Gerd Zacher, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Gerd Zacher

German composer

Date of Birth: 06-Jul-1929

Place of Birth: Meppen, Lower Saxony, Germany

Date of Death: 09-Jun-2014

Profession: composer, organist, university teacher, musicologist, non-fiction writer

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Gerd Zacher (6 July 1929– 9 June 2014) was a German composer, organist, and writer on music.
He specialized in contemporary compositions, many of which feature extended techniques, and are written in graphic or verbal scores.
He interpreted the scores of numerous contemporary composers, including John Cage, Juan Allende-Blin, Mauricio Kagel, György Ligeti, Hans Otte, Luis de Pablo, and Isang Yun.
He is also known as an interpreter of the works of Johann Sebastian Bach.Zacher was born in Meppen and lived in Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia.