Heinz Werner Zimmermann

Heinz Werner Zimmermann (born August 11, 1930 in Freiburg im Breisgau ) is a German composer .

Life

Memorial plaque on the "Janusz-Korczak-Haus", Schönwalder Allee 26, in Berlin-Hakenfelde

Heinz Werner Zimmermann grew up on Lake Constance , where Julius Weismann (1879–1950) was his first composition teacher from 1946 to 1948. After graduating from high school, Heinz Werner Zimmermann studied with Wolfgang Fortner in Heidelberg from 1950 to 1954 (also music theory at the Evangelical Church Music Institute there ). After the composition teacher examination (at the Musikhochschule Freiburg ) he became Fortner's successor in Heidelberg in 1954.

Heinz Werner Zimmermann was lastingly influenced by his preoccupation with American spirituals and classical jazz , as well as through personal contacts with the Heidelberg professor of musicology Thrasybulos Georgiades (1907–1977): his rhythm and language studies were an important stimulus for the composer.

Heinz Werner Zimmermann then worked as head of the Berlin church music school at the Johannesstift in Berlin-Spandau (from 1963 to 1976) and as a composition teacher at the Frankfurt University of Music (from 1975 to 1996).

Today, works by Heinz Werner Zimmermann are performed in many other countries besides Germany and the USA. His motets with double bass, his organ psalms and his church music "prose songs" have broken new compositional territory as well as his main choral symphonic works, the "Missa Profana" (internationally recognized with performances on three continents), the "Bible of Spirituals" and the "Symphonia Sacra" that have become known through numerous performances.

Heinz Werner Zimmermann received music prizes from the cities of Stuttgart and Berlin, the Villa Massimo grant (Rome) in 1965/66 , the Johann Sebastian Bach Prize (Stuttgart) in 1982 and the Wittenberg Award from the New York Luther Institute in 2001 . The award of an honorary doctorate by the American Wittenberg University in Springfield (Ohio) gave rise to three dissertations at other American universities, including one in 1970 at Stanford University in California: Allen Illick "The Choral Style of Heinz Werner Zimmermann"; Z. Randall Stroope "Later Choral Works of Heinz Werner Zimmermann"; Faythe Freese "The Hymns of Heinz Werner Zimmermann". In 2009, Heinz Werner Zimmermann received an honorary doctorate from the University of Leipzig. In 2012 he received the Federal Cross of Merit for his life's work .

Heinz Werner Zimmermann's most important music-aesthetic and music-theoretical essays as well as his catalog raisonné have been published in two collections edited by Friedhelm Brusniak : "Composition and Contemplation" (2000) and "Composition and Reflection" (2005).

Heinz Werner Zimmermann is married to the organist Renate Zimmermann .

