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Hansmaria Dombrowski
Hansmaria Dombrowski (born August 20, 1897, in Reichenberg, Bohemia; died August 11, 1977, in Berlin) was a German composer, conductor, organist, and music writer. He was born into a Catholic family with a strong emphasis on music, being the son of classical philologist Joseph Dombrowski. Hansmaria pursued his musical education at the Royal Academy of Music in Berlin, where he studied under notable figures such as Hans Pfitzner, Hugo Mann, and Hugo Kaun. In 1919, he was awarded the Meyerbeer Prize for young German composers by the Meyerbeer Foundation.

Dombrowski's career began with roles as a choir director, organist, and conductor in Stettin. He then worked as a freelance musician, notably in Schondorf am Ammersee, where he composed his most famous work, the "Klavierbuch zum Spielmann," first published in 1930. This work became one of the most popular German songbooks from the 1920s to the 1960s, facilitated by his sister, Nini Dombrowski, a music educator.

From 1935 to 1944, Dombrowski served as a conductor at Deutschlandsender and taught composition at the Hochschule für Musik and the Academic Institute for Church Music in Berlin. After World War II, he continued to work with various radio stations. His compositional focus included sacred works, choral music, and adaptations of folk songs. He also composed operas such as "Brautfahrt" (1941) and "Prinzessin Pirlipat" (1944).

Throughout his career, Dombrowski received several accolades, including the Meyerbeer Prize in 1920 and the Johann-Wenzel-Stamitz Prize in 1968. His legacy includes a range of compositions from operas and symphonies to chamber music and choral works, reflecting his romantic musical style influenced by his teacher, Hans Pfitzner.

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