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Klaus Hashagen (31 August 1924 – 30 May 1998) was a distinguished German electroacoustic and experimental music composer, born in Central Java, Indonesia, and later based in Nuremberg, Germany. He was known for his incorporation of various styles and techniques in his music, including choral works, chamber pieces, Chanson, musique concrète, serialism, aleatoric elements, radiophonic compositions, spatial sound, and live electronics. Hashagen grew up in a German merchant family and began his musical journey at the age of six, learning piano from his mother. His exposure to Gamelan music had a significant impact on his artistic development. After returning to Germany in 1935, he attended a boarding school and continued to pursue music, playing in an amateur jazz band and experimenting with radio equipment. Drafted into the German Army in 1943, Hashagen's injuries prevented him from becoming a concert pianist, leading him to study music theory and choral conducting. He furthered his education at a newly-opened institution, where he learned composition and choral conducting, and trained as a sound engineer. His career included working as a sound engineer, editor, and radio composer, where he established a studio for new music and contributed to the foundation of Tage für Neue Musik Hannover. From 1966 until 1989, Hashagen served as the Music Department Head at a prominent institution in Nuremberg, where he promoted electronic music and

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