Alfred Koerppen

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Alfred Koerppen (born December 16, 1926 in Wiesbaden ) is a German composer.

Life

Alfred Koerppen's father was a conductor, so that he became familiar with music at an early age. At the age of six he received his first music lessons. He composed his own compositions while he was still at school and received lessons in composition and music theory from Kurt Thomas at the Musisches Gymnasium in Frankfurt am Main . After the war Koerppen initially worked as an organist and music teacher in Frankfurt. In 1946 the first works were published and he was commissioned to compose. In 1948 Koerppen was appointed to a teaching position at the State Music School in Hanover. In 1960 followed a one-year stay in the Villa Massimo in Rome . In 1967 he received the professorship for composition and music theory at the Hanover University of Music and Theater . Since 1970 he has also worked internationally, for example as a visiting professor at the Shanghai Music Academy. In 1983 Koerppen received the Lower Saxony Prize for Culture.

Alfred Koerppen lives in Burgdorf near Hanover.

Works

Koerppen's works are published by Breitkopf & Härtel , Möseler Verlag , Bärenreiter , Ferrimontana and ADU-Verlag. He wrote chamber music a. a. for strings and piano, organ works, songs, numerous choral works a cappella and with accompaniment. Below is a selection; a complete catalog of works can be found on Alfred Koerppen's homepage.

Works for piano

  • 10 character pieces (1989). Möseler, Wolfenbüttel 1994
  • Sonata breve (1993). Möseler, Wolfenbüttel 1998
  • Setiner Diary (1999); 15 easy pieces for piano 2 u. 4 hands. Möseler, Wolfenbüttel 2002

Chamber music

  • Sonatina (1965) for violin a. Piano. Möseler, Wolfenbüttel 1970
  • Violinterzette (1969). Möseler, Wolfenbüttel 1970
  • Duo for flute a. Violin (1978). Möseler, Wolfenbüttel 1978
  • The moon rises stealthily (1983). Variations for violin a. Piano. Möseler, Wolfenbüttel 1986
  • Sonata in two movements (1986) for violin a. Piano. Möseler, Wolfenbüttel 1988
  • Trio in three movements (1986) for violin, violoncello a. piano
  • Trio play (1987) for violin, violoncello a. Piano. Möseler, Wolfenbüttel 1987
  • Piano quartet (1988). Möseler, Wolfenbüttel 1995
  • Duo on C sharp, A and D (1989) for violin a. Violoncello. Möseler, Wolfenbüttel 1991
  • Melusine or Varie maniere di ascéndere (1990) for violin. Möseler, Wolfenbüttel 1991
  • String Trio (1994). Möseler, Wolfenbüttel 2001. Möseler, Wolfenbüttel 2009
  • Triosonatine (2001) for treble recorder, transverse flute a. piano
  • String Quartet No. 1 (2006). Möseler, Wolfenbüttel 2006
  • String Quartet No. 2 (2007). Möseler, Wolfenbüttel 2009

Orchestral works

  • Sinfonietta (1946)
  • Concerto grosso for string orchestra (1947)
  • 1st symphony "The Appearance of the Horsemen" (1948)
  • The March. Proemio for orchestra (1981)
  • 2nd symphony (1985). Möseler, Wolfenbüttel 1985
  • Silvanus (1989). Möseler, Wolfenbüttel 1996
  • Sette Apparizioni (1993)
  • 3rd symphony (2001)
  • Concerto for string orchestra (2001)
  • Chamber symphony for 10 wind instruments (2005)

Solo concerts

  • "Abgesang" for violin and orchestra (1995)
  • Concerto for bass tuba and orchestra (1996)
  • Concertino for marimbaphone and string orchestra (2002)

