Stefan Hippe

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Stefan Hippe (* 1966 in Nuremberg ) is a German composer , conductor and accordionist .

Life

Stefan Hippe received his first accordion lessons from 1974 with Herbert Bausewein, first composition lessons with Hans-Ludwig Schilling from 1981 . At the Meistersinger Conservatory in Nuremberg he studied accordion with Willi Münch and Irene Kauper, then composition with Bertold Hummel and Heinz Winbeck and conducting with Günther Wich at the University of Music in Würzburg . Since 1999 he has been teaching at the Nuremberg Music School and from 2004 to 2007 at the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg . Since 2015 he has been a lecturer a. a. obliged to conduct at the Hohner Conservatory in Trossingen. As a composer and soloist, Stefan Hippe u. a. with the Nuremberg Accordion Orchestra , the Ensemble Kontraste and the State Theater Nuremberg . With the soprano Irene Kurka he founded the Duo Soprakkordeon in 2000 . He is also chief conductor of the Federal Accordion Orchestra (BuAkkO), a project and selection orchestra founded in 2010 and funded by the German Harmonica Association .

Honors

Compositions

Stage work

Vocal compositions

  • 23. Psalm (1983) for voice and organ. Text in Latin and German. Premiere April 17th, 1988
  • The three ponds of Hellbrunn (1989). 1st string quartet, with soprano solo and double bass. Text: Georg Trakl . Premiere June 19, 1989 Lohr am Main
  • Egonoia (1990) for chamber choir, contrabassoon and piano. Texts: 6 poems by Ernst Jandl . WP June 20, 1990 in Würzburg
  • Jusques à la mort ... (1990). Song cycle for alto and piano. Texts: Guillaume de Machaut , Rainer Maria Rilke and Friedrich Hölderlin . Premiere December 17, 1990 in Würzburg
  • Spring song (1995) for mixed choir and accordion orchestra (4.4.4.4.2B). Text: from the Carmina Burana . WP June 15, 1996 Schweinfurt
  • Wild with love (1997). Chamber music No. 3 (1st movement) for voice, flute, percussion and accordion. Text: Stanley Kunitz . Premiere November 21, 2001 Nuremberg
  • Credo (2000) for 8-part chamber choir and brass. Premiere October 1, 2000 Nuremberg
  • Our father (2001) for soprano, baritone, harp, glockenspiel and string sextet (1.1.2.2.0). Premiere August 11, 2001 Regensburg
  • Wahnsinniges Gedicht (2001/02) for mixed choir and accordion orchestra. Texts: 5 poems by Ernst Jandl. Premiere May 6, 2006 Nuremberg
  • Under der linden (2002) for chamber choir. Texts: 3 poems by Walther von der Vogelweide . WP August 19, 2002
  • die liebe (2002) for soprano and accordion. Texts: 2 poems by Gerhard Falkner . WP January 14, 2003 Nuremberg ( Irene Kurka [soprano], Stefan Hippe [accordion])
  • Blauer Himmel (2003) for soprano, flute, 2 guitars, violoncello and accordion. Texts: 2 poems by Gerhard Falkner. WP 10 December 2003 in Würzburg
  • Requiem (2005) for soprano, mixed choir and orchestra. Texts: by Alejandra Pizarnik and from the Old Testament . WP November 19, 2005 Nuremberg ( St. Lorenz )
  • Stabat mater (2008) for 3-part mixed choir and accordion. Premiere April 18, 2009 Warsaw
  • Atem 1946 (2019) for choir a cappella - Heinz Winbeck in Memoriam. WP May 25, 2019 Erlangen

Orchestra / ensemble works

  • The Temptation of St. Anthony (1986/97) for accordion orchestra (4.4.4.4.2B.2  electronies ). Premiere May 22, 1998 Innsbruck
  • Fresques (1989) for orchestra (2.2.2.2 - 4.2.3.0 - harp - percussion [2] - strings). Premiere April 5, 1991 Bad Reichenhall
  • … A soft tone drawn… (1990/91) for accordion orchestra (5.5.4.4.2B.2 Elektronien.Sw). Premiere November 8, 1991 Gaggenau
  • Krakatao (1993) for accordion orchestra (4.4.3.3.2B.1–2 Elektronien.Sw). Premiere 23 November 1994 in Weißenburg
  • Chamber music No. 1 (1994) for ensemble (10 players: 1.0.1.0 - 1.1.1.0 - percussion - piano - strings: 1.0.0.1.1). WP March 23, 1995 in Würzburg
  • MŒHB (1996). Seven pieces for accordion orchestra (4.4.4.4.2B.2 Electronics). Premiere November 21, 1998 Horsholm
  • Salut (1997) for accordion orchestra (4.4.3.3.2B.2 electronics) and percussion. WP June 24, 1997 Stuttgart
  • Portraits (1997) for symphony orchestra and accordion orchestra (4.4.4.4). Premiere February 13, 1988 Hof ( Hofer Symphoniker )
  • OURCQ. Rêvie parisienne (1997) for accordion and accordion orchestra (4.4.4.4.2B.2 electronics). Premiere November 21, 1998 Nuremberg
  • Expression sites (1998) for accordion orchestra (4.4.4.4.2B). Premiere December 5, 1998 Laaber
  • Short Cuts (2002/03) for accordion orchestra (4.4.3.3.2B), 2 electronics (ad libitum) and percussion (ad libitum). WP July 19, 2003 Nuremberg
  • The moons of Saturn
  • Part 1 (2005) for accordion orchestra (4.4.3.3.2 Electronics.2B) and percussion. WP April 8, 2006 Trossingen
  • Part 2 (2006) for accordion orchestra (4.4.3.3.2 Electronics.2B) and percussion. WP March 18, 2007 Erlangen
  • Part 3 (movements 10-14; 2008/09) for accordion orchestra (4.4.3.3.2B). Premiere autumn 2009 Cottbus
  • Tumulus - nachts (2006) for accordion and string orchestra (6.5.4.3.2). Premiere September 16, 2006 Nuremberg (Production: Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg )
  • Tango capriccioso (2006) for accordion orchestra (4.4.3.3.2 Electronics.2B), piano and percussion. WP April 28, 2007 Fürth
  • Disposition (2006) for organ, 2 oboes, 2 horns in F and string quintet (solo or choral). Premiere December 3, 2006 Nuremberg (St. Jobst; for the organ inauguration)
  • Trois Pièces (2007) for youth symphony orchestra. World premiere December 12, 2007 Limoges
  • Piano Concerto (2007/08)
  • Version for piano, accordion orchestra (with 2 electronics) and timpani. Premiere March 22, 2009 Frankfurt am Main
  • Version for piano and symphony orchestra

