Dorothea Hofmann

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Dorothea Hofmann (* 1961 in Bamberg ) is a German composer , pianist and university teacher .

Life

Dorothea Hofmann studied from 1978 school music , choir conducting (with Fritz Schieri ) and piano (with Erik Then-Bergh and Karl-Hermann Mrongovius, song accompaniment with Erik Werba and Norman Shetler ) in Munich and Salzburg as well as musicology and philosophy in Munich and Augsburg (doctorate in 1992 at Franz Krautwurst ). After teaching assignments in Bamberg , Augsburg and Munich , she has been teaching historical musicology and music sociology at the Munich University of Music and Theater since 2008, and has been a professor since 2014. In the Society for Music Research , she has been the spokesperson for the “Musicology at Music Colleges” section since 2011.

Dorothea Hofmann's compositional work ranges from piano and organ music to chamber music and songs for a wide variety of ensembles to oratorio works for solos, choir and orchestra. In 2006/07 Dorothea Hofmann was Composer in Residence in Schweinfurt , 2007 scholarship at the Centro Tedesco di Studi Veneziani in Venice , 2014/15 visiting professor at the University of São Paulo .

Honors

  • 1993 laureate at the international artist competition for contemporary music in Rotterdam
  • 2006 1st prize at the Herbert Baumann Composition Competition (for the sextet Tagtraum )

