According to the Internet source given below, Alfred Koerppen is a German born in Wiesbaden. The son of a composer and conductor he received his first musical education at the age of 6 and his first compositions soon followed. In 1939 he became a scholar at the "Musischen Gymnasium" in Frankfurt am Main and studied musical theory and composition with Kurt Thomas. After WW II Alfred Koerppen was initially was an organist and music teacher in Frankfurt also publishing his first works in 1946. He was professor for composition and music theory at the "Hochschule für Musik und Theater", Hannover.

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	Alfred Koerppen	Composers homepage.

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Rattenfangers schönste Lieder (D/Piano) 9 Spielstücke und 1 Choral für Blockflöte und Klavier. Level: 3 Publisher: Bärenreiter-Verlag (BA6651)

Variationen über zwei Volkslieder für 3 Blockflöten (D/A/T) An des Haffes anderem Strand / En passant par la Lorraine. Level: 3 Publisher: Bärenreiter-Verlag (BA6655)

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