Composer Ernst Mahle passed away at the age of 96, on May 12. Mahle was born in Stuttgart, Württemberg, Germany on Jan. 3, 1929. He studied music in Stuttgart before moving to Brazil in 1951. He studied music with composers such as Ernst Krenek and Olivier Messiaen. In 1962, Mahle became a Brazilian citizen. In 1953, he helped found the {…}