Works

• Four organ psalms (Psalm 120, 121, 131 and 136); composed in 1955; UA Heidelberg 1955; Peterskirche, Herbert Haag, organ. Berlin: Merseburger 1957.
• Praise you servants of the Lord , motet for 5 parts. according to Choir and double bass; composed in 1956; UA Heidelberg 1956; Aula of the old university, choir d. Evang. Church Music Institute Heidelberg, direction Bruno Penzien. Berlin: Merseburger 1957. USA: Springfield, Ohio: Cantry Music Press 1961.
• A child was born to us , motet for 5 parts. according to Choir and double bass; composed in 1956; UA Heidelberg 1957; Transmission point Heidelberg d. Süddeutschen Rundfunk, Heidelberger Studentenkantorei, director Bruno Penzien. Berlin: Merseburger 1957. USA: Springfield, Ohio: Cantry Music Press 1961.
• Psalm Concerto , cantata for bass baritone, 5-part. according to Choir, children's choir, 3 trumpets, vibraphone and double bass, composed 1956–1957; UA Heidelberg 1957; Peterskirche Heidelberg, choir of the Friedenskirche Heidelberg, led by Erich Hübner. Berlin: Merseburger 1958; rev. Version 1962. USA: St. Louis, Missouri: Concordia Publishing House 1966.
• The Our Father , motet for 7-part. according to Choir, cellos and double bass, composed 1957; UA Dresden 1957; Kreuzkirche Dresden, Dresdner Kreuzchor, conducted by Rudolf Mauersberger . Berlin: Merseburger 1958.
• Christmas , four motets for 3 to 4 parts. according to Choir and double bass; composed 1957–1958; UA Heidelberg 1958; Peterskirche Heidelberg, choir of the Friedenskirche Heidelberg, led by Erich Hübner. Berlin: Merseburger 1958. USA: Springfield, Ohio: Chantry Music Press 1967.
• May the Lord be praised daily , motet for 4 parts. according to Choir and double bass; composed in 1957; UA Hamburg 1959; Choir of the "Rauhen Haus", conducted by Otto Brodde. Berlin: Merseburger 1958.
• Lord, make me an instrument of your peace , motet for 6 parts. according to Choir and double bass; composed in 1958; UA Karlsruhe 1959; Kantorei of the Christ Church Karlsruhe, directed by Klaus Martin Ziegler. Berlin: Merseburger 1959; USA: Minneapolis, Minnesota: Augsburg Publishing House 1987.
• See, we are going up to Jerusalem , passion motet for 8 stg. according to Choir and double bass; composed 1960–1961; UA Dresden 1961; Kreuzkirche, Dresdner Kreuzchor, conducted by Rudolf Mauersberger. Kassel: Bärenreiter 1962.
• O sing unto the Lord , motet for 4 parts. according to Choir and double bass; composed in 1961; Premiere Berchtesgaden 1962; Choir Clinic of the US Forces in Europe, led by Malcolm M. Johns. USA: Springfield, Ohio: Chantry Music Press 1962. Germany: Kassel: Bärenreiter 1964: "Come on, sing to our Lord".
• Vespers for choir and three instruments (vib., Harpsichord, kb.) In five movements (Ingressus, Psalm 118, Psalm 46, Hymnus, Magnificat), in German; composed 1960–1961; UA Heidelberg 1962; Heidelberger Studentenkantorei, director Bruno Penzien. Kassel: Bärenreiter 1962. USA: Carol Stream, Illinois: Agape Music Publishing House 1975.
• Christmas carol for alto solo, mixed Choir, vibraphone, harpsichord and double bass (text: Ilse Schnell); composed in 1961; UA Munich 1962; Choir of St. Matthew's Church, headed by Rudolf Zöbeley. Kassel: Bärenreiter 1962. USA: Chapel Hill, North Carolina: Hinshaw Music Inc. 1977.
• Make a joyful noise unto God , motet for 5 parts. according to Choir a cappella (Psalm 66, 1-3); composed in 1964; UA Cork, Ireland, 1965; Kaufbeurer Martinsfinken, head of Ludwig Hahn. USA: Springfield, Ohio: Chantry Music Press 1966. Germany: Kassel: Bärenreiter 1974: “Shout to God, the Lord, all of the world”.
