Gerald Humel
Gerald Humel (born November 7, 1931 in Cleveland , Ohio , † May 13, 2005 in Berlin ) was an American composer of Czech origin.
Life
Humel was born to Czech parents. Since 1961 he lived in Germany and spent his compositional life in Berlin. Gerald Humel gained importance when he founded the “Neue Musik Berlin” group in 1965 together with his friends and colleagues Karl Heinz Wahren , Wilhelm Dieter Siebert , Roland Pfrengle and Jolyon Brettingham-Smith . From 1980 to 1993 he was a member of the "Akademie der Künste, Berlin (West)" in the music section. From 1993 until his death he was a member of the product derived from the "Academy of Arts, Berlin (West)" and the "German Academy of Arts in Berlin (East)" " Academy of Arts in Berlin ."
Humel was buried in the Stubenrauchstrasse municipal cemetery in Berlin-Friedenau .
Works
Opera:
- Heinrich's fever. A Kleist vision . Libretto by Thomas Höft . First performance 1994 at the Kleist Festival in Frankfurt (Oder)
Ballet:
- First love , 1965
- Herodias , 1966
- The Torture of Beatrice Cenci , 1971
- Lilith , 1972
- Othello and Desdemona , 1974
- Two giraffes dance the tango , 1979/80
- Circe and Odysseus , 1992/93
Awards
- Award of the National Institute of Arts and Letters (1965)
- Berlin Critics' Prize (1967)
- Berlin Art Prize (1973)
literature
- Sabine Westphal: Gerald Humel , biogram, in: Contemporary composers , in the Munzinger archive ( beginning of the article freely available)
Web links
- Works by Gerald Humel
- List of the stage works by Gerald Humel based on the MGG at Operone
- Biography
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Humel, Gerald |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 7, 1931 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Cleveland (Ohio) |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 13, 2005 |
| Place of death | Berlin |