Bojidar Dimov

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Bojidar Dimov ( Bulgarian Божидар Димов , born January 31, 1935 in Lom an der Donau (Bulgaria); † June 19, 2003 in Cologne ) was a Bulgarian composer.

Dimov studied piano and composition at the Sofia Music Academy with Wesselin Stojanow and at the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna with Hanns Jelinek , Karl Schiske , Erwin Ratz and Friedrich Cerha . Since 1968 he lived in Cologne. From 1969 to 1972 he was a member of Group 8 Cologne ; In 1970 he founded the ensemble for new music trial and error . From 1972 he taught at the Rheinische Musikschule in Cologne, from 1996 at the Robert Schumann Hochschule in Düsseldorf.

Works (selection)

  • Continuum II - Mourning Minutes for Dana Kozanova for Chamber Orchestra (1968/69)
  • Raumspiel for soprano and chamber ensemble (1969/70)
  • The wedding of Susa , dance opera (1973, unfinished)
  • Breath of the Nymph for Shakuhachi solo (1975)
  • Self-portrait with Richard Wagner and other apparitions of the day and night for speaker, soprano, tenor and chamber ensemble (1982/83)
  • Largo carpaccioso , Trio on a Fugue by Bach (1983)
  • Hymns of the Siren for vocal quintet and clarinet duo (1985/86)
  • Commissioned for Baschandra , youth opera (1984/87)
  • Trois Poèmes de Nicolai Liliev for voice and piano (1987/88)
  • Once and other love songs for soprano, violin and piano (1992/93)
  • Passion Camille for flutes (1 player) and guitar (1995)
  • Breaths for three flutes (1994/96)
  • Reflexe I for flute and piano (1997)
  • Rauchzeichen I for viola solo (1990–1998)
  • Tangenten II for piano (2000)
  • Branches for flute solo (2000)
  • Three etchings by Pablo Picasso for piano (1997-2001)
  • Reflexe II for flute and piano (2002)

Prices

  • Award winner of the Vienna Art Fund

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Maria Kostakeva:  Dimov, Bojidar. In: Ludwig Finscher (Hrsg.): The music in past and present . Second edition, personal section, volume 5 (Covell - Dzurov). Bärenreiter / Metzler, Kassel et al. 2001, ISBN 3-7618-1115-2  ( online edition , subscription required for full access)
  2. ^ Biography and list of works at Verlag Dohr
personal data
SURNAME Dimov, boyidar
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Димов, Божидар (Bulgarian)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Bulgarian composer
DATE OF BIRTH January 31, 1935
PLACE OF BIRTH Lom on the Danube, Bulgaria
DATE OF DEATH June 19, 2003
Place of death Cologne