Dietrich von Bausznern
Dietrich von Bausznern (March 19, 1928 – January 20, 1980) was a German composer, cantor, organist and music teacher. Bausznern was born in Rastenburg, East Prussia, now Kętrzyn in present-day Poland. He wrote more than 300 compositions in a wide variety of genres, yet concentrated on church music: religious concerts, cantatas, motets, choral music, and chamber music as well a youth opera and a funk opera. In 1981, the "Baußnern-Vereins zur Förderung des musikalischen Schaffens Waldemar von Baußnerns," an organization dedicated to promoting awareness of the music of Waldemar von Baußnern, Bausznern's grandfather was founded. The society, which is located in Darmstadt, is now known as the Baußnern Gesellschaft. Later life For his services as a rejuvenator of Lutheran music as organizer and composer, Bausznern received numerous awards. He died in Kirchzarten, Germany. External links list of references in the online catalog of the Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin List of Works German male composers People of Hungarian German descent Hungarian nobility 1928 births 1980 deaths 20th-century German composers People from Kętrzyn 20th-century German male musicians Academic staff of the Frankfurt University of Music and Performing Arts