Helmut Schiff

Helmut Adalbert Josef Schiff (born January 30, 1918 in Bratislava , † December 20, 1982 in Linz ) was an Austrian composer and music teacher .

Live and act

After studying philosophy and musicology at the University of Prague and the University of Bratislava (1936 to 1938), he studied from 1939 to 1943 at the University of Music and Theater "Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy" in Leipzig with Robert Teichmüller and Felix Petyrek piano and with Johann Nepomuk David Composition . In 1941 he also studied piano at the Vienna Music Academy with Emil von Sauer and taught at the Leipzig Music School.

He was married to Helga Riemann from 1944 to 1977 . The couple lived from 1944 onwards, with a six-year professional residency (1953 to 1959) in Hamburg until the 1970s, initially in Gmunden and later in Altmünster .

The marriage resulted in the sons Hans Christian (* 1949) and Heinrich Schiff (* 1951). After the divorce in 1977, Helmut Schiff lived in Linz until his death in 1982.

Helmut Schiff taught composition and piano at the Bruckner Conservatory from 1946, with interruptions through employment in music and secondary schools until his death in 1982.

His estate is administered by the library of the Bruckner Conservatory , with scholarships and prize money being paid out annually.

Works

His works include four symphonies, numerous concerts, piano pieces, chamber music and choirs. Helmut Schiff was a member of the MAERZ artists' association .

Awards

• Art Promotion Prize of the Province of Upper Austria (1963)
• Professional title Professor (1965)

student

• Helmut Rogl
• Helmut Eder

literature

• Franz Lettner : Artists at work - visiting Helmut Schiff , in: Tagblatt 1965, No. 74.
• Franz Zamazal : Painful Loss. On the death of Prof. Helmut Schiff , in: Kulturbericht, Born 1937 (1983), F. 1.
• Wolfgang Vokal : Helmut Schiff (1918–1982): an Upper Austrian composer and music pedagogue in the field of tension between musical trends. Ed. Innsalz, Ranshofen 2013, ISBN 978-3-902616-89-0 .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c} Tina Bayer: Helga Riemann (1924-2004). Life, work and creativity of an Upper Austrian composer. In: Yearbook of the Upper Austrian Museum Association - Society for Regional Studies. Volume 154/155, Linz 2010, pp. 319–320 ( PDF (4.4 MB) on ZOBODAT ).
2. ↑ Doblinger Musikverlag
3. ↑ History of the Anton Bruckner Private University ( Memento of the original from March 4, 2016 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. (PDF file; 93 kB)  
4. ↑ Elisabeth Oberlik: Well-established gallery operation at MAERZ in the new domicile , in: Linz Kultur 89 on the website of the city of Linz ( Memento of the original from March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF file; 582 kB)