Choral works

  • The Song of Solomon for 6 voices. according to Choir (1945)
  • The Tower of Babel. Scenic oratorio for 4 solos, male choir and large orchestra (1951)
  • Five choir songs for male choir with piano accompaniment based on poems by Joseph von Eichendorf (1959)
  • Joseph and his brothers. Choir story for women's choir a. Talking groups (1967). Möseler, Wolfenbüttel 1969
  • Invocations based on chants from the Wienhausen songbook for Schola, mixed choir, Fl. If. Vl. Vc. Kb. U. Organ (1968). Möseler, Wolfenbüttel 1968
  • Parable of the thorn bush for gem. Choir u. Orchestra (1969). Möseler, Wolfenbüttel 1969
  • The city coat of arms. Scene for solos (T. Bar. B.) acc. Choir u. large orchestra based on a text by Franz Kafka (1973)
  • Four Italian madrigals based on poems by Giuseppe Ungaretti for solo quartet and mixed. Choir (1976). Möseler, 1978
  • Zauberwald for women's choir (1982). Möseler, Wolfenbüttel 1983
  • Echo for solos a. according to Choir (1985). Möseler, Wolfenbüttel 1985
  • A cuckoo sat on a tree. Folksong variation for female choir (1987). Möseler, Wolfenbüttel 1989
  • Exemplary stories for women's choir (1989). Möseler, Wolfenbüttel 1994
  • 16 European Christmas carols for mixed choir a cappella ad lib. with wind septet and organ (1991)
  • Elijah. Choir narration for gem. Choir u. Organ (1991). Möseler, Wolfenbüttel 2004
  • Four Latin Choral Songs for mixed choir a cappella (1991)
  • Jonah. Choir narration for solos, acc. Choir u. Organ (1995). Möseler, Wolfenbüttel 1999
  • "Creator Spirit". Cantata in seven parts for speakers, soloists, acc. Choir and 13 wind instruments (1998)
  • "At Christmas in Germany" for speakers, solos, acc. Choir and 14 instruments (2000)
  • 6 Christmas carols for female choir (2003)
  • Stephen. Choir story for speakers, solos, acc. Choir u. Organ (revised 2004). Möseler, Wolfenbüttel 2004
  • Missa Brevis (2005). Möseler, Wolfenbüttel 2005
  • Choir songs based on words by Goethe, Claudius and Koerppen for mixed Choir (2008). Möseler, Wolfenbüttel 2008
  • Prayers from the ark for solos, women's choir, etc. Instruments (revised 2008). Möseler, Wolfenbüttel 2008
  • The most beautiful. Ode for women's choir (2009). Möseler, Wolfenbüttel 2009
  • German fair for gem. Choir (revised 2010). Möseler, Wolfenbüttel 2010
  • Graciously grant us peace. Choral cantata for congregation (1st choir), acc. Choir u. Instruments (2010). Möseler, Wolfenbüttel 2010
  • The death of John. Choir narration for gem. Choir, clarinet a. Organ (2010). Möseler, Wolfenbüttel 2011
  • Joke and madness. Nine pieces for gem. Choir on words from Erich Kästner, Hugo Ball and Fred Endrikat. Möseler, Wolfenbüttel 2012
  • Twelve choral songs for mixed Choir. Möseler, Wolfenbüttel 2013
  • Kaddish for gem. Choir u. Piano / organ. Möseler, Wolfenbüttel 2014

Stage works

  • Virgilius, the Magician of Rome (Text: A. Koerppen), Great Magic Opera for baritone, speaking role, boys' choir and piano or orchestra (Frankfurt am Main, 1951)
  • The Prodigal Son (Text: André Gide), incidental music (1953)
  • The Little Prince (text: Antoine de Saint-Exupéry), incidental music (1963)
  • On ne badine pas avec l'amour (text: Alfred de Musset), incidental music (1965)
  • Arachne, ballet (1968)
  • Die Wettermacher (text after Johann Peter Hebel), Singspiel for 3 boys' voices, male choir, piano, electr. Organ and percussion (1972; 1973 Puebla, Mexico)
  • An adventure in the cemetery (text after Guy de Maupassant), chamber opera, prelude and 4 scenes (Hanover, 1980). Möseler, Wolfenbüttel o. J.

honors and awards

literature

  • Koerppen Alfred. In: Wilfried W. Bruchhäuser: Contemporary composers in the German Association of Composers. A manual. 4th edition, German Composers' Association, Berlin 1995, ISBN 3-55561-410-X , p. 692.
  • Stefan Arndt: The imaginative / Alfred Koerppen has shaped the Hanoverian musical life like no other composer - tomorrow he will be 90 years old , in: Hannoversche Allgemeine Zeitung of December 15, 2016, p. 23

See also

Web links

personal data
SURNAME Koerppen, Alfred
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German composer
DATE OF BIRTH December 16, 1926
PLACE OF BIRTH Wiesbaden