Bernd Alois Zimmermann

German composer (1918–1970).

Born March 20th, 1918 in Bliesheim. [ref]

Died August 10th, 1970 at 52 years old in Cologne, Königsdorf (ballistic trauma). [ref]

Occupations
composer, critic, musician, musicologist, university teacher

There is a sacredness in tears. They are not the mark of weakness, but of power. They speak more eloquently than ten thousand tongues. They are the messengers of overwhelming grief, of deep contrition, and of unspeakable love. Washington Irving