Talk:Hans Werner Henze

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Added some particulars about his political beliefs. Also explained why his librettist was arrested at the Hamburg premiere of the Che Guevara requiem. The article still needs some fleshing out. The reference at the end is a good source for additional information. Dtaw2001 18:42, 14 November 2005 (UTC)

I've added some more stuff in, mostly details about his style at different times in his career, including details about the wonderful ballet "Ondine". His operas all need more analysis, and some more stuff on his more recent music would be great. He wil be the Opera Project's composer of the month for June, so if my fellow members could work on any of this it would be great. Thank you.Moreschi 14:16, 4 May 2006 (UTC)

Six months ago now Henry Flower revised the opening section to include a summary of influences, which includes "Italian music". I wonder if he or someone else more familiar with Henze's output than I am could make this a little more specific, since music by composers as diverse as Francesco Landini, Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina, Antonio Vivaldi, Giuseppe Verdi, Luigi Denza, Luigi Russolo, and Agostino di Scipio are all "Italian music". The text later mentions Neapolitan music, which suggests Denza and not the others, but only to someone already very well-versed in Italian musical styles. Such a drastic restriction, on the other hand, may not be a fair characterization.--Jerome Kohl 21:17, 7 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Intro

Shouldn't the introduction talk more about his music then his political beliefs? - 72.9.27.26 (talk) 21:27, 28 May 2008 (UTC)