Hans Ulrich Staeps (Composer)
<em>Born:</em> Dortmund, Germany
Died: 25th July 1988, Vienna, Austria
Nationality: German
Hans Ulrich Staeps was a German composer, music professor and professional recorder player. Staeps was born in Dortmund and was a professor at the Vienna Conservatory from 1940-1975. He was a prolific composer of recorder works, writing over 20 pieces for the instrument in a period of 30 years. Many of these compositions are works for recorder ensembles from 2 to 6 recorders, sometimes with piano, cembalo or guitar accompaniment. He also wrote songs, made transcriptions of classical works for recorder and wrote didactic books on player the recorder amongst others .
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