• Choir variations on a theme by Distler for solo soprano and 4- to 6-part. Choir a cappella; composed in 1964; UA Berlin 1964; Matthäuskirche Berlin-Steglitz, Spandauer Kantorei, direction Helmuth Rilling . Kassel: Bärenreiter 1965.
• Three questions (based on poems by G. Benn, HM Enzensberger and I. Bachmann) for tenor solo, speaker, 5-part. according to Choir and chamber orchestra; composed 1966–1968; UA Berlin 1970; Kantorei of the Atonement Christ Church, Berlin-Charlottenburg, headed by Hanns-Martin Lehning. Kassel: Bärenreiter 1970.
• Six new songs (1959–1968) in organ setting and choral setting (3- to 5-part mixed choir). Kassel: Bärenreiter 1970:
  “God is our confidence”, “A child is born to us”, “But God can make”, “Glory to God in the highest”, “And the word became flesh”, “Sing to the Lord a new one Song".
• Three Spirituals in Memory of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. for 8 to 12 rows according to A cappella choir (“Crucifixion”, “In that Great Gettin'-Up Mornin '”, “I am Glad”); composed 1968–1969; UA St. Paul, Minnesota, USA, 1972; Bethel College Choir, St. Paul, conducted by Robert Berglund. Minneapolis, Minnesota: Augsburg Publishing House 1969. Germany: Munich: Strube 1990.
• Psalm 100 (engl.) For 4-part. according to Choir, organ and double bass; composed in 1969; Premiere Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA, 1969. Minneapolis, Minnesota: Augsburg Publishing House 1969.
• Psalm 23 (engl.) For 4-part. according to Choir, organ and double bass; composed in 1970; UA Minneapolis, Minnesota, 1970; Augsburg College Choir, conducted by Leland Sateren. Minneapolis, Minnesota: Augsburg Publishing House 1970.
• Three Simple Melodies for mezzo-soprano solo and piano based on texts by Marjorie Jillson ("How far is far enough?", "From where ...", "Life sings in Spring"); composed in 1971; Premiere 1971. New York, NY: Carl Fischer Inc. 1972.
• Five Hymns (1971–1972) in organ setting and choral setting (4-part mixed choir). St. Louis, Missouri: Concordia Publishing House 1973:
  "The Lord is my light", "Have no fear, little Flock", "Praise the Lord", "And the Word became Flesh", "Those who trust in the Lord" .
• Psalm 117 (engl.) For 4-part. according to Choir, guitar, organ, double bass; composed in 1972; UA Greenville, South Carolina, 1973; Furman University Chorus, conducted by Milburn Price. New York, NY: Carl Fischer Inc. 1973.
• Psalm 148 (engl.) For 5-part. according to Choir, soprano solo and tenor solo, with organ, vibraphone and double bass; composed 1972. New York, NY: Carl Fischer Inc. 1973.
• Now to the King of all Worlds (1. Tim. 1, 17), motet for 3-part. according to Choir and organ; composed in 1972. Springfield, Ohio: Chantry Music Press 1973.
• Four collages for 10-part. according to Chamber choir and piano on baroque epigrams and Bach inventions; composed in 1972; UA Berlin 1973; RIAS Chamber Choir Berlin, conducted by Uwe Gronostay. Kassel: Bärenreiter 1974.
• Psalm 13 (engl.) For 4-part. according to Choir, organ and double bass; Composed 1973. New York, NY: Carl Fischer Inc. 1974. Germany: Kassel: Bärenreiter 1976.
• Psalm 67 for 4-part. according to Choir, organ and double bass; composed 1973. New York, NY: Carl Fischer Inc. 1974.
• Psalm 121 (engl.) For 8-part. according to Choir a cappella; Composed 1973. New York, NY: Carl Fischer Inc. 1975.
• My Help comes from the Lord (Ps. 121) for 4-part. Choir, organ and double bass; Composed 1974. New York, NY: Carl Fischer Inc. 1975.
• Psalm 134 for male choir, harp and organ; composed in 1974; New York, NY: Carl Fischer Inc. 1976.
• Come, let us praise the Lord , Christmas Carol in organ setting and choral setting; composed in 1974; Premiere Berlin 1974, Dorfkirche Zehlendorf, Lutheran American Church of Berlin. New York, NY: Carl Fischer Inc. 1976; Germany: Wuppertal: Verlag Evangelischer Sängerbund 1987: “Come, sing and be happy today”.
