Altuğ Ünlü
Altuğ Ünlü (born November 8, 1965 in Istanbul ) is a German composer , theorist and musicologist of Turkish origin.
Life
Altuğ Ünlü has lived in Germany since 1980. He studied composition / theory in György Ligeti's class from 1986–1991 at the Hamburg University of Music and Theater and received his doctorate in historical musicology from the University of Hamburg under Constantin Floros . To this day, Ünlü has published numerous musicological treatises on Mozart , Chopin , Mahler , Wagner and Schönberg in magazines and books. In 2000 he received the Bach Prize grant from the city of Hamburg for his compositional work . Since the winter semester 2000/2001 he has been professor for music theory at the Robert Schumann University of Applied Sciences in Düsseldorf .
Works
Since 2010, Ünlü's works have been published by the music publisher Friedrich Hofmeister .
Chamber music
- Sonata for flute solo (1986/1987)
- Quintet for Clarinets (1989); a composition commission for the 800th port birthday in Hamburg
- Suite for violin solo (2000/2002)
- String trio for violins and cello (1998)
- 'Kölner Trio' for flute, baritone saxophone and viola (2014)
- 'Danses' for percussion solo (2014)
- 'Pfeiffer-Palindrome' for mezzo-soprano or baritone and guitar (2015)
- Suite for double bass solo (2016)
- 'Fantasy' for flute and cello (2016)
Piano music
- Suite for piano solo (2000/2001)
- Constructions poétiques (2007/2008)
Organ works
- Suite for organ (2015)
Instrumental concerts
- Piano Concerto - Hommage à Béla Bartók (1995)
Orchestral works
- Variations for orchestra - the cuckoo (1996/1997)
- Passacaglia for orchestra (1999)
- Pipette and Airbrush - a color study for string orchestra (2008/2009)
Oratorios
- Requiem (2012-2013); Commissioned by the Rellinger Church
Instrumental cadences
Cadenzas to violin concertos by WA Mozart:
- Cadenza for the 2nd movement from the violin concerto KV 216 (1997)
- Cadenza for the 2nd movement from the Violin Concerto KV 218 (1997)
- Cadenza for the 2nd movement from the Violin Concerto KV 219 (1997)
Radio plays
- Radio play music for NDR / DLR radio play multi-part snow (2006)
bibliography
- Gustav Mahler's world of sound: studies on instrumentation . Frankfurt am Main, Berlin, Bern, Bruxelles, New York, Oxford, Vienna 2006
Awards
- 2000: Bach Prize Scholarship from the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg
Web links
- Literature by and about Altuğ Ünlü in the catalog of the German National Library
- Homepage of Altuğ Ünlü
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Ünlü, Altuğ |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German composer, musicologist and university lecturer |
DATE OF BIRTH | November 8, 1965 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Istanbul |