Friedbert Streller

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Friedbert Streller (born December 21, 1931 in Hohburg bei Wurzen ; † December 24, 2017 in Dresden ) was a German author , musicologist and composer .

Life

From 1950 to 1956 he studied music education, musicology and composition with Fred Lohse at the University of Leipzig . He then taught himself as a lecturer in Magdeburg , Halle and from 1963 to 1993 at the Dresden Music Academy . In addition to his work as a music critic, he published biographical studies on Aram Chatschaturjan , Paul Hindemith , Sergei Prokofjew and Dmitri Shostakovich . Since 1959 he has also worked as a composer, writing symphonies , the first of which is dedicated to Shostakovich, string quartets, concerts, suites and motets. Streller was a formative member of the German Shostakovich Society.

Friedbert Streller's estate is kept in the Saxon State Library - Dresden State and University Library.

Works (selection)

Fonts

  • Sergei Prokofiev . VEB Breitkopf & Härtel, Leipzig 1960.
  • Aram Khachaturian . German publishing house for music, Leipzig 1968.
  • Dmitri Shostakovich . Portrayed for you. German publishing house for music, Leipzig 1982.
  • Revolt and departure . Music history studies on Expressionism in Germany. University of Halle, 1988.
  • Paul Hindemith . Portrayed for you. German publishing house for music, Leipzig 1985.
  • Erwin Schulhoff's relationship with Berlin . In: Traude Ebert-Obermeier: Studies on the history of music in Berlin. From the 18th century to the present. Henschel, Berlin 1989, ISBN 3-362-00328-1 .
  • Sergei Prokofiev and his time . Laaber Verlag, Laaber 2003, ISBN 9783890075549 .
  • Shostakovich's late turn to song . In: Shostakovich aspects - analyzes and studies, Verlag Ernst Kuhn, Berlin 2014, ISBN 9783936637298 .
  • Neoclassicism or a prescribed reference to tradition? Shostakovich's adaptation of Bach's themes and forms. In: Shostakovich, Prokofiev and other composers - studies and analyzes. Shostakovich Studies Vol. 11, Verlag Ernst Kuhn, Berlin 2014, PDF , ISBN 9783936637304

Compositions

  • Sonatina for vibraphone and piano (1959)
  • Thomas Müntzer Suite for Organ (1989)
  • Passion after Johannes for speaker, solos, choir and organ (1999)
  • 1st Symphony in memoriam D. Shostakovich (2004)
  • Web.-Side. Three portraits based on themes by Carl Maria von Weber for flute and piano (2006)
  • 2. Symphony Down and High in three movements
  • Symphonia da Requiem (3rd Symphony) in two movements (2006)
  • 4th symphony, the jazzy one , in three movements (2008)
  • Psalm motet Herr Hilf for mixed choir (2009)
  • 5th Symphony Pastorale in three movements (2010)
  • Sym-Phonia historique (6th symphony), Play off by Bruckner , Ligeti and Hindemith (2012)
  • Moses' thorn bush . A biblical sonata for organ (2012)
  • Franciscan Ode (7th Symphony) for soli, choir, two flutes, strings and percussion (2014)

literature

Web links

Remarks

  1. ↑ Most sources name Hohburg near Wurzen as the place of birth, the German National Library gives Hohnstein.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d Mourning for Friedbert Streller. In: German Shostakovich Society. 2018, accessed December 14, 2018 .
  2. ↑ Karsten Blüthgen: A humorous music mediator has fallen silent. In: Music in Dresden. December 28, 2017, accessed December 14, 2018 .
  3. ↑ Vita and catalog raisonné. In: Composers in Saxony. 2018, accessed December 14, 2018 .
  4. ↑ Calliope | Union catalog for archival and archive-like stocks and national documentation instrument for personal papers and autographs. Retrieved May 13, 2020 .
personal data
SURNAME Streller, Friedbert
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German musicologist, composer and author
DATE OF BIRTH December 21, 1931
PLACE OF BIRTH Hohburg
DATE OF DEATH December 24, 2017
Place of death Dresden