• Be glad in the Lord and Rejoice , Easter song for 4 parts. according to Choir and organ; composed in 1977; New York, NY: Carl Fischer Inc. 1978.
• Now we have received , Small Pentecost cantata for 4-part. according to Choir, trumpet (oboe) and organ; composed 1979; New York, NY: Carl Fischer Inc. 1980.
• Psalm 130 (Engl.) For solo baritone, 4-part. according to Choir, guitar and double bass; composed in 1976; UA Eugene, Oregon, USA, 1976; Bach Academy Choir, conducted by Helmuth Rilling. New York, NY: Carl Fischer Inc. 1977.
• Missa Profana , Latin mass for four solos (SATB), 5-part. according to Choir, Dixieland band, tape recording of electronic noises and large orchestra (Introitus, Kyrie, Gloria, Credo, Sanctus, Agnus). Composed 1962–1977; Premiere Minneapolis 1981, Orchestra Hall, Minneapolis, Bethel College Choir, Mount Olivet Senior Choir (Robert Berglund), Minnesota Orchestra, general direction Henry Charles Smith. Bad Schwalbach: Edition Gravis 1996.
• Three Nestroy collages for 4-part. according to Choir and two pianos; composed 1976–1977; Premiere Salzburg Festival 1978; Vienna State Opera Choir, conducted by Walter Hagen-Groll. Kassel: Bärenreiter 1978.
• Psalm 150 (Engl.) For coloratura soprano, two 4-part. according to Choirs and orchestras; composed 1977–1978; UA Iowa City, Iowa, 1978; Choir of the 1978 Bach Festival, conducted by Helmuth Rilling. New York, NY: Carl Fischer Inc. 1978 (piano reduction and loan material).
• A Cycle of Rhymes for 4-part. A cappella choir ("Old King Cole", "A comical Song", "Hickory, Dickory, Dock", "Tweedledum and Tweedledee"); composed 1978; UA San Antonio, Texas, 1978; Texas Choral Conductors' Association, TCDA Convention. New York, NY: Carl Fischer Inc. 1978.
• Wake up the voice calls us , choral fantasy for 12 parts. according to Choir a cappella; composed 1979; UA Copenhagen 1979; Rundfunkchor Copenhagen and RIAS Chamber Choir Berlin, conducted by Uwe Gronostay. Kassel: Bärenreiter 1979.
• Now the heart broke away from everything , choral fantasy for 12 stg. according to Chor a cappella (lyrics by Jochen Klepper ); composed 1980; UA Stockholm 1980; Stockholm Radio Choir, conducted by Uwe Gronostay. Kassel: Bärenreiter 1980.
• St. Thomas cantata ("O come, you spirit of truth") for mezzo-soprano and baritone solo, 4-part. according to Choir and orchestra; composed 1981–1982; UA Stuttgart 1982; Leonhardskirche, Gächinger Kantorei, headed by Helmuth Rilling. Kassel: Bärenreiter 1982. New version 2002.
• Concerto for viola and orchestra in three movements; composed 1980–1986; UA XIV. International Viola Congress Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA, 1987; Soloist William Preucil sr., Air Force Orchestra Washington DC, conducted by Dennis Layendecker. Bad Schwalbach: Edition Gravis, 2007.
• String quartet in four movements; composed 1982–1988; UA Bad Homburg 1988; Phoenix Quartet Frankfurt am Main. Bad Schwalbach: Edition Gravis 1998.
• The Bible of Spirituals , oratorio based on 16 texts by American spirituals for four vocal soloists (SATB), 5-part. according to Choir, 1 part Children's choir and orchestra. Consists of two parts:
  1. "The Hebrew Chillen's Hallelu" (Old Testament); composed 1984–1985; UA Berlin 1986; Philharmonic Choir Berlin, Radio Symphony Orchestra of the SFB, conductor Uwe Gronostay. Bad Schwalbach: Edition Gravis 1996.
  2. “The Prince of Peace” (New Testament); composed 1986–1987; UA Manila (Philippines) 1987; Cultural Center of the Philippines, Concert Hall, Manila Madrigal Singers, Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Francisco Feliciano. Bad Schwalbach: Edition Gravis 1996.
