Heimo pea
Heimo Erbse (born February 27, 1924 in Rudolstadt ; † September 22, 2005 in Baden near Vienna ) was a German-Austrian composer and opera director.
Life
After receiving musical training in Weimar in the subjects of flute, conducting and opera directing, Erbse was a director at various German opera houses from 1947 to 1950 , after which he worked as a freelance composer and mainly worked for film and theater productions.
From 1957 until his death he lived in Austria .
A prize for rock music from Salzburg is being financed from Heimo Erbse's estate.
Important works
- Julietta , opera semiseria in four acts, op. 15 (1957), based on the novella “ The Marquise of O…. “By Heinrich von Kleist , premiered on Aug. 17, 1959 at the Salzburg Festival
- Ruth Ballet (1958), based on the Old Testament 2 acts op. 16, premiered in 1959 in the Vienna State Opera
- The gentleman in gray , com. Opera op 24 (1965/66)
- The deserter opera 2 acts (1983), libretto
- Triple Concerto for violin, cello, piano and orchestra , op. 32, 1973 for violin, piano, cello and orchestra
- Concerto for piano and orchestra op.22
- Impression for orchestra op.9
- A dream play ( August Strindberg ), incidental music
- Leonce and Lena ( Georg Büchner ), incidental music
- Symphony ( "Symphony in four movements" ) op. 23 (1963/64)
- Symphony op.29 (1968/70)
Prizes and awards
- 1954 - Prize of the Bavarian Academy of Fine Arts in Munich
- 1955 - Cologne Industry Prize for Culture
- 1955 - Prize in a competition of the German composers' association
- 1956 - Berlin Art Prize for Music (Young Generation)
- 1956 and 1957 - Prix de la Fondation Européenne de la Culture
- 1961 - Beethoven Prize of the City of Bonn
- 1973 - Appreciation Prize for Music from the BMUK and Austrian State Prize
- 1985 - Awarded the title of professor by the Austrian Federal President
- 1994 - Culture Prize of the City of Baden
- 1996 - Appreciation Prize of the Province of Lower Austria
Web links
- Works by and about Heimo Erbse in the catalog of the German National Library
- Heimo pea on mica.at
- Austrian Society for Contemporary Music: Heimo Erbse ( Memento from December 17, 2007 in the Internet Archive )
- Heimo-pea archive in the archive of the Academy of Arts, Berlin
Individual evidence
- ↑ Heimo Erbse Prize for Rock Music from Salzburg - Call for Participation! . Article dated July 5, 2018, accessed July 27, 2018.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Pea, Heimo |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German-Austrian composer and opera director |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 27, 1924 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Rudolstadt |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 22, 2005 |
| Place of death | Baden near Vienna |