Hermann Markus Pressl

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Hermann Markus Preßl (born May 26, 1939 in Altaussee ; † August 12, 1994 in Nea Mouchri, Greece ) was an Austrian composer and music teacher .

Life

After an apprenticeship as a machinist , Preßl studied violin and viola from 1959 to 1964 at the University of Music and Performing Arts in Vienna . He also studied composition with Helmut Eder at the Mozarteum Salzburg and with Waldemar Bloch in Graz . From 1964 to 1966 Preßl was director of the music school in Bad Aussee and then received a teaching position at the music school in Kabul in Afghanistan .

In 1971 he returned to Austria and taught violin at the Landesmusikschule Graz. He was second violinist in the "Himmel Quartet" and performed with the Graz Chamber Orchestra and the Graz Philharmonic Orchestra . From 1974 he was a lecturer for composition and music theory at the Musikhochschule Graz , where he was appointed associate professor in 1982 and full professor in 1985 .

Preßl's compositions include songs , cantatas , symphonies and organ works . As a composer he has received several awards, including the Joseph Marx Music Prize of the State of Styria (1974, 1986) and the composition prize of the "steirischer herbst" (1988).

Publications

  • The music of the Afghans , in: W. Kraus (ed.), Afghanistan 1974 .

literature

  • Günter Amtmann: Hermann Markus Pressl: Life and Work. Booklet accompanying the exhibition at the library of the University of Music and Performing Arts Graz: with biographical contributions, a treatise on Nuristan's music, a complete catalog of works and documentation , Graz. Self-published by the University Library, University of Music and Performing Arts Graz (Graz), 2001.
  • Wolfgang Suppan, Armin Suppan : The New Lexicon of Brass Music , 4th Edition, Freiburg-Tiengen, Blasmusikverlag Schulz GmbH, 1994, ISBN 3-923058-07-1 .
  • Music protocol 1979 , Graz: Österreichischer Rundfunk Studio Steiermark, 1979.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Austrian National Library: Estates in Austria - Personal Lexicon. Retrieved March 22, 2014 .

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personal data
SURNAME Preßl, Hermann Markus
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian composer, music teacher
DATE OF BIRTH May 26, 1939
PLACE OF BIRTH Altaussee
DATE OF DEATH August 12, 1994
Place of death Nea Mouchri