  Complete UA of both parts Pforzheim 1994; Bach Choir Pforzheim, Jugendkantorei Pforzheim, reinforced Bach Orchestra Pforzheim, conducted by Rolf Schweizer . Complete edition: Bad Schwalbach: Edition Gravis 1996.
• Nunc Dimittis ("Lord, now you let your servant") for 4 floors. according to Choir, vibraphone, organ and double bass; composed 1987–1988; Premiere 1988 in Paderborn, Bad Driburg Kantorei, direction Heinrich Bentemann. Munich: Strube 1989.
• Prologue and fugue for organ; composed 1989–1990; UA Herford (Westphalia) 1990; Uwe-Karsten Gross. Wolfenbüttel: Möseler 1990.
• Two new spiritual songs (“God is love”, “Jesus Christ took power away from death”) in the organ and choral setting; composed in 1989. Munich: Strube 1989. USA: See below (“Three New Hymns”).
• God is love , song motet for 5-part. according to Choir a cappella (based on the text of the song “God is love”); Composed in 1990. Munich: Strube 1990. USA: Chapel Hill, North Carolina: Hinshaw Music Inc. 1995 (“God is Loving”).
• Three New Hymns , in organ and choral setting ("God is Loving", "God, You reveal Your Spirit", "Christ, our Savior"); composed 1989–1991. Text by Marjorie A. Jillson. Chapel Hill, North Carolina: Hinshaw Music Inc. 1992.
• New Year's Song ("From Good Powers") for 5-part. Choir, organ and double bass based on the text by Dietrich Bonhoeffer ; composed in 1991; UA Union Theological Seminary New York, New York City 1992; Dresdner Kammerchor, conducted by Hans-Christoph Rademann . Munich: Strube 1992.
• Great God of my life, I want to sing praises to you , motet for 6 parts. according to Choir (based on Gertrud von Le Forts “Te Deum”); composed in 1992; UA Art Summer Schwabenakademie Irsee; Akademiechor, director Kurt Suttner . Munich: Strube 1992.
• Praise the Lord! Cantata for trumpet, two electric guitars, double bass and 5-part. according to Choir; composed in 1992; Composition commission of the Evang. Kirchentag Munich 1993; UA Munich 1993; Studio choir of the Protestant Kirchentag 1993, directed by Roderich Kreile. Munich: Strube 1993.
• Concerto for oboe and orchestra in three movements; composed 1987–1994; UA Sioux Falls, South Dakota, 1995; Thomas Hinniker, oboe, Dakota Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Henry Charles Smith. Berlin: Edition Gravis, 2011.
• Three organ preludes (“How should I receive you”, “God is our confidence”, “Lord, make us strong in courage”); Kassel: Merseburger 1994.
• Concerto for piano and orchestra in three movements; composed 1985–1996; not published yet.
• Symphonia Sacra (“Symphony of Light”) for three vocal soloists (STB), combo, 5-part. according to Choir and large orchestra based on Bible texts and German sacred poetry in five movements; composed 1992–1995; UA Gewandhaus Leipzig 1997; Thomanerchor, Gewandhauschor, Gewandhausorchester, conducted by Georg Christoph Biller . Bad Schwalbach: Edition Gravis 1997.
• Te Deum (Latin and German) for soprano and baritone solos, 5 parts. according to Choir and orchestra (Te Deum I, Canticum, Sanctus, Canticum, Te Deum II); composed 1990–1998; UA Philharmonie Berlin 2000; Philharmonic Choir Berlin, conductor Uwe Gronostay. Bad Schwalbach: Edition Gravis 1999. New version 2006.
• Christ is King (1. Tim. 1,17), Bible prose song 1998 with additional stanzas by Marjorie Jillson. Choral setting (SATB) with trumpet and organ. St. Louis, Missouri, USA: Concordia Publishing House 2000.
• String quintet in four movements; composed in 1999. WP 2000; Hàba string quartet Frankfurt at the Dietzenbach music festival. Bad Schwalbach: Edition Gravis 1999.
