. In Vienna he was a private pupil of Arnold Schoenberg, later following him to Berlin. His first compositions date from this time.
In 1927 he became the assistant of Erich Kleiber at the Berlin State Opera. A short time later he became repetiteur to the Oldenburg Opera. In the years 1932 to 1937, he acted as repetiteur and Kapellmeister at the Düsseldorf Opera. Positions followed as Kapellmeister in Essen and at the beginning of the 1940s as the musical leader of the Posen Opera. After the end of World War II he became the first Kapellmeister of the Düsseldorfer Oper. In the years 1947 to 1951 he occupied the position of conductor at the hr-Sinfonieorchester. He also acted as guest conductor of the Radio Éireann Symphony Orchestra in the early months of 1953. After 1959 he led the musical division of Norddeutscher Rundfunk. Zillig died in 1963 in Hamburg.
Winfried Zillig was very productive as a composer. His output includes operas, oratorios, passions, choral music, serenades, string quartets, and other Chamber music, as well as lieder and suites. He was also responsible for completing the score of the oratorio Die Jakobsleiter, which his former teacher Arnold Schoenberg had left unfinished, at the request of Schönberg's widow. Furthermore, he made a name for himself as a music theorist with an emphasis on twelve-tone technique.
Discography & profile
Normalised profile
Percentiles are computed over every artist in the database, so a tier-3 artist can still sit in the 95th percentile on a single axis.
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 9 | 54.3th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 2 | 75.7th |
| Studio albums | 2 | 78.8th |
| Awards recorded | 1 | 89th |
| Timeline events | 3 | 73.3th |
| Recording span (years) | — | no data |
| Genres | 4 | 84.7th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (2 release groups · 2 studio albums)
Albums · 2
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Tracklist · 39 tracks · 2:06:27
Disc 11Overture6:272Jetzt, Schätzchen, jetzt sind wir allein4:353Dialogue1:044O wär' ich schon mit dir vereint3:585Dialogue1:196Mir ist so wunderbar4:417Dialogue0:318Hat man nicht auch Gold beineben2:439Dialogue2:0710Gut, Söhnchen, gut6:0711Dialogue0:1112March1:0913Dialogue1:0214Ha, welch ein Augenblick3:0615Dialogue0:3416Jetzt, Alter, jetzt hat es Eile4:4717Abscheulicher, wo eilst du hin7:2018Dialogue1:2319O, welche Lust6:4420Nun sprecht, wie ging's?5:1521Ach, Vater, eilt!2:2522Leb wohl, du warmes Sonnenlicht3:36Disc 21Gott! Welch Dunkel hier!5:152In des Lebens Frühlingstagen2:343Und spür' ich nicht linde sanft säuselnde Luft2:284Wie kalt ist es in diesem unterirdischen Gewölbe1:495Nur hurtig fort, nur frisch gegraben4:016Dialogue1:487Euch werde Lohn in besser'n Welten5:588Dialogue0:399Er sterbe! Doch er soll erst wissen4:4310Dialogue0:1211O namenlose Freude2:4812Heil sei dem Tag, heil sei der Stunde2:0513Des besten Königs Wink und Wille8:1614Wer ein holdes Weib errungen3:4715Gott! Welch Dunkel hier!4:3016In des Lebens Frühlingstagen2:1717Und spür' ich nicht linde sanft säuselnde Luft2:13Rienzi, der letzte der Tribunen
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Tracklist · 32 tracks · 2:47:31
