Juro Metsk
Juro Mětšk ( May 1, 1954 in Bautzen – January 20, 2022 in Herrnhut ) was a contemporary Sorbian composer .
Life
The son of the Sorbian writer and publicist Frido Mětšk studied at the Hanns Eisler Academy of Music in Berlin until 1976 and was a teacher at a music school from 1976 to 1980. From 1980 to 1983 he completed a master's degree at the GDR Academy of Arts with Reiner Bredemeyer . In 1985 he received the Hans Stieber Young Talent Award as part of the Hallische Musiktage . From 1983 to 1986 he worked as a music dramaturge at the German-Sorbian People's Theater in Bautzen and has lived there since 1986 as a freelance composer.
In 1989, his work syndrom was awarded a prize at the West German Radio 's "Forum of Young Composers" competition. In 2017 he received the Ćišinski Prize for his compositional work and his scientific contributions to Sorbian music .
Mětšk died in January 2022 after a serious illness at the age of 67 in a Moravian hospice.
Works (selection)
- Canti per Cello e Piano , 1973, rev. 1982
- Accents antiques for string quartet, 1975
- Psychograms for large orchestra, 1976
- Musica da camera for flute, oboe, bassoon and tape, 1978/79
- …torso…alla…rondo…alla…torso… , trio for viola, double bass and piano, 1980/81
- Sestetto for flute, bassoon, horn, percussion, violin and viola, 1981/82
- with a grotesque giant bow ... (darkly a pizzicato) for viola sola, 1984
- Syndrome for chamber ensemble, 1985/87
- Contraction , contra-actions for chamber ensemble, 1987/88
- Return for large orchestra, 2003
literature
- Metsk, Juro. In: Wilfried W. Bruchhäuser: Contemporary composers in the German Composers Interest Group. A manual. 4th edition, German Composers Interests Association, Berlin 1995, ISBN 3-55561-410-X , p. 857.
- Metsk, Juro. In: Axel Schniederjürgen (ed.): Kürschner's Musician's Handbook. 5th edition, Saur Verlag, Munich 2006, ISBN 3-598-24212-3 , p. 306.
web links
- Juro Mětšk in the Archive of Contemporary Composers of the Saxon State Library - State and University Library Dresden
- Works by Juro Mětšk in the catalog of the German National Library
- Literature by and about Juro Mětšk in the Saxon Bibliography
- Website Juro Mětšk
itemizations
- ↑ Ćišinski Prize to Juro Mětšk. In: Foundation for the Sorbian people . October 21, 2017 .
- ↑ Juro Mětšk zemrěł. In: Serbske Nowiny . 21 January 2022 (Upper Sorbian).
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Metsk, Juro |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Sorbian composer |
BIRTH DATE | May 1, 1954 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Bautzen |
DATE OF DEATH | January 20, 2022 |
PLACE OF DEATH | Herrnhut |