• Lento for string quintet ; composed 1988–1992; UA Art Summer Schwabenakademie Irsee 1992; Rehearsal by Hans-Erik Deckert. Since 1999 part of the 4-movement string quintet (see 58).
• From my favorite songs , five small song verse motets for 5 parts. Choir (SMATB) a cappella; composed in 1999; UA Chorfest Berlin 2003; Jugendkantorei Ratingen-Hösel, director Toralf Hildebrandt. Munich: Strube 2000.
• “You put my feet in a wide space” (Ps. 31), motet for 2 choirs, organ and double bass; composed in 2000; WP German Evangelical Church Congress 2001 Frankfurt a. M .; Two choirs of the EKHN (Protestant Church in Hesse and Nassau) under Michael Graf Münster. Kassel: Bärenreiter 2001.
• Five Blues Fantasies for Piano; composed 1954–2002; Premiere in the "ARTES" series of the Frankfurt a. M. by Eike Wernhardt 2004. Bad Schwalbach: Edition Gravis 2003.
• Seven new songs (1999–2003) in organ and choral setting (SATB). Kassel: Bärenreiter 2005:
  “My time has not yet come”, “The Son of Man”, “Christ the Lord”, “God is Spirit”, “Who opens the hand to bless”, “We sing to you, who is Light "," That we are and that we live "(texts by B. Epple, I. Pilger and HWZ)
• Marienlob (2003), three motets for 2 mixed choirs based on biblical, old Russian and Islamic texts from Mary. WP 80th Bach Festival Leipzig 2005; Thomanerchor under G. Chr. Biller. Kassel: Bärenreiter 2005.
• Two Vespers Psalms (Ps. 145 and 100) for choir and 3 instruments (2003). Kassel: Bärenreiter 2008.
• Four new songs (2003-2004) in organ and choral setting (SATB).
  “Go and make disciples”, “Let us hold fast”, “It is not good that the man should be alone”, “For we have no permanent city here” (Bible prose with stanzas added); Kassel: Bärenreiter 2008.
• “Let us rejoice in the Lord” (Ps. 95, 1–3 and 6), motet for 4-part. according to Choir and double bass; composed in 2005; UA Cathedral Anniversary Berlin 2005; Staats- und Domchor Berlin, conductor Kai-Uwe Jirka. Kassel: Bärenreiter 2008.
• Three spirituals (“I got a robe”, “ Nobody knows the trouble ”, “Let us tell you 'bout heaven”) for 6-part. according to Choir a cappella; composed in 2007; The former is dedicated to the conductor Matthias Beckert ; Premiere in the Neuhaussaal / Regensburg 2007, anniversary concert by the vocal ensemble Cantabile Regensburg, conducted by Matthias Beckert; Kassel: Bärenreiter 2008.
• Rogate , three motets for 6- to 8-part gem. Choir with organ and double bass ("Opfre Gott Dank", "Truly, I tell you", "Don't throw away your trust"); composed in 2008; WP "Truly, I say you" 2009 by the Thomanerchor Leipzig under Georg Christoph Biller (on the occasion of the honorary doctorate); Kassel: Bärenreiter 2009.
• Don Giovanni Variations (2006-2007); Seven orchestral pieces based on Mozart's dramma Giocoso; still unpublished.
• The Te Deum German (in the translation by Martin Luther ), motet for 12 parts. according to Choir a capp .; composed in 2009; Kassel: Bärenreiter 2010.
• Vespers for choir and three instruments (vib., Harpsichord, kb.), New version in six movements (Ingressus, Psalm 145, Psalm 100, Psalm 46, Hymnus, Magnificat), in German, composed 2003-2006; UA Eppstein (Taunus), Chor der Evang. Training center for church music in Hessen in Schlüchtern, directed by Gunther Martin Göttsche. Kassel: Bärenreiter, 2010.
• Two new songs ("Lord, Your grace extends as far as heaven is", "Praise the Lord, all Gentiles") in the organ and choir; composed 2010. Kassel: Bärenreiter, 2011.
• Ave Maria , motet for solo soprano, two 4-part. according to Choirs and double bass; composed in 2008; WP Thomanerchor Leipzig under Georg Christoph Biller.
• Triplum for organ four hands; composed in 2008; Premiere 2009, Altenberger Dom, by Beatrice Weinberger and Gerhard Weinberger ; still unpublished.

