MAC No. 23: Ich steh an deiner Krippen hier

Giselher Wolfgang Klebe (1925 –2009) was a German composer and academic teacher. He composed more than 140 works, among them 14 operas, 8 symphonies, 15 solo concerts, chamber music, piano works, and sacred music.

Giselher Klebe was born in Mannheim. In 1940, he began studies in violin, viola, and composition in Berlin, supported by a grant from the city of Berlin.

After the war, Klebe continued his music studies in Berlin (1946–1951), first under Joseph Rufer, then in master classes by Boris Blacher. He worked for the radio station Berliner Rundfunk until 1948, when he began to work full-time as a composer.

Klebe was inspired and influenced by works of authors and artists, especially his contemporaries. In 1957, Klebe succeeded Wolfgang Fortner as teacher for composition and music theory at the Hochschule für Musik Detmold. He was appointed professor in 1962 and, over the years, taught many students who went on to become well-known composers: Theo Brandmüller, Peter Michael Braun, Hans Martin Corrinth, Matthias Pintscher, and Lars Woldt.