Hans-Joachim Marx (composer)

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Hans-Joachim Marx (born July 18, 1923 in Anklam ; † August 27, 2010 in Flensburg ) was a German composer and conductor .

Life

Hans-Joachim Marx was born in Anklam (Western Pomerania) in 1923 and grew up in Stralsund . At the age of 18 he enrolled at the Berlin Music Academy , but was drafted into military service during his first semester and was later taken prisoner by the Soviets. In 1948, Marx began studying at the Rostock University of Music . Here he was instructed in composition by Rudolf Wagner-Régeny , in conducting by Heinz Röttger and in piano playing by CA Marthienssen. In 1950 he got a job as Kapellmeister at the Rostock Theater , but left the GDR in 1958 for political reasons and became music director of the Schleswig-Holstein state theaters . From 1976 to 1988 he was a music teacher at the old grammar school in Flensburg and for the 1990/91 season he was the musical director of the Stralsund Theater .

Works (selection)

Orchestral works

  • Air Ostinato Es ist ein Schnitter, is called Death for organ, string orchestra, timpani and percussion (1980) (Keturi)
  • Bartók improvisations on 9 themes from music for children by Béla Bartók for wind orchestra (Carpe Diem)
  • Comédie du Tartuffe . Symphonic suite from the opera of the same name for orchestra
  • Concertino for wind orchestra (Carpe Diem)
  • German aviator heroes (1941/42?). Air march
  • Divertimento for string orchestra and harp
  • Three ballet sketches for orchestra (1959)
  • Improvisations on Hungarian and Slovak children's songs for orchestra (after Bartók) (Sikorski)
  • Zest for life . Concert waltz for orchestra (1945, revised 1978) (Carpe Diem)
  • Musical war diary. Musical mémorial for orchestra (1950)
  • Music for the play A glass of water
  • East Prussian Rhapsody for symphonic wind orchestra (Carpe Diem)
  • Serenade for symphonic wind orchestra (Carpe Diem)
  • Sinfonietta for large orchestra (Sikorski)
  • Symphonic Variations on a Yugoslav Folk Song (1954)
  • Old Style Suite for Guitar and String Orchestra (1985) (Keturi)
  • Dance suite for orchestra (1976)
  • Te Deum (about the Gregorian Te Deum and the chorale Great God, We Praise You ) for organ and brass
  • Variations on a Hungarian Folk Song for Orchestra (Sikorski)

Chamber music

  • Canzone (Keturi)
    • for solo violin
    • for solo viola
  • A strong castle is our god (Carpe Diem)
    • for woodwind quintet
    • for clarinet quartet
  • Shepherd's Song (Keturi)
    • for violin or viola and piano
    • for violin or viola and organ
  • There is joy in you . Choral Partita for Trumpet and Organ (Strube)
  • La petite Suite du Tartuffe for saxophone quartet (Sikorski)
  • Trombone quartet
  • Saxophone quartet (Sikorski)
  • String Quartet No. 1 (Keturi)
  • String Quartet No. 2 (Sikorski)

Organ works

  • Swan song (Keturi)
  • Choral Preludes (Keturi)
  • A solid castle is our God . Choralfantasie (2004) [For the inauguration of the large Buchholz organ in St. Nikolai zu Stralsund on October 31, 2006.]
  • Introduction and fantasy about the chorale I won't let go of God and the Frisian song Gölj-rüüdj-ween
  • Metamorphoses (Keturi)
  • Praise, praise and thanks be to God the Lord . Choral Fantasy
  • Toccata in C (1983) (Keturi)

Choral works with orchestra or instrumental accompaniment

  • Canticle Benedictus. Song of Praise of Zacharias for soloists, choir, children's choir, bell choir, strings and organ (Strube)
  • Creed. Ecumenical cantata for solos, choir and organ (Strube)
  • The story of the Syrian Naëman. Biblical ballad for solos, speakers, choir and instruments
  • Freiburg Mass for solo baritone, choir and organ (Carus)
  • Holsatia cantat for choir and orchestra
  • Land between the seas . Cantata for solos, choir and orchestra
  • Miserere for solo quartet, choir and orchestra (1965)
  • Do it Peter. Sacred concerto for choir and 2 organs (1984) (Strube)
  • Who only lets God rule . Choral cantata for solos, choir, organ and orchestra (Strube)

Operas

Sound carrier

  • Hans-Joachim Marx: Air Ostinato for organ, string orchestra, timpani and percussion, on CD: Contemplation - Keturi Musikverlag.
  • Hans-Joachim Marx: Hirtenlied for violin and piano, on CD: Miniatures - Keturi Musikverlag.
  • Hans-Joachim Marx: Wake up calls us the voice for brass, timpani and organ, on CD: Heaven laughs, earth jubilates - festive trumpet concert - cantata.
  • Hans-Joachim Marx: The story of the Syrian Naëman, LP FSM 53759.

literature

  • Hans-Joachim Marx and Stephan Steinmetz: Der Tartuffe (= Ulmer Theater , issue 130), Ulm (Süddeutsche Verlagsgesellschaft) 2001. [incl. complete libretto of the 2nd version of the Tartuffe opera]

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Art. Marx, Hans-Joachim , in: Fred K. Prieberg: Handbook of German Musicians 1933–1945 , CD-Rom-Lexikon, Kiel 2004, p. 4466.
  2. ↑ Archive link ( Memento of the original from September 21, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / ostholstein.mediaquell.com
personal data
SURNAME Marx, Hans-Joachim
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German composer and conductor
DATE OF BIRTH July 18, 1923
PLACE OF BIRTH Anklam
DATE OF DEATH August 27, 2010
Place of death Flensburg