Discography

45 'records

• Our Father - Praise you servants of the Lord - a child is born to us. Three motets for choir and double bass. Heinrich Schütz-Kreis Bethel, head of Adalbert Schütz. CANTATE records, 1958. (No. 643 235)
• Orgelpsalm 136. in: “Contemporary music on the Walcker organ”. Joachim Widmann, organ (Stadtpfarrkirche Ludwigsburg). WALCKER record, undated (approx. 1964)
• And the word became flesh stanza song, in "I will submit". Contemporary hymns in the organ setting and choir setting. Hessian Kantorei, headed by Philipp Reich. CANTATE records, 1968. (No. 659 406 Stereo)

33 'LP records

• Psalm concert . Cantata for baritone, 5 parts Choir, boys' choir, three trumpets, vibraphone and double bass. Choir of the Christ Church Karlsruhe , conducted by Klaus Martin Ziegler. CANTATE records, 1962. (No. 657 607 Stereo)
• Choir Variations on a Theme by Distler for solo soprano and choir. Spandauer Kantorei Berlin, director Helmuth Rilling; Soprano solo Elisabeth Speiser. CANTATE records, 1965. (No. 650 221 Stereo)
• Vespers , Christmas and Christmas carol for choir and instruments. Spandauer Kantorei Berlin, direction Martin Behrmann. CANTATE records, 1967. (No. 658 217 Stereo)
• Crucifixion . Spiritual fantasy for 12-part according to A cappella choir. Bethel Choir, St. Paul, Minnesota, USA, conducted by Robert Berglund. (In the album “Contemporary Music in the Federal Republic of Germany”, part 6, 1960-1970, of the German Music Council Bonn). DEUTSCHE HARMONIA MUNDI and EMI ELECTROLA, 1983.
• Come sing and rejoice today , Christmas carol. In the LP “So God has loved the world”, choir and wind music for Advent and Christmas. Choir of the Evangelical Singers Association Wuppertal, conductor Reinhold Weber. ERF-Verlag , Wetzlar, 1989.

Compact Discs (CD)

• A child was born to us , motet for 5 parts. Choir and double bass. On the CD "Carols around the World". The Quink Vocal Ensemble Hilversum, NL. Telarc Digital, 1989. (No. 30014)
• Psalm concert . Cantata for baritone, 5 parts Choir, boys' choir, three trumpets, vibraphone and double bass. On the CD “New Music in the Church”. Choir of the Christ Church Karlsruhe, conducted by Klaus Martin Ziegler. Cantate CD, 1997. (No. 58009)
• Shout out to God, the Lord, all the world - sacred choral music . 19 works of church service choral music a cappella and with instruments from three decades (1958–1988). Jugendkantorei Ratingen-Hösel, director Toralf Hildebrandt. Discant Classics, 1998. (No. DSC 2022)
• String Quartet (1988). On the CD "Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy and Heinz Werner Zimmermann - String Quartets". ARTUS string quartet Saarbrücken. Discant Classics, 1998. (No. DSC 2023)
• Choir variations on a theme by Distler for solo soprano and 5- to 6-part. according to Choir, "Now the heart loosened itself from everything" (motet for 12-part mixed choir) and “Jauchzet Gott, dem Herrn, alle Welt” (motet for 5-part mixed choir). Choir ensemble “Amici musicae” Leipzig under Ron-Dirk Entleutner. Apollon Classics Leipzig 2000. (Apc 10200 / LC 10940)
• Symphonia sacra - "Symphony of Light" for solos, choir, jazz combo and orchestra. Motettenchor Pforzheim, Jugendkantorei Pforzheim, Württemb. Philharmonie Reutlingen, direction Rolf Schweizer. Bayer-Records Cadenza, Bietigheim-Bissingen 2001. (CAD 800909) (LC 06474)
• Heinz Werner Zimmermann - Choral Works . Vocal ensemble Cantabile Regensburg under Matthias Beckert. Spektral-Records, Regensburg 2009. (SRL 4-08040) (LC 15543)

literature

• Friedhelm Brusniak (Ed.): Heinz Werner Zimmermann. Composition and contemplation . Schneider, Tutzing 2000, ISBN 3-7952-1178-6 .
• Friedhelm Brusniak (Ed.): Heinz Werner Zimmermann. Composition and reflection . Schneider, Tutzing 2005, ISBN 3-7952-1178-6 .
• About Zimmermann performances by the Dresden Kreuzchor, in: Matthias Herrmann (Ed.): Dresdner Kreuzchor and contemporary choral music. World premieres between Richter and Kreile, Marburg 2017, pp. 84-85, 290-292, 311-316 (Schriften des Dresdner Kreuzchor, Vol. 2). ISBN 978-3-8288-3906-9

Web links

Commons : Heinz Werner Zimmermann  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Works by and about Heinz Werner Zimmermann in the catalog of the German National Library