Tadeusz Klaus
Tadeusz Klaus , real name Klaus Langer (born January 19, 1960 in Grevenbroich ), is a German composer .
After graduating from the Erasmus-Gymnasium in Grevenbroich in 1978 , he graduated as a Dipl.-Ing. for sound and video technology at the University of Applied Sciences and the Robert Schumann University in Düsseldorf, majoring in piano with Ria Goetze , choir direction with Heinz Odenthal , and graduated in 1982 with a thesis on organ acoustics. In 2007 he passed a church music C exam at the University of Catholic Church Music in Rottenburg and the Archdiocese of Cologne . In addition to choral music for practical use, his compositional work includes chamber music, song settings and oratorios. He is intensely committed to the rediscovery of the harmonium and initiated the biennial European Harmonium Festival in October 2015, of which he is the artistic director.
Works
- Impromptu op. 1 for clarinet and piano
- Missa