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Franz Zaunschirm (born April 29, 1953 in Tamsweg ) is an Austrian musician and composer .

Life

In his youth he learned various instruments: accordion , piano , organ , trombone and percussion . During the boarding school he was organist at the Borromäum in Salzburg for six years until he graduated from high school in 1972. After that he was a trombonist in military music .

Zaunschirm studied composition and music theory at the University of Music and Theater in Hamburg from 1980 to 1982 . From 1983 to 1987 he studied musicology at the University of Hamburg , where he also received his doctorate in 1987. phil. PhD on Brahms composition technique at the University of Hamburg .

In addition to the diploma in church music A with distinction, he has a diploma in school music A1 (1977), the diploma teaching organ and teaching degree in geography (1981). He received the diploma "Music Theory and Composition" in 1982 in Hamburg. Formative teachers were Ernst Ludwig Leitner , Cesar Bresgen , Diether de la Motte and Christoph Hohlfeld .

Zaunschirm was first a lecturer , then professor for music theory and composition at the University of Music and Theater in Hamburg from 1982 to 1991. He had lectureships at the Trossingen University of Music , in Weikersheim and in Braunschweig .

Since 1991 he has held a professorship at the Mozarteum University in Salzburg.

More than 20 former students teach as lecturers for music theory or professors at universities in Germany , Great Britain , Spain and Finland . The two most successful graduates Sang-jick Jun and Uzong Choe are professors in music theory at Seoul National University in South Korea .

From 1995 to 1999 he was chairman of the Salzburger Volksliedwerk.

Works (selection)

Oratorios / musical theater

  • Maria Himmelskönigin (2002) and Maria im Advent (2000) with Hermann Regner and Josef Moisl
  • Music theater Das singende Moor (2007) with Sabine Zaunschirm
  • Children's musical Coole Planets (2002)
  • Eine Gans im Theater (1998) with Sabine Zaunschirm
  • The magic herb from Untersberg (2009) with Sabine Zaunschirm; Text by Hermann Göschl

Other works

  • Get ready!. Self-published songs for Advent.
  • Rejoice! Christmas carols. self-published.
  • Festive horn quartet. Music in church services, Loosmann music publisher.
  • Festive wind quartet. Music in church services, Loosmann music publisher.
  • Out of deep need. Toccata and chorale for organ, LINOS music publisher.
  • Jesus my joy. Meditation for organ, 1a music publisher.
  • Memento. for choir and orchestra.
  • Born for horn. Published by Hansjörg Angerer, Koch-Verlag.

Publications (selection)

  • Cesar Bresgen: Requiem for Anton Webern. In: Cesar Bresgen - composer and music teacher in the twentieth century. Pp. 95-104. Word and Music - Salzburg Academic Contributions No. 59.Salzburg 2005.
  • The early and the late Brahms. A case study based on the autograph corrections and printed versions of Trio No. 1 for piano, violin and violoncello op.8. Hamburg 1988.

Prizes and awards

  • Prizes and awards at composition competitions in Tours (F), Dresden (D), Vienna (A) and Hamburg (D).
  • Appreciation award and work grant from the Federal Ministry of Science and Research.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Vita Franz Zaunschirm ( Memento from July 2, 2007 in the web archive archive.today ) Entry at Music Information Center Austria with a list of works
  2. ^ Vita Franz Zaunschirm Homepage University Mozarteum
  3. ^ CV Franz Zaunschirm Entry at Music Information Center Austria
personal data
SURNAME Fence umbrella, Franz
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian musician and composer
DATE OF BIRTH April 29, 1953
PLACE OF BIRTH Tamsweg