Jan W. Morthenson
Jan Wilhelm Morthenson (born April 7, 1940 in Örnsköldsvik ) is a Swedish composer .
Life
He studied composition with Runar Mangs and Ingvar Lidholm and aesthetics with Heinz-Klaus Metzger at Uppsala University . Metzger sharpened his interest and his critical examination of avant-garde ideas. Morthenson is very active in Swedish musical life, he publishes articles in magazines, daily newspapers and on the radio. 1974–1975 he is chairman of the Swedish ISCM section. He lectures at the San Francisco College of Music and the Stockholm Conservatory and holds a number of government offices in the field of music.
Works
Morthenson created over 120 works for various ensembles, whereby in his early pieces in particular the timbre seems more important than the musical expression; later he wrote so-called “metamusic”, which deals critically with genres such as opera, church music or military music.
Works for wind orchestra
- 1963 Coloratura III for chamber orchestra
- 1977–1978 Attacca for wind orchestra and tape
- 1984 Energia I for youth orchestra, synthesizer, percussion, electric bass guitar and double bass
- 1987 Paraphonia for wind orchestra
literature
- Alfred Baumgartner: Propylaea World of Music - The Composers - A lexicon in five volumes . tape 4 . Propylaen Verlag, Berlin 1989, ISBN 3-549-07830-7 , pp. 90/91 .
- Wolfgang Suppan , Armin Suppan : The brass music lexicon . 5th edition. HeBu-Musikverlag, Kraichtal 2010, ISBN 978-3-9806925-9-5 , p. 540 f .
Web links
- Works by Jan W. Morthenson in the catalog of the German National Library
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Jan W Morthenson. svensmusik.org, accessed November 14, 2018 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Morthenson, Jan W. |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Morthenson, Jan Wilhelm (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swedish composer and musician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 7, 1940 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Örnsköldsvik , Sweden |