Stefan Wurz
Stefan Wurz (born October 24, 1964 in Karlsruhe ) is a German composer .
Life
Wurz studied musicology and German and published a study on the myth of the femme fatale in opera. By working with independent theater groups, he increasingly occupied himself with music theater. In addition to his work as a composer for film and theater, he works as a musical director, arranger, producer, guitarist and pianist. His musical career began with classical piano training and as a composer, guitarist and keyboard player for various rock bands.
In 1994 he was the first composer to set Aldous Huxley's Brave New World to music in collaboration with librettist Roland Maier . His splatter opera Da Capo al Fine was awarded at the 2002 Works in Progress musical competition in Hamburg. In 2003, in cooperation with the Czech producer Daniel Landa , the Rockquiem was created , a rock show based on Mozart's Requiem , which, after its much-acclaimed premiere in Prague, was also produced in Italy, Hungary, Norway and Germany.
Wurz lives in Hildesheim .
Compositions
Musical theater
- 2016: The Virtual Mirror - Rock 'n' Games Cross Over Opera (work in progress)
- 2010: Brandnacht - youth rock musical
- 2007: Trurl's electric bard after Stanislaw Lem
- 2006: Light nights - romantic musical based on Fyodor Michailowitsch Dostojewski
- 2003: Da Capo al Fine - a splatter opera
- 2003: Rockquiem - based on WA Mozart.
- 1994: Brave New World - rock musical based on Aldous Huxley
- 1993: Alice - rock musical based on Lewis Carroll
Other compositions
- 2017: Shards and Papa Haydn - String Quartets for Quartet PLUS 1
- 2017: Crossing Bridges - orchestral work for the Staatstheater Kassel
- 2017: Ällesicher and OZ - theater music including numerous songs for the natural theater in Hayingen
- 2016: Golden Dragon, Golden Snake - Aria and Dance for Anqing Normal University, Anqing, Anhui, China
- 2016: Higher, faster, further - a new sports anthem, together with young people from Hanover for the Hanover State Opera
- 2016: In the Wild Southwest and Tom Sawyer - theater music including numerous songs for the Hayingen Nature Theater
- 2015: Pudiera ser ... quizás - Tango for baritone and tango orchestra based on a text by Mario Pinnola
- 2015: Hannover Sounds - A city sound symphony for the Hanover State Opera
- 2015: Time Changes - concert for baglama, electric guitar and rock band on the occasion of the 1200th anniversary of the city of Hildesheim
- 2014: Welcome and UNESCO Groove Variations for 2 Music Boxes for the UNESCO conference icppr2014
- 2013: JO - Numerous songs together with Jo Schleker
- 2012: Baroque With You and Indian Smooth Criminal for voice and string quartet
- 2011: Credo - a musical exploration for church organ and electric guitar
- 2011: American Jesus Suite for String Quartet based on Songs performed by Michael Jackson
- 2008: La Mariposa - Tango Nuevo
- 2007: Rilke Lieder - Two more compositions
- 2004: Tenorissimo - 4 compositions / arrangements for Saimir Pirgu
- 2004: Martes Martes - A mini cartoon opera
- 2004: Heile Welt - short film by Klemens Brysch - film music
- 2002: Heaven Fears Freedom - animation film by Chrysis Lengen - soundtrack
- 2001: Ikarus - animation film by Jan Schönfelder - film music
- 1998: McMeier - pig stuff - cabaret music
- 1997: Player - animation film by Jan Schönfelder - soundtrack
- 1997: FIN (N) ISH - short film by Klemens Brysch - film music
- 1995: McMeiers sophisticated pub - cabaret music
- 1992: Rilke-Lieder - Seven songs based on poems by Rainer Maria Rilke
Fonts
- Kundry, Salome, Lulu - Femmes fatales in musical drama . Peter Lang Verlag, Frankfurt am Main 2000, ISBN 3-631-36741-4 (plus master's thesis, University of Karlsruhe 1999)
Web links
- Website of Stefan Wurz
- Literature by and about Stefan Wurz in the catalog of the German National Library
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Wurz, Stefan |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German composer |
DATE OF BIRTH | October 24, 1964 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Karlsruhe |