Bernd Wiesemann
Bernd Wiesemann (born August 4, 1938 in Düsseldorf ; † August 10, 2015 there ) was a German composer , pianist , music teacher and conceptual artist .
Life
Bernd Wiesemann studied piano with Alexander Kaul at the Robert Schumann Institute in Düsseldorf .
Since the mid-1970s he was the first to advocate the children's piano (also known as toy piano) as a concert instrument, for which he also composed, for example “Seven Miniatures” (1980), “Petite Suite ” (1987) and “Bauhaus- Suite "(1994). Numerous concerts followed, often also in pubs, train stations or on the street, in 1993 a CD “ New Music for Children's Piano” and in 2003 an SACD “Das Untemperierte Klavier”.
Christian Banasik , Oskar Gottlieb Blarr , Carlos Cruz de Castro , Ratko Delorko , Michael Denhoff , Oscar van Dillen and Andreas Kunstein composed for Bernd Wiesemann and his children's pianos .
Wiesemann's compositions for children's piano have been published by Verlag Dohr Cologne.
Bernd Wiesemann died on August 10, 2015 at the age of 77 in his hometown of Düsseldorf of a serious illness.
His daughter Mirjam Wiesemann works as an actress and author.
Compositions (selection)
- Seven miniatures (1980) for toy piano (children's piano) or other keyboard instrument. Verlag Dohr, ISMN M-2020-0543-9.
- Petite Suite (1987) for toy piano (children's piano) or other keyboard instrument. Verlag Dohr, ISMN M-2020-0542-9.
- Bauhaus Suite (1994) for toy piano (children's piano) or other keyboard instrument. Verlag Dohr, ISMN M-2020-0541-5.
- Choreography of the sounds. Music for piano, trombone, baritone saxophone and experimental sounds.
Discography
- Choreography of the sounds. Paul Hubweber , trombone, Johannes Leis , baritone saxophone, Bernd Wiesemann, piano (live recording from November 27, 2001, Tonhalle Düsseldorf), Verlag Dohr DCD012, 2002.
Web links
- Literature by and about Bernd Wiesemann in the catalog of the German National Library
- Website Bernd Wiesemann
- Bernd Wiesemann at Verlag Dohr
- Recording of Wiesemann's first children's piano CD on muziekweb.nl
- Toypiano collection from Bernd Wiesemann in the piano museum Haus Eller / Collection Dohr
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Wiesemann, Bernd |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German composer, pianist, music teacher and concept artist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 4th August 1938 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Dusseldorf |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 10, 2015 |
| Place of death | Dusseldorf |