Film music

Chamber music

Solos

  • Capriccio (1981) for accordion. Premiere April 1, 1982 in Nuremberg
  • Epitaph for M (1987) for piano. Premiere May 11, 1988 in Nuremberg
  • Foot Fire Burn Dance (1997). Chamber music No. 3 (2nd movement) for percussion. Premiere February 11, 2001 in Lüneburg
  • 1000 pieces (2001ff.) For piano. World premiere (first pieces) May 5, 2001 Munich
Work in progress; previously: No. 1, 22, 83, 325, 741, 772, 907
  • Dies Irae (2003) for guitar. Premiere October 10, 2003 Wolframs-Eschenbach
  • March 1933–1945 (2006) for guitar. WP May 19, 2006 Shenzhen
  • Zithat (2006) for treble zither . WP October 20, 2007 Hanau
  • 1000 tones (2007) for accordion. Premiere November 23, 2007 Fürth

Duos

  • Kurioso (1983) for bassoon and accordion. Premiere December 5, 1986 in Nuremberg
  • Sphinx (1988) for percussion and accordion. WP April 19, 1988 in Würzburg
  • Trip (1992) for bass drum (2 players), based on a text by Günter Eich . WP June 22, 1992 in Würzburg
  • Liaison (1992) for flute and accordion. WP February 12, 1993 in Lohr am Main (with flautist Carina Vogel and Stefan Hippe)
  • Dessins (1994) for piano 4 hands. WP March 5, 1994 in Würzburg
  • Nerv (1995) for clarinet in A (Bb) and accordion. Premiere September 15, 1995 Nuremberg
  • Zwei Länders (1996) for clarinet and accordion. Premiere November 17th, 1996 Erlangen
  • Signals (2001) for trumpet and organ. Premiere November 10, 2001 in Munich
  • The Battle of Enkidu (2002) for 2 percussionists. WP June 21, 2002 Oberasbach
  • Stephanus-Monologe (2002) for clarinet in Bb and organ. WP May 19, 2002 Nuremberg ( Lorenzkirche ; for the dedication of the Stephanus organ )
  • Pression (2008) for violin and accordion. Premiere March 2nd, 2008 Nuremberg
  • Eight Kafka sketches (2008) for piano and accordion. Premiere October 14, 2008 Prague

Trios

  • Souvenir d'une vie (1984) for flute, violin and accordion. Premiere November 23, 1984 in Nuremberg
  • Naive Pieces (2002) for 3 trombones. WP February 22, 2003 Nuremberg
  • ZwôSibenAhteVier (2007) for 3 organs. Premiere October 18, 2007 Nuremberg ( Lorenzkirche ; for the inauguration of the Laurentius organ )

Quartets

  • The three ponds of Hellbrunn (1989). 1st string quartet, with soprano solo and double bass: see under vocal compositions
  • 2nd string quartet (1993). Premiere July 31, 1994 Hitzacker (Minguet Quartet)
  • Wild with love (1997). Chamber music No. 3 (1st movement) for voice, flute, percussion and accordion: see under vocal compositions
  • Les quatre Anges et les Vents de la Terre (1997) for accordion quartet (3 accordions and basso). WP April 29, 1998 Nuremberg
  • Offertory (2003) for bassoon quartet (3 bassoons and contrabassoon). WP July 31, 2005 Langenzenn
  • The fear of the gatekeeper (2006) for oboe, clarinet, violin and violoncello. WP January 26, 2006 Stuttgart ( soccer globe )
  • Drei Bilder (2007) for 2 clarinets, alto saxophone and bass clarinet. WP January 26, 2008 Dithmarschen (music school)

Quintets

  • The Temptation of St. Anthony (1986) for 5 accordions. Premiere April 28, 1987 in Nuremberg. - (1997 version for accordion orchestra)
  • Reise nach (1988) for 5 accordions. Premiere April 23, 1988 in Erlangen
  • Version for 4 accordions and basso (1997). World premiere May 10, 1997 Passau
  • Catch (2001) for accordion quintet (4 accordions with M3 and basso). WP February 3, 2002 in Wunsiedel

sextet

Septet

  • Terpsichore (1986) for 7 percussionists. Premiere October 14, 1986 Nuremberg

Octets

  • Annacamento (1996). Chamber music No. 2 for ensemble (1 [Picc] .0.1.0 - 0.0.0.0 - percussion - piano - accordion - strings: 1.0.1.1.0). Premiere November 9, 1996 Nuremberg (ars nova ensemble, conductor: Werner Heider )
  • Faux! (2002) for accordion ensemble (6 accordions with M3 and 2 basso). WP October 19, 2002 Malden (Netherlands)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. The Federal Accordion Orchestra, homepage
  2. German Harmonica Association: Selection Orchestra (accessed October 30, 2019)