Hans Orterer
Hans Orterer (born January 13, 1948 in Jachenau ) is a German military musician and composer.
Life
Orterer was born as the son of an organist and former military musician and attended the music high school of the Regensburger Domspatzen .
After graduation in 1967, he was first officer in the Armored Corps before 1973-1976 at the Cologne University of Music , a music director studies completed. In 1976 he became a music officer in what was then Army Music Corps 5 in Koblenz . Afterwards he was head of the following Bundeswehr music corps:
- 1976 Heeresmusikkorps 6 in Hamburg
- from 1979 Army Music Corps 4 in Regensburg
- from 1985 Army Music Corps 5 (newly established) in Giessen
- from 1992 Air Force Music Corps 3 in Münster
- from 1996 Air Force Music Corps 1 in Neubiberg
Orterer was the longest-serving military musician in the Bundeswehr until his end of service on January 31, 2010. He had the rank of lieutenant colonel .
Honors
- Medal of Merit of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (November 29, 1983)
- Cross of Honor of the Bundeswehr in gold
- Federal Cross of Merit on Ribbon (February 11, 2002)
Works
Orterer composed pieces of music for wind orchestra that were also recorded on CDs, including:
- Autumn leaves (for marching band )
- The youth are beautiful
- Musica Piccola
- Just courage (march for the concert band & marching band )
- Evening song (small and solemn evening music / serenade for the interplay of the brass orchestra & musician's procession )
- Old Bavarian Zap (1979, reconstruction and arrangement)
- Regensburg March (1985)
- Alma Mater (1999) ( troop march for the University of the Bundeswehr Munich )
- On firm ground (2001) (2nd place in the competition to compose the new march of the armed forces base of the Bundeswehr)
- Jachenauer Serenade (2003)
- Mountain Rescue March (2004)
- To a new one! (2005) (2nd place in the competition for the "March of the Bundeswehr" on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the same)
- Festfanfare (2008) (composed for the 50th birthday of the Air Force Music Corps 1)
- Beyhartinger March (2012) (composed for the Beyharting minstrel and fanfare parade)
Web links
- Works by and about Hans Orterer in the catalog of the German National Library
- Short biography on the website of the Bundeswehr / Air Force Music Corps 1. Accessed on December 11, 2010 .
- Short biography on the website of the Bundeswehr / Air Force Music Corps 3. Accessed on December 11, 2010 .
- Short biography on the website of the Bundeswehr / Army Music Corps 4. Accessed on December 11, 2010 .
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Orterer, Hans |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German military musician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 13, 1948 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Jachenau |