Hans Huyssen

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Hans Huyssen (born February 11, 1964 in Pretoria , South Africa ) is a South African-German composer .

Life

He began his studies at the University of Stellenbosch Conservatory . At the end of the 1980s he became a student of Gerhard Wimberger at the Mozarteum Music University in Salzburg. He finished his composition studies with a master class with Hans-Jürgen von Bose at the State University for Music and Theater in Munich . He also took courses with Luciano Berio and George Crumb . At the same time he works as a baroque cellist.

So far he has received orders and a. from the Munich Chamber Orchestra , the Siemens Kulturstiftung, the Pro Helvetia Foundation , Deutsche Welle etc.

Since 2005 he has been Senior Lecturer in Historical Performance Practice at the University of the Freestate in Bloemfontein .

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He places new music and historical performance practice as well as traditional music of South Africa individually in his compositions.

Musical theater

Orchestral music

  • Ciacona & Tshikona (2007)
  • Proteus Variations for orchestra (2006)
  • Audite Africam! , African suite for strings (1997)

Chamber music

  • Concerto for an African Cellist (2012/13)
  • Southern Nocturnal for solo guitar (2003)
  • "I fistula nomine ricordi" for various recorders and baroque cello (1999)
  • Responsory for solo violin and African bird calls (1996)

Vocal music

  • My good work, they didn't count, Lent Cantata for S, A, T, B, 5-part mixed choir, Baroque orchestra [2 recorders, traverso, 2 oboes, trumpet, strings, bc] (2017)
  • What Madosini told me , musical scene about songs and stories by the Latozi Mpahleni for Uhadi, Umrhubhe , Isitolotolo, voice, clarinet, string quartet and narrator (2002)
  • Indispensable Sorrow , Passion Cantata for soprano, alto, tenor & bass solo, 5-part mixed choir and baroque orchestra (1997/98)
  • Summer songs, song cycle based on texts by Georg Britting for baritone, accordion and violoncello (1994)
  • 4 Britting songs (1994/95) for baritone and orchestra (3.3.3.2 - 4.3.3.1 - harp, piano, timpani, percussion [2] - strings: 0.0.1.1.1)

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personal data
SURNAME Huyssen, Hans
BRIEF DESCRIPTION South African-German composer
DATE OF BIRTH February 11, 1964
PLACE OF BIRTH Pretoria , South Africa