Hugo Wolf

Hugo Wolf (March 13, 1860 – February 22, 1903) was a Austrian composer of Slovene origin, particularly noted for his art songs, or Lieder. He brought to this form a concentrated expressive intensity which was unique in late Romantic music, somewhat related to that of the Second Viennese School in conciseness but utterly unrelated in technique.

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March 13 - 1860 - February 22 - 1903 - Austrian - Composer - Slovene - Lieder - Romantic music - Second Viennese School

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Though he had several bursts of extraordinary productivity, particularly in 1888 and 1889, depression frequently interrupted his creative periods, and his last composition was written in 1898, before dying of syphilis.

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Depression - 1898 - Syphilis

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