Peter Altmann

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Peter Christian Altmann (born April 3, 1940 in Vienna ) is an Austrian composer , author and music teacher .

Life

Peter Altmann, 2009
Peter Altmann, 1986

Altmann comes from a musical family and initially received piano lessons from his mother, and after the war years also at the Vienna Conservatory . Erwin Christian Scholz became his sponsor at the teacher training institute in Vienna 1 (Matura 1959), who also accompanied his further training years at the Vienna University of Music . From 1959 he studied composition there with Karl Schiske , Otto Siegl and Gottfried von Eine and from 1960 music education for teaching and history at the University of Vienna .

From 1964, Altmann taught at the upper level high school Hegelgasse in Vienna and was also a lecturer at the Vienna University of Music (school music internship, didactics of new music).

In 1974 he was visiting professor at music academies in Scandinavia. In 1978 he founded the New Vienna Vocal Ensemble and took over its artistic direction. This was followed by the establishment of the Weinwurm Museum in Scheideldorf ( Lower Austria ).

In 1990 he led the Vienna Singverein's Australian tour as a conductor . From 1991 to 1993 he was President of the Austrian Society for Choral Music (ÖGC).

Altmann is the author of numerous school radio programs, publisher of several volumes in the Red Series at Universal Edition Vienna, as well as author of numerous music books and speaker at music congresses of the International Society for Music Education (ISME).

Compositions (selection)

  • Sonatina for soprano recorder and piano , Doblinger publishing house
  • Contrasts for bassoon and guitar, 1961
  • Brass trio, 1962
  • Prelude solemne for orchestra, 1962
  • Divertimento for string orchestra, 1962
  • Polarstern and Tigress (ballet orchestra), 1963
  • Variations for piano on a theme by Béla Bartók, 1964
  • My name is Urlappi, for speakers and instruments , 1972, Universal Edition
  • Animals tune you in, for voices, stick games and percussion , 1973, Verlag Doblinger
  • Cheerful Scenes , 1978, Fidula Verlag

Books and writings

  • Sinfonia by Luciano Berio. An analytical study. Universal Edition Vienna 1977
  • Rudolf Weinwurm 1835–1911 , ÖBV Vienna 1985
  • The Karajan Singing Association Family Album 1947–1987 , Universal Edition 1988
  • Possibilities of considering the shape of musical works . In: Music education I. New ways of school music education . - ÖBV Vienna 1977
  • Choral music in Austria . In: On the situation of musicians in Austria (music symposia in Schloss Schlosshof) 1990, ed. by Paul W. Fürst, Institute for Viennese Sound Style Vienna 1994
  • Richard Murray-Schafers Minimusic - ett protocol. In: Kreativ Musikundervisning , ed. by Lennart Reimers, Edition Reimers AB Stockholm 1977
  • New music in class . In: Materials and Documents from Music Education Vol. 8 , Gustav Bosse Verlag Regensburg 1980
  • with Herwig Reiter, Walter Wicek: Hören und Gestalten Vol. 1–4, workbooks for music education 5. – 8. School level , detto teacher volumes 1–4 on the workbooks, ÖBV Pädagogischer Verlag Vienna, 1975–1980
  • with Herwig Reiter: song studio, singing - dancing - making music , Pedagogical Publishing Society 1979
  • with Herwig Reiter, Eberhard Würzl: Musikstudio 1, workbook for music education in the 9th and 10th grade , ÖBV Vienna 1980
  • with Herwig Reiter, Eberhard Würzl: Musikstudio 2, workbook for music education in the 11th and 12th grades , ÖBV Vienna 1982
  • with Waldemar Block: General music studies. An introduction to the basic concepts of music for everyone , ÖBV Vienna 2nd edition, reprint 2000
  • Choral music for schools (three choral movements), ed. by Franz Blasl and Heinrich Gattermeyer, Universal Edition 1975
  • The Choir Conductors (7 choir movements), ed. by Viktor Fortin and Gerhard Wanka, Verlag Leykam 1993
  • as editor with Franz Gerstacker: From the early days of male singing, choral works from Call to Zelter , Doblinger publishing house 1985

literature

  • Lexicon of Contemporary Music in Austria , ed. Bernhard Günther, Verlag music information center austria ( mica )
  • Austrian Music Lexicon Vol. 1 , ed. Rudolf Flotzinger, Publishing House of the Austrian Academy of Sciences, Vienna 2002

Web links

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personal data
SURNAME Altmann, Peter
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Altmann, Peter Christian (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian composer, author and music teacher
DATE OF BIRTH April 3, 1940
PLACE OF BIRTH Vienna