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Eberhard Werdin (19 October 1911 in Spenge – 25 May 1991 in Weilheim in Oberbayern) was a German composer and writer on music.

He studied in Hanover, Bielefeld and Cologne, and then became a schoolteacher. From 1955 to 1969 he was a lecturer at the conservatory in Düsseldorf, and in 1952 he became a professor at the Municipal Music School in Leverkusen.

Werdin wrote music for the stage, works for school orchestras as well as professional orchestras, choral music and chamber music, including a large number of works for brass instruments. He also wrote on aspects of musical education.

One of his compositions is Concertino Fur Flöte, Gitarre und Streichorchester (1969)

References

1. Catalog of Copyright Entries: Third series. Library of Congress Copyright Office. 1951. p. 636.
2. Studien zur Musikgeschichte des Rheinlandes: In Verbindung mit der Arbeitsgemeinschaftfür rheinische Musikgeschichte und dem Verein Beethovenhaus, Bonn (in German). Arno Volk-Verlag. 1965. p. 139.
3. Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Rheinische Musikgeschichte (1977). Beiträge zur Musikgeschichte der Stadt Düsseldorf (in German). Volk. p. 143.

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