Christof Dienz

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Christof Dienz (* 1968 in Innsbruck ) is an Austrian musician and composer.

Life

After attending the Musikgymnasium Innsbruck, Christof Dienz studied bassoon with Milan Turković at the University of Music and Performing Arts in Vienna from 1991 and graduated with distinction in 1999. In 1992 he founded Die Knödel , an ensemble that lasted until 2000 and for which he also composed. From 1997 to 2000 he was a bassoonist in the stage orchestra of the Vienna State Opera . Since 2000 he has been working as a freelance composer and musician; The zither increasingly appears next to the bassoon .

In 2005 he was composer in residence at the Composers Forum Mittersill. The album Dienz Zithered was awarded the Ö1 Pasticcio Prize of the program Pasticcio in 2005. In 2006 he was nominated for the FM4 Award, which is presented as part of the Amadeus Austrian Music Award . In 2007 he received the sponsorship award from the City of Vienna . In 2010 he was awarded first prize in the categories of instrumental and vocal works at the Innsbruck City Art Prize. In 2012 he was heard on the zither with the Jazz Big Band Graz on their album Urban Folktales .

Discography

Albums

  • 2005: Dienz Zithered ( Hoanzl )

Compositions

  • 1987: DUO for 2 bassoons (Conservatory of the City of Innsbruck)
  • 1989: FUNKY HEINZEI for bassoon quartet (Conservatory of the City of Innsbruck)
  • 1999: POPM… for flute, guitar (KH Schütz, M.Öttl, Klangspuren Schwaz)
  • 2000: ZGOING dance for violin solo (E. Kovacic, Klangspuren Schwaz)
  • 2001: HATSCHEN, BRATSCHEN, AIR BALLOON for 2 violas, air balloon (Plaichinger, Ackermann, Schiske, Klanggestalten Wien)
  • 2001: KAUFHAUSMUSIK for 3 woodwinds (Tripletounge Vienna Musikverein Wien)
  • 2002: QUENTIN for flute, clarinet, violin, violoncello, piano (Vienna Five)
  • 2002: FELDER for zither and loop generator (G. Glasl Klangspuren Schwaz)
  • 2003: HIKING WITH EUGENE for 2 guitars (M. + M. Öttl, Radiokulturhaus Tirol)
  • 2003: INSIDE THE ORGON ACCUMULATOR for 4 percussionists (the next step, Klangspuren Schwaz)
  • 2004: CONCERTINO PICCOLISSIMO for bassoon and piano (B. Loewe)
  • 2005: 8 POLAROIDS for 3 woodwinds (Tripletounge Vienna, Musikverein Vienna)
  • 2006: THE DEATH AND THE GIRLS for string quartet (Easter Bunny string quartet, Prima la Musica)
  • 2006: DIFFERENT TRUTH 2 for CD and improvising ensemble (Ensemble Integrales, Composers Forum Mittersill)
  • 2007: AMPLIFLY for alto saxophone, violin, double bass, piano, percussion and jack cable via a guitar amplifier (Ensemble Integrales, Hamburg State Opera)
  • 2008: HEY DRIVER, COOL DOWN THE H's for two bass clarinets (stump-linshalm, alte Schmiede Vienna)
  • 2008: WALD HALLT for zither and string quartet (Koehnequartett + Dienz, Wean Hean, Vienna)
  • 2009: JUSCHROA for string trio (Trio Broz, Tyrolean Festival)
  • 2010: STUBENMUSIK for dulcimer, zither, harp, guitar, double bass, wood, stone and water (square: sch Extended featuring Zeena Parkins, Klangspuren Schwaz)
  • 2012: JITTERING BALLAD for double bass / bass flute and guitar (True Lopster, Alte Schmiede, Vienna)
  • 2014: LITTLE PIECE FOR DOUBLE BASS SOLO (Alexandra Dienz, Jeunesse Cinello, Vienna)
  • 2014: BASS SURFACE for double bass solo and 2 players (Manu Mayr, Lukas König, fmRiese, Wattens, Tirol)
  • 2014: AIRLINES for brass quintet (Sonus Brass, Vorarlberg Museum, Bregenz)

Theater music

  • 2012: THE STORM by William Shakespeare (Stadttheater Klagenfurt, R .: Cornelia Rainer, musical direction: Christof Dienz)
  • 2010: HENS & FORKS (Bolzano Danza, director: Veronika Riz, music: Christof Dienz, Bozen)
  • 2006: THE 40'S SORRY THAT I'M LATE (D: A. Patton / Pathos Transporttheater / Munich /)
  • 2006: EVENING FILLING (D: F. Lion / Transittheater / Vienna /)
  • 2006: THE WAY TO THE ÖDENSEE (D: T. Hinterberger / Hörtheater im Stifterhaus / Linz /)
  • 2007: EVERYTHING FLIES ON a dance theater by Veronika Riz Music: Christof Dienz (Bolzano Danza)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Prize for artistic creation - City of Innsbruck . Retrieved August 31, 2015.
  2. ↑ Christof Dienz - City Theater Klagenfurt . Retrieved August 31, 2015.
personal data
SURNAME Dienz, Christof
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian musician and composer
DATE OF BIRTH 1968
PLACE OF BIRTH innsbruck