Compositions

Vocal works

Solo part and 1 instrument
  • Five Love Songs for soprano & piano. Texts: John Donne . Premiere 2005 Munich 2005. Alice Oskera-Burghardt (soprano), Donald Sulzen (piano)
  • Three counting rhymes for singing & mandolin. Premiere 2006 Munich
  • Origami (2008). Songs for vocals & dulcimer
  • Frammenti del fuoco (2007). Three songs for voice & piano. Texts: Michelangelo . Premiere 2008 Venice. Josefine Weber (vocals), Dorothea Hofmann (piano)
  • Origami (2008). Five songs based on everyday texts for medium / high voice & dulcimer. WP 2010 Munich. Ines Krapp (soprano), Komalé Akakpo (dulcimer)
  • I am awake (2010). Four love songs. Texts: Klabund . WP 2011 Munich. Wolfgang Antesberger (tenor), Masako Ohta (piano)
  • Morgenstern-Liederbuch (2011) for baritone and dulcimer. WP 2011 Munich
  • Night scene (2012) for lower voice and piano
Solo part (s) and chamber ensemble
  • Tobi and the magic beans . Musical fairy tale for speaking voice, flute, 3 zithers & double bass. WP 2004 Munich
  • Manél and the dancing sheep . Fairy tale for speaking voice, flute, 3–4 dulcimer, double bass & drums. WP 2006 Balingen
  • Praise of Creation (2008) for tenor and string quartet. Premiere 2009 Munich (Allerheiligenhofkirche). Kevin Conners (tenor), Szabó Quartet
  • Remembering Shakespeare (2010). Five songs for soprano, violin and piano. Texts: William Shakespeare . WP 2010 Fürstenzell (Portenkirche)
  • Mary of Magdala (2010). Biblical scenes for soprano, alto, horn, trombone, piano & organ. Texts: from the Luther Bible and by Mechthild von Magdeburg . Premiere November 14, 2010 Fürth ( Church of the Resurrection , 47th Church Music Days in Fürth). Monika Teepe (soprano), Renate Kaschmieder (alto), Wilfried Krüger (horn), Ralf Bauer (trombone), Andreas König (organ), Sirka Schwartz-Uppendieck (piano and direction)
  • Where are you? (2010). Four opera scenes for soprano, violin and piano (2010). WP 2011 Munich
  • Quam magnificata sunt opera tua, domine (2010) for soprano, 2 tenor chopping boards & flying pigeons. Premiere 2011 Hinterschmiding
  • WaldesGesang (2011). Three songs. Texts: Georg Maria Roers . Premiere 2011 Bavarian Forest National Park (House of the Wilderness). Ira Maria Scholz (soprano), Alexander Scholz (violin), Josepha Hanner (piano)
  • Neue Liebeslieder (2011) for soprano, violin and piano. Texts: according to marriage announcements. WP 2011 Munich
  • Love flashes . Recitative & Duet for 2 sopranos, dulcimer and accordion. WP 2011 Munich
  • Sinfoniae Sacrae . Texts: Said
    • I (2011) for soprano, trombone, timpani and organ. Premiere June 23, 2012 Fürth (St. Paul, Summer Night Concert). Annette Kroll (soprano), Ralf Bauer (trombone), Axel Dinkelmeyer (timpani), Sirka Schwartz-Uppendieck (organ)
    • II, 1 (2014). WP April 12, 2014 Fürth (St. Paul, Music for Passion). Michael Herrschel (baritone), Sirka Schwartz-Uppendieck (organ)
  • The Vampire (2012). Scene for soloists and ensemble. Premiere Freising 2012
  • Siren song (2012). Songs for soprano and piano trio . Texts: Sappho
  • Hulda (2015). Prophetic scene for speaking and singing voice, 2 percussion sets, organ and piano. Text: Michael Herrschel. WP November 22, 2015 Fürth (Church of the Resurrection, 52nd Fürth Church Music Days). Solgerd Isalv (mezzo-soprano), Michael Herrschel (speaker), Axel Dinkelmeyer and Wernerreiber (drums), Kevin Wagner (organ), Sirka Schwartz-Uppendieck (piano and conductor)
Choir / vocal ensemble a cappella
  • Psalm 121 (2007) for mixed choir. Premiere 2008 Schweinfurt. Schweinfurter Kantorei, led by Andrea Balzer
  • Psalm 148 (2007) for mixed choir. Premiere 2008 Schweinfurt. Schweinfurter Kantorei, led by Andrea Balzer
  • I Caffetieri di Venezia (2007) for vocal sextet
  • Three choir songs for Advent (2008). Premiere December 2009. Direction Alice Oskera-Burghardt
  • Open my lips (2009) for mixed choir. Premiere 2009 Munich ( Cathedral of Our Lady ). Cathedral choir, conducted by Lucia Hilz
  • Psalm 139 (2009) for mixed choir
  • Psalm 23 (2009) for mixed choir
  • Lasciare e Godere (2010) for four-part female choir. WP 2010 Munich. Mohr Villa Choir, conducted by Alice Oskera-Burghardt
  • das Vöglein ... ( if I were a bird ... ) for male choir. WP 2011 Munich
  • The thoughts are free (2012) for mixed choir
Choir and instrument (s)
  • Commit your way to the Lord (2010). Psalm verse for mixed choir, 2 oboes, bassoon, 2 violins, cello, double bass & timpani. WP 2010 Ingolstadt ( Liebfrauenmünster ). Head of Franz Hauk
  • From the depths I call, Herr zu Dir (2011) for choir, bassoon, double bass & organ. Premiere 2011 Munich ( Cathedral of Our Lady ). Head of Lucia Hilz
  • If you hear his name today ... (2011) for choir, bassoon, double bass & organ. WP 2011 Munich (Frauenkirche). Head of Lucia Hilz
  • Advent light (2014). Three chorale arrangements. WP November 30, 2014 Fürth ( Church of the Resurrection , 15th Fürth Female Composers' Concert, 51st Fürth Church Music Days). Youth choir CanteMania (mastered by Maria van Eldik), Laurence Tercier (harp)
Solos, choir and ensemble / orchestra
  • Mary Magdalene (2010/11). Biblical scenes. Version for soprano, alto, mixed choir, horn, trombone, piano & organ. Texts: from the Luther Bible and by Mechthild von Magdeburg . WP January 24, 2012 Regensburg ( Church Music College )
  • The Hermit - Aria and Scene (2011). Premiere 2012 Freising (Lindenkeller). Head of Alice Oskera-Burkhardt
  • Debora (2013). Oratorio for solos, mixed choir, flute, clarinet, bassoon, trombone choir, timpani, organ and string orchestra. Text: Michael Herrschel. Premiere (solo version) November 17, 2013 Fürth ( Church of the Resurrection , 14th Fürth Female Composers' Concert, 50th Fürth Church Music Days). Monika Teepe (soprano), Jennifer Arnold (alto), Markus Simon (baritone), Debora trombone choir, Farrenc Ensemble, Christian Martin Gabriel (conductor), Sirka Schwartz-Uppendieck (organ). WP (choir version) July 2, 2016 Fürth (St. Paul Church). Monika Teepe (soprano), Jennifer Arnold (alto), Markus Simon (baritone), vocal ensemble Langenzenn, Debora trombone choir, orchestra KlangLust !, Bernd Müller (conductor), Sirka Schwartz-Uppendieck (organ)
  • Olympia Fulvia Morata (2014). Cantata. Text: Michael Herrschel. WP November 30, 2014 Fürth (Church of the Resurrection, 15th Fürth Female Composers' Concert, 51st Fürth Church Music Days). Khrystyna Pichkurenko (soprano), Maria van Eldik (mezzo-soprano), youth choir CanteMania (rehearsed by Maria van Eldik), Laurence Tercier (harp), Pegnitzschäfer-Klangkonzepte , Christian Martin Gabriel (conductor), Sirka Schwartz-Uppendieck (piano)

