Allan Rosenheck
Allan Rosenheck (born October 12, 1938 in New York City , † February 21, 2018 in Schaffhausen ) was an American composer and electrical engineer living in Switzerland .
Life
Allan Rosenheck grew up in New York City and lived in Switzerland from 1972. He studied at the prep first. Div. Juilliard School of Music and then attended the special high school, "The High School of Music and Art", earned degrees in electrical engineering (City College of New York and New York University). Afterwards he worked in the field of acoustics until his retirement, initially in electro-acoustics (loudspeaker and microphone development and sound systems) and others. a. at the CBS laboratory and afterwards, from 1975 at the Eidgenossische Materialprüfungs- und Forschungsanstalt ( Empa ) in noise abatement.
His first published musical works were the "Wild West Suite" and "Suite en miniature / From New Orleans" (1985/6, Nepomuk-Verlag), both for recorder ensemble. This was followed by more music for recorder, piano, saxophone and youth orchestra (Nepomuk, Musik Hug , Pan Musik, Trais Giats). In 1995 he began to publish his music himself (Ursus-Verlag). Although Rosenheck mainly composed recorder music, he composed a. a. for various chamber music groups, voices and choir. His larger works include a musical (Die Wunderflöte) and two suites for youth orchestras (“Greetings from America” and “California Suite”), both commissioned by music schools. Later he also composed for the alphorn.
His style is a mix of classical, jazz and Broadway. As an instrumentalist he mainly played the viola and piano. He gave music workshops and lectures at seminars and congresses.
Compositions
All Rosenheck compositions can be found on the homepage (see below)
literature
- Interview with Allan Rosenheck in the wind tunnel (2005, No. 2)
Web links
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Rosenheck, Allan |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 12, 1938 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | New York City |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 21, 2018 |
| Place of death | Schaffhausen |