Claas Hanson

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Claas Hanson (* 1975 in Duisburg ) is a German composer , musician and music therapist .

Life

Claas Hanson attended the music grammar school in Essen-Werden and at the same time received a young oboe course with Taskin Oray at the Robert Schumann University in Düsseldorf and composition lessons with Alexander Meyer von Bremen .

As an oboist he participated in numerous modern music and music theater projects and worked as a church musician. Since 2003 his main focus has shifted to the composition of instrumental music , sound art and film music .

In 2005 he completed his studies in music and media studies at the Ruhr University Bochum (MA) and in 2008 creative music therapy (Master of Arts) at the University of Witten-Herdecke .

Since then he has worked as a composer, musician and music therapist and teaches at the University for Health & Sport, Technology & Art in Berlin as a professor for music production.

Musical works (selection)

Performance / instrumental works

  • Almost Transparent for percussion ensemble and electronics, op.15 (2016)
  • Fragile Silences for two sound performers and electronics, op.14 (2016)
  • U.N. Democratic Sonata for cello and active audience, op.13 (2015)
  • RS + nnnt - a korean love story for two pianos, voice and tape recorder, op.11 (2008)
  • Signs of the Night for mechanical organ, string quartet, two soloists and electronics, op. 10 (2008–2015)
  • Air light for mechanical organ, saxophone and electronics, with Karl-Heinz Blomann , op.9 (2007)
  • Windwerk for deconstructed organ and electronics, op.7 (2007)

Sound installations

  • project OSCar, commissioned work for the Kulturhaus Oskar, op.5 (2007)
  • Horarium , commissioned work for the 20th World Youth Day (2005)
  • audi :: MAX , commissioned work for the Ruhr University Bochum with Martin Lücke (2003)

Ars Acustica

  • 25 electronic odes , (2007-2031)
  • The third hammer blow , audio piece for WDR 3 Studio Akustische Kunst with Karl-Heinz Blomann (2006)
  • Kappa , radio play for 1Live eavesdropping (2006)

Film music

CD publications (selection)

  • Winch | Horarium , CD (EXIT Records, 2010)
  • Abandoned Pieces , CD (Klangperformer, 2016)
  • Soundtrack Impressions , CD (EXIT Records, 2011)

Books

  • Claas Hanson: The importance of technology for the musical avant-garde. Transformation of musical aesthetics and artistic self-image. Hamburg 2015, ISBN 978-3959347013 .
  • Claas Hanson: Creative music therapy with traumatized people in the context of anthroposophically oriented psychiatry . Munich 2013, ISBN 978-3640155392 .
  • Claas Hanson: Visual imagery of information technology . Munich 2012, ISBN 978-3656216957 .
  • Claas Hanson: technology and musical avant-garde. Transformations of musical aesthetics through technically produced and reproducible art . Munich 2007, ISBN 978-3-638-68841-3 .
  • Claas Hanson: parody, parody, caricature. Forms of the improper in Gustav Mahler's symphonies. Munich 2006, ISBN 978-3656217008 .
  • Claas Hanson: Discourse Analysis of Programming Languages. On the knowledge archeology of machine discourses . Munich 2006, ISBN 978-3638688420 .
  • Claas Hanson: Werner Egk - Abraxas . Munich 2006, ISBN 978-3638688437 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ H: G Berlin: University for Health & Sport Technology & Art: Professors . ( my-campus-berlin.com [accessed on January 9, 2018]).
  2. ↑ Christmedia
personal data
SURNAME Hanson, Claas
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German composer, musician and music therapist
DATE OF BIRTH 1975
PLACE OF BIRTH Duisburg