Kerstin Thieme

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Kerstin Thieme (born June 23, 1909 in Niederschlema , Erzgebirge , as Karl Thieme ; † November 26, 2001 in Stuttgart ) was a German composer , composition teacher , music pedagogue and music writer .

Life and career

Thieme was born in the Ore Mountains. After high school at the secondary school in Aue she studied from 1929 of 1934 school music and composition at the Academy of Music in Leipzig with Hermann Grabner . Her fellow students included Hugo Distler and Miklós Rózsa . In 1933, she successfully passed the state examination for teachers at secondary schools , and in 1934 with a thesis on the topic of "sound style of Mozart Orchestra" doctorate . First teaching activities in Leipzig followed. From 1939 to 1945 Thieme was obliged to serve at the front as a soldier in World War II and was later taken prisoner in Italy .

According to their political escape 1948 the Soviet occupation zone they received from 1950 to 1951 employment as a teacher at the Labenwolf-secondary school in Nuremberg , a musical school. From 1956 to 1960 she was a lecturer at the Nuremberg Conservatory , where she taught music theory. From 1960 to 1974 he was a lecturer at the Chair of Music Education at the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg .

After her retirement in 1974, Thieme decided to change the gender in 1976 at the age of 67 and took the female first name Kerstin .

Kerstin Thieme lived as a woman until her death in 2001. She continued her work as a composer until 1989. She died in 2001 and was buried in the Ostfilder cemetery in Stuttgart-Sillenbuch .

Musical work

Thieme achieved his first compositional successes during his time in Leipzig. These include the world premiere of the “Variations on a Theme by Hindemith” for a large orchestra in the Leipzig Gewandhaus in 1934 . After the Second World War, Thieme's compositional activities focused primarily on vocal music and orchestral works . In compositions with texts, the human solo voice often takes a back seat in favor of the use of choirs. Thiemes works, which are often characterized by bold harmonies, are never lacking in singing and textual clarity.

Thieme's important works include “Canticum Hope” , a triptych for soprano solo and mixed choir (1973) based on texts by Nelly Sachs and the “ Requiem ” , which premiered in 1998 in Nuremberg. Thieme also wrote numerous works for world premieres as part of the International Organ Week (ION) in Nuremberg, which has been taking place since 1951 . Thieme cultivated close ties to the Nuremberg-based choirs and choir associations, such as the Hans Sachs Choir or the St. Lorenz Bach Choir , which premiered Thieme's compositions on several occasions.

Thieme has received several prizes for her compositions, including in 1989 at the Fanny Mendelssohn Competition for Composition by the city of Unna, which Elke Mascha Blankenburg helped to establish . Thieme was a juror at several music competitions.

literature

  • Antje Olivier, Sevgi Braun: women composers from 800 years . 1st edition, orig . Edition, Sequentia, Kamen 1996, ISBN 3-931984-00-1 , p. 412.
  • Brunhilde Sunday u. a. (Ed.): Approach III: to seven female composers with reports, interviews and self-portraits . Furore-Verl., Kassel 1987 (= Furore-Edition; 821), ISBN 3-9801326-5-X . (Vol. III deals with Kerstin Thieme )

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Catalog raisonné by Kerstin Thieme
  2. ↑ Kerstin Thieme: An indomitable composer. Nürnberger Nachrichten, June 22, 2009
  3. ↑ Chamber choir of the University of Dortmund: Ensemble has had a good sound for 20 years, section premieres
  4. ^ The death against criticism of the world premiere by Jens Voskamp in: Nürnberger Nachrichten of April 14, 1998
  5. ↑ Apocalyptic visions romantic and modern ( memento from December 18, 2012 in the web archive archive.today ), November 24, 2006
  6. ↑ Church music choirs: Bachchor St. Lorenz
  7. ^ Fanny Mendelssohn Competition for Composition in Unna
personal data
SURNAME Thieme, Kerstin
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Thieme, Karl (maiden name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German composer, composition teacher, music pedagogue and music writer
DATE OF BIRTH June 23, 1909
PLACE OF BIRTH Niederschlema , Ore Mountains
DATE OF DEATH November 26, 2001
Place of death Stuttgart