In 1937 he began to study composition with Carl Friedrich Pistor in Rostock. From 1942 he continued to study music (piano with Heinrich Riebensahm) at the “College of Music” in Frankfurt/Main, which was interrupted by war and captivity.
In 1942 he began studying music in Frankfurt/Main, which was interrupted by war and captivity.
From 1946 to 1950 he studied composition (among others with Rudolf Wagner-Régeny and Carl Adolf Martienssen) at the „Hochschule für Music”, which at that time existed temporarily in Rostock.
After previous aspirant he became a lecturer in 1954 at the „Deutsche Hochschule für Musik” (today: Hochschule für Musik „Hanns Eisler”) in Berlin. In teaching, his special orientation was the counterpoint. In 1978 he was awarded the professorship. He is the author of the textbook “Creative Counterpoint” (DVfM, Leipzig 1979).
The focus of his compositional work was on vocal music. In addition, he created instrumental compositions, film, television and radio drama music.
(Rainer Stelle)