Bertold Hummel
Bertold Hummel (born November 27, 1925 in Hüfingen ; † August 9, 2002 in Würzburg ) was a German Catholic cantor and composer of new music .
Life
Hummel was born as the son of the teacher, choirmaster and organist Gustav Hummel in Hüfingen , where he lived until the family moved to Merzhausen near Freiburg in 1932.
From 1947 to 1954 he studied composition with Harald Genzmer and violoncello with Atis Teichmanis at the Musikhochschule Freiburg im Breisgau . 1954 to 1956 followed concert tours as a composer and cellist. From 1956 to 1963 Bertold Hummel was cantor in Freiburg and freelance for Südwestfunk Baden-Baden. In 1963 he was appointed as a composition teacher at what was then the State Conservatory in Würzburg. From 1963 to 1988 he was Rochus Gebhardt's successor and headed the Studio for New Music in Würzburg, and in 1973 he was appointed professor. From 1979 to 1987 he was President of the University of Music in Würzburg (since 1988 its Honorary President) and since 1982 a member of the Bavarian Academy of Fine Arts. He gave guest lectures and traveled to performances of his works in Europe, the USA, South America, Canada, CIS, Australia, Egypt and South Africa.
Hummel married the violinist Inken Steffen in 1955, and the marriage resulted in six sons. Bertold Hummel died in Würzburg in 2002.
Works
- The Shrine of the Martyrs, Oratorio op.90
- The Emperor's New Clothes, Chamber Opera op.10
- Three ballets:
- Episodes op.23
- The last flower op.55
- Faustszenen op.72
- Three symphonies
- Symphony for strings op.20
- Reverenza op.30
- Jeremias op.100
- Visions after the Apocalypse of St. John for large orchestra op.73
- Sinfonietta for large wind orchestra op.39
- Concerts for solo instruments and orchestra (percussion concerto op.70)
- Musica Urbana op.81c for wind orchestra
- Eight fragments from letters by Vincent van Gogh op.84
- Masses, cantatas, motets, song cycles, chamber music, organ works, film scores, electronic compositions and music for children.
Awards
- 1956: Scholarship from the Federal Association of German Industry
- 1960: Composition Prize of the City of Stuttgart
- 1961: Robert Schumann Prize of the City of Düsseldorf
- 1968: Scholarship: Cité Internationale des Arts Paris
- 1982: Member of the Bavarian Academy of Fine Arts
- 1985: Federal Cross of Merit, 1st class
- 1988: Culture Prize of the City of Würzburg
- 1995: Orlando di Lasso Medal of the General Cecilia Association (ACV)
- 1996: Friedrich Baur Prize of the Bavarian Academy of Fine Arts
- 1998: Culture Prize of the German Catholics
- 1998: Order of Gregorius
Known students
- Jeff Beer
- Volker Felgenhauer
- Armin Fuchs
- Stefan Hippe
- Claus Kühnl
- Horst Lohse
- Klaus Ospald
- Rainer Pezolt
- Rolf Rudin
- Tobias PM Schneid
- Ulrich Schultheiss
- Franz Erasmus Spannheimer
- Stefan David Hummel
Web links
- Literature by and about Bertold Hummel in the catalog of the German National Library
- Bertold Hummel website
Individual evidence
- ↑ Horst Fischer: From Hüfingen into the world of music (on the 10th anniversary of his death), in: Südkurier August 9, 2012 ( PDF )
- ↑ a b 1998 Culture Prize of the German Catholics
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hummel, Bertold |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 27, 1925 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Hüfingen |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 9, 2002 |
| Place of death | Wurzburg |