Erich Urbanner
Erich Urbanner (born March 26, 1936 in Innsbruck ) is an Austrian composer and music teacher .
biography
Urbanner studied composition with Karl Schiske and Hanns Jelinek , piano with Grete Hinterhofer and conducting with Hans Swarowsky at the University of Music and Performing Arts in Vienna from 1955 to 1961 . At the Darmstadt Summer Courses he took composition courses with Wolfgang Fortner , Karlheinz Stockhausen and Bruno Maderna .
From 1961 he taught score playing at the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna. In 1969 he became a full professor for composition and composition. From 1969 to 1974 he headed the twelve-tone seminar, from 1986 to 1989 the Institute for Electroacoustics and Experimental Music. Since 1968 he has also worked as a conductor.
Urbanner composed pieces for solo instruments, chamber music, orchestral works (including several instrumental concerts, a mass and a requiem as well as several operas).
Awards
- 1980 Art Prize of the City of Innsbruck for Instrumental Music
- 1984 Music Prize from the City of Vienna
- 1993 Tyrolean State Prize for Art
- 2001 Great Silver Medal for Services to the Republic of Austria .
- 2011 Gold Medal for Services to the State of Vienna
Works
- First string quartet , 1956
- First Sonatina - for piano , 1956
- Second string quartet , 1957
- Second Sonatina - for piano , 1957
- Prologue for orchestra on " Innsbruck, I must let you " , 1957
- Intrada - for chamber orchestra , 1957
- Eight pieces - for flute and piano , 1957
- Variations - for piano , 1958
- Variation - for piano , 1958
- Missa Benedicte Gentes - for four-part mixed choir and organ , 1958
- Piano concerto , 1958
- Five pieces - for piano , 1959
- Flute Concertino , 1959
- Eleven Bagatelles - for piano , 1959
- Improvisation I - for organ , 1961
- Five pieces - for violin and piano , 1961
- Five songs - for mezzo-soprano and small ensemble , 1961
- The ancestral image - for soprano and piano , 1961
- Concertino - for organ and string orchestra , 1961
- Symphony in one movement , 1963
- The Happiness or Virtue and Blame of Usefulness - Musical Burlesque in three acts after Guy de Maupassant , 1963
- Striking and sound figures , 1964
- Serenade - for string orchestra , 1965
- Etude - for wind quintet , 1965
- Dialogues - for piano and orchestra , 1965
- Improvisation II - for two pianos , 1966
- Concerto - for oboe and chamber orchestra , 1966
- Adagio - for piano , 1966
- Eight aphorisms - for flute, clarinet and bassoon , 1966
- Four pieces - for viola , 1967
- Rondeau - for large orchestra , 1967
- Five pieces - for flute , 1967
- Theme, 19 variations and an aftermath - for orchestra , 1968
- Improvisation III - for ten instruments , 1969
- Improvisation IV - for wind quintet , 1969
- Contrasts II - for orchestra , 1970
- Violin Concerto , 1971
- Solo - for violin , 1971
- Lyrica - for eleven instruments , 1971
- Third string quartet , 1972
- Concerto Wolfgang Amadeus - for two orchestras, three trombones and celesta , 1972
- Double bass concert , 1973
- Burlesque - for flute and organ , 1973
- Retrospectives - Four pieces for large orchestra , 1974–75
- Pastoral , 1975
- Piano Concerto 76 , 1976
- Takes - for piano trio , 1977
- Quartetto concertato - for string quartet and six string duos , 1978
- Nachtstück - for recorder ensemble , 1978
- Concerto for alto saxophone in Eb and twelve players , 1978
- Sinfonietta 79 - for chamber orchestra , 1979
- Sonata brevis - for chamber orchestra , 1980
- Six Phan keys and two percussionists - for two pianos, celesta, harpsichord, positive organ, harmonium and percussion , 1980
- Arioso - Furioso - for violoncello and piano , 1980
- Variation - for piano , 1981
- Nonet 1981 - for flute, clarinet, bass clarinet, tenor bass trombone, guitar, piano, violin, violoncello and double bass , 1981
- Concerto for violoncello and orchestra , 1981
- Sinfonia concertante - for chamber orchestra , 1982
- Ballade - for guitar solo , 1982
- Requiem - for 4 solos, mixed choir and orchestra , 1982–83
- Emotions - for saxophone quartet , 1984
- Double Concerto - for flute, clarinet and orchestra , 1984
- Eight ächte Tyroller Liader - for soprano, tenor and chamber ensemble , 1985
- Trio mobile - for flute, viola and violoncello , 1987
- Nineveh or Life goes on - opera in 2 parts (7 images) based on the "Book of Jonah" , 1987
- Thirteen character pieces - for piano , 1988–89
- Concerto - for saxophone quartet and string orchestra , 1989
- Concerto XIII - for saxophone quartet and 9 players , 1989–90
- ... in motion ... - Trio in two movements for violin, violoncello and piano , 1990
- Fourth string quartet , 1991–92
- Johannes Stein or Der Rock des Kaisers - monodrama for female speaker, 4 male voices and orchestra , 1991, 1994
- Duo - for accordion and double bass , 1992
- Cycle - for organ , 1993
- quasi una fantasia - Six concertante pieces for 15 instruments , 1993
- The daughter of Kerensteiner - four scenes for music based on a fragment by an unknown poet from the 12th century , 1994
- Fantasy piece for organ , 1995
- Three movements - for mixed choir, solos and violoncello based on poems from "Die Niemandsrose" by Paul Celan , 1995
- Shapes in Transition - Piano Piece , 1996
- encounter - variation - re-encounter - for twelve instrumentalists , 1996
- Solo - for clarinet in Bb , 1997
- Quartet for violin, clarinet, tenor saxophone and piano , 1998
- Organ work 1998 - Suite in four movements , 1998
- Multiphonie - for large orchestra , 1998
- ... speaking of organ point ... - for guitar solo , 1998
- Development - for violoncello and piano , 1999
- Vier Moritaten - for baritone and freely chosen instrumental accompaniment , 2000
- 5th string quartet , 2001
- Piano Concerto No. 4 , 2002–2003
- Concerto for accordion and nine instruments , 2003
- Duo for two guitars , 2003
- Reminiscences - for solo cello , 2005
- Encounters for large orchestra , 2005–2006
Individual evidence
- ↑ List of all decorations awarded by the Federal President for services to the Republic of Austria from 1952 (PDF; 6.9 MB)
- ↑ http://www.wien.gv.at/recht/landesrecht-wien/rechtsordnung/pdf/abl/abl2001027.pdf
Web links
- Works by and about Erich Urbanner in the catalog of the German National Library
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Urbanner, Erich |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian composer and music teacher |
DATE OF BIRTH | March 26, 1936 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | innsbruck |