Disc 11Rienzi, der Letzte der Tribunen: Act I. Vorspiel11:202Rienzi, der Letzte der Tribunen: Act I, Scene I. "Hier ist’s! Hier ist’s" (Orsini, Irene, Colonna, Adriano, Raimondo, Chor)3:063Rienzi, der Letzte der Tribunen: Act I, Scene I. "Zur Ruhe!" (Rienzi, Chor, Orsini, Colonna, Baroncelli, Cecco, Raimondo, Cecco)8:384Rienzi, der Letzte der Tribunen: Act I, Scene II. "O Schwester, sprich’" (Rienzi, Irene, Adriano)5:405Rienzi, der Letzte der Tribunen: Act I, Scene III. "Er geht und läßt dich einen Schutz" (Adriano, Irene)5:396Rienzi, der Letzte der Tribunen: Act I, Scene IV. "Gegrüßt, gegrüßt sei, hoher Tag!" (Chor)4:407Rienzi, der Letzte der Tribunen: Act I, Scene IV. "Rienzi! Ha, Rienzi! Hoch!" (Chor, Adriano, Rienzi, Baroncelli, Cecco)8:28Disc 21Rienzi, der Letzte der Tribunen: Act II, Scene I. "Ihr Römer, hört die Kunde" (Chor)4:322Rienzi, der Letzte der Tribunen: Act II, Scene I. "Du, Friedensbote, sage an" (Rienzi, Ein Friedensbringer, Chor, Baroncelli, Cecco)5:523Rienzi, der Letzte der Tribunen: Act II, Scene I. "Rienzi, nimm des Friedens Gruß" (Colonna, Rienzi)3:004Rienzi, der Letzte der Tribunen: Act II, Scene II. "So wäre denn auf ihn allein der Streich zu führen" (Orsini, Colonna)1:275Rienzi, der Letzte der Tribunen: Act II, Scene II. "Ha, Meuchelmörder! Sprecht!" (Adriano, Orsini, Chor, Colonna)3:336Rienzi, der Letzte der Tribunen: Act II, Scene III. "Erschallet, Feierklänge!" (Chor, Adriano, Rienzi, Baroncelli)6:537Rienzi, der Letzte der Tribunen: Act II, Scene III. Ballett: Einleitung2:388Rienzi, der Letzte der Tribunen: Act II, Scene III. Waffentanz7:37Disc 31Rienzi, der Letzte der Tribunen: Act II, Scene III. "Rienzi! Auf! Schützt den Tribun" (Chor, Rienzi, Colonna, Baroncelli, Cecco, Adriano)3:552Rienzi, der Letzte der Tribunen: Act II, Scene III. "Dem Himmel sei Dank"3:433Rienzi, der Letzte der Tribunen: Act II, Scene III. "O läßt der Gnade Himmelslicht"5:394Rienzi, der Letzte der Tribunen: Act III, Scene I. "Vernahmt ihr all’ die Kunde schon?" (Chor, Baroncelli, Cecco, Rienzi)4:105Rienzi, der Letzte der Tribunen: Act III, Scene II. "Gerechter Gott, so ist’s entschieden schon" (Adriano)5:456Rienzi, der Letzte der Tribunen: Act III, Scene II. "Wo bin ich?"5:217Rienzi, der Letzte der Tribunen: Act III, Scene III. "Nun denn, nimm Schicksal deinen Lauf" (Adriano, Chor, Irene)7:188Rienzi, der Letzte der Tribunen: Act III, Scene III. "Heil, Roma, dir! Du hast gesiegt" (Rienzi, Chor, Baroncelli, Adriano)6:379Rienzi, der Letzte der Tribunen: Act III, Scene III. "Ha! Diese Schmerzen, tief und groß"1:26Disc 41Rienzi, der Letzte der Tribunen: Act IV, Scene I. "Wer war’s, der Euch hierher beschied?" (Baroncelli, Cecco, Chor)5:232Rienzi, der Letzte der Tribunen: Act IV, Scene II. "Ich bin ein Zeuge" (Adriano, Cecco, Baroncelli, Chor)3:593Rienzi, der Letzte der Tribunen: Act IV, Scene II. "Ihr nicht beim Feste?" (Rienzi, Chor, Adriano, Raimondo)6:344Rienzi, der Letzte der Tribunen: Act IV, Scene II. "Irene, komm’, flieh diesen Ort!" (Adriano, Irene, Chor)2:495Rienzi, der Letzte der Tribunen: Act V, Scene I. "Allmächt’ger Vater, blick herab" (Rienzi)8:316Rienzi, der Letzte der Tribunen: Act V, Scene II. "Verläßt die Kirche mich" (Rienzi, Irene)7:017Rienzi, der Letzte der Tribunen: Act V, Scene III. "Du hier, Irene?" (Adriano, Irene, Chor)3:358Rienzi, der Letzte der Tribunen: Act V, Scene IV. "Kennt ihr mich noch nicht?" (Rienzi, Baroncelli, Adriano)2:42
Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Winfried Zillig head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 9 | 54.3th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 2 | 75.7th |
| Studio albums | 2 | 78.8th |
| Awards recorded | 1 | 89th |
| Timeline events | 3 | 73.3th |
| Recording span (years) | — | no data |
| Genres | 4 | 84.7th |
Awards & honours
| Year | Award | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Prize of the city of Nuremberg | won |
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