Instrumental works

Solos

piano
  • Restlessness . WP 2001 Munich
  • The Dream of Persephone . WP 2002 Munich
  • The Wonderful Menagerie (2007)
  • 1st Sonatina (2007). Premiere 2008 Augsburg. Sylvia Hewig-Troescher
  • 2nd Sonatina (2007)
  • Notturno-Toccata per la Cioccolata (2012)
organ
accordion
  • At the sources (2008). Premiere 2009 Garmisch-Partenkirchen. Stefanie Schumacher
  • Olga, dancing on overgrown paths (2010). WP 2010 Munich. Stefanie Schumacher
Woodwind instruments
  • Le Matin (2007) for transverse flute . Premiere 2008 Venice. Marion Treupel-Franck
  • Lockruf (2008) for pan flute
  • Lingua Ignota (2011) for transverse flute. WP 2011 Bodelschwingh (Wasserschloss). Anne Horstmann
  • Selene (2012) for flute
String instruments
Plucked instruments
  • Maze songs and magic spells for zither . WP 2003 Munich
  • sparkling waves . Interlude for zither. WP 2003 Munich. Georg Glasl
  • On the move (2006). Suite for mandolin . Premiere 2006. Anna Torge
  • Tarantella con Peperoni (2009) for guitar
  • In der Sonne zu Singen (2012) for zither
dulcimer
  • Dream stories for dulcimer (solo & duo). WP 2002 Munich
  • Fantasia Ritmica for tenor chopping board. WP 2004 Munich. Birgit Stolzenburg
  • 9 Haiku (2007) for tenor chopping board. Premiere 2007 Munich
  • In the land of milk and honey . Sonata for dulcimer (2007). Premiere 2008 Ingolstadt (old camera office). Birgit Stolzenburg
  • Bittersweet… (2009) for dulcimer. WP 2010 Salzburg (Chocolate Salon). Heidelore Schauer
  • Pavane and Galliarde (2010) for dulcimer. WP 2010 Munich. Komalé Akakpo
Stick games
  • Il canto del Labirinto (2007) for marimbaphone . Premiere 2008 Munich. Martin Fuchs
  • a song from behind (2011) for vibraphone . Premiere 2012 Munich

Duos

  • The pirate and the blue sofa . Dream dialogues for dulcimer & treble recorder / dulcimer / violoncello. WP 2003 Munich
  • Moresca Notturna for flute & tenor chopping board. WP 2004 Munich
  • Summer dance . Dance scenes for 2–3 zithers. WP 2004
  • Dialoge und Duelle for 2 flutes (2006). Premiere 2007 Schweinfurt / Munich
  • Walks for Mandolin & Liuto (2007). Premiere 2008 Offenbach. Duo Opus 1
  • magnetic lines (2007) for 2 accordions
  • Thought songs I (2008) for zither & percussion. Premiere 2008 Munich (Gasteig, Long Night of Music)
  • Sonnengeflüster for two mandolins (2008)
  • Encounters on the Möbius strip (2009). Hommage à MC Escher for 2 transverse flutes. Premiere 2009 Munich. Bettina Fuchs, Marion Treupel-Frank
  • Imaginary scenery (Hommage à Oskar Schlemmer ) (2009) for electric zither & drums
  • Il grido - la liberazione (2009) for violin and accordion (2009)
  • Midwinter (2010). Sonata for recorder and harpsichord
  • Imaginary scenery (2009) for e-zither and drums. WP 2010 Munich ( University of Music )
  • Canto oscuro (2010) for dulcimer and violoncello. WP 2011 Munich
  • In the Garden of Eden (2011). Sonata for recorder (s) and flute (s). Premiere 2011 Trossingen
  • The Queen's Dance (2011) for pantalon and viola d'amore . Premiere 2012 Munich
  • Icarus . Sonata for saxophone and piano (2011). Premiere 2012 Munich
  • Arachne (2012). Sonata for zither duo
  • Stardate (2012). Sonata for two pianos
  • Elias (2013) for horn and organ. WP March 29, 2014 Fürth (St. Michael). Wilfried Krüger , Sirka Schwartz-Uppendieck

Trios

Piano trios
  • In the back light (2005). Trio for violin, violoncello & piano. Premiere 2008 Munich. Munich piano trio
  • ... of the longing for the sound of silence . Trio for violin, violoncello & piano
  • Myrten & Platanen (2008) for violin, violoncello & piano. Premiere 2008 Munich ( Gasteig , Black Box, Cypriot Spring)
other trios
  • Lichtsignale (2005) for 2 flutes & piano. WP 2005 Munich. - Recording 2007 ( Bayerischer Rundfunk ). Elisabeth Weinzierl, Edmund Wächter (flutes), Eva Schieferstein (piano)
  • Mirlo for dulcimer, zither & double bass. WP 2006 Murnau
  • Reverberation ( dedicated to WA Mozart ) for clarinet, viola & piano. Premiere 2006 Munich
  • Revolving Balance (2006). Trio sonata for trombone, marimba & double bass
  • Isarkiesel (2007) for recorder, tenor chopping board and accordion. Premiere 2007 Bad Birnbach
  • Das Zeitfenster (2008) Hommage à René Magritte for flute, guitar & drums
  • Grenzgang (2009) for 2 pianos and percussion. Premiere 2009 Munich ( Gasteig , Black Box, Cypriot Spring)
  • Thought Songs II (2009) for zither & 2 violoncellos. WP 2010 Munich
  • The three gentlemen (2010). Sonata in the form of a scene for three cellos. WP 2011 Munich

Quartets

String quartets
  • 1st string quartet (2005)
  • Metamorphosen (2010) for string quartet. WP 2011 Munich
other quartets
  • Steps in the Grassland (2005) for dulcimer quartet. WP 2005
  • Luftwirbel (2005) for 2 mandolins , mandola & guitar . WP 2005 Munich
  • Maskenspiel (2007) for 2 violins, violoncello & accordion. Premiere 2007 Schweinfurt
  • Die Monde des Galilei (2009) for saxophone quartet. WP 2011 Munich
  • Licht und Schatten (2010) for 4 violas. WP 2010 Agatharied
  • Tallis -fragment (2011) for saxophone quartet. WP 2011 Munich
  • warbling moods (2012) for four violins. Premiere 2012 Munich

Sextets

  • Tagtraum (2005) for 2 mandolins & string quartet (2005). Premiere 2006 Bamberg
  • … Denn der Regen… (2011) for flute, clarinet, violin, viola, violoncello and piano

Septet

  • Waldbilder (2009) for 7 flutes. WP 2010 Munich (Festival of the German Flute Society). Head of Edmund Wächter

Larger ensemble

  • Blossoms from dawn (2011) for zither ensemble. Premiere 2012 Munich

literature

By Dorothea Hofmann
  • The “Rhitmorum Varietas” by Johannes Werlin from Seeon Abbey (dissertation). Wißner-Verlag, Augsburg 1994
  • The composer as a hero. Mechanisms for the formation of cultural memory . The Blue Owl Publishing House, Essen 2003

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Verlag 433: Website of Dorothea Hofmann: Teaching & Research
  2. ^ Website of Dorothea Hofmann: Biography
personal data
SURNAME Hofmann, Dorothea
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German pianist and composer
DATE OF BIRTH 1961
PLACE OF BIRTH Bamberg