Detlef Wolter (composer)
Detlef Franz Emil Wolter (born March 11, 1933 in Berlin ; † February 23, 2002 there ) was a German composer .
Life and work
Wolter first studied composition in Berlin with Heinz Tiessen and Boris Blacher . He later moved to Munich , where Carl Orff , Karl Höller and Harald Genzmer were his teachers. He was best known for his orchestral works, which found interpreters such as Rudolf Alberth , Kurt Graunke , Jan Koetsier and Reinhard Peters .
His music is characterized by a neoclassical, dance-lively attitude, springy rhythms and a sense of humor and the grotesque. It is based on a tonality enriched by church modes. Influences from light music can often be found (contemporary and in the titles of his works also historical), but these are processed symphonically and often with special attention to polyphony. Various of his works (including the orchestral divertimenti No. 3 & 4) have been recorded for radio.
Works
- Orchestral works
- Orchestra Divertimento No. 3 in C-Ionian (1962)
- Orchestra Divertimento No. 4 in Es Lydian (1970)
- Orchestra Divertimento No. 5 in F-Mixolydian (first performance 1994)
- Cassation for orchestra No. 1 in F-Lydian (WP 1974)
- Cassation for orchestra No. 2 in E-Mixolydian (WP 1986)
- Cassation for orchestra No. 3 in B-Lydian (WP 1974)
- Concertant dance music for string orchestra in D-Mixolydian (1957)
- Five dances for string orchestra (premiere 1968)
- Adagio for string orchestra (published around 1980)
- Ritornello for piano and orchestra (1962)
- Vocal music
- Four Morning Star Choirs (from Alle Galgenlieder ) (publ. 1970)
- Five Negro Songs based on words by Langston Hughes for male choir with one to percussion instruments ad lib. (publ. 1972)
- Joachim-Ringelnatz -Caprices for baritone and piano (published around 1963)
- Piano and chamber music
- Theme and variations for five wind instruments (wind quintet) (publ. 1963)
- Cassation for wind quintet (1980)
- Serenade for string quartet (1973)
- Notturno for flute, violoncello and piano
- Five miniatures for piano (1961)
- March and Rondo for piano
literature
- Detlef Wolter in the Bavarian Musicians' Lexicon Online (BMLO)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Wolter, Detlef |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Wolter, Detlef Franz Emil |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 11, 1933 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Berlin |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 23, 2002 |
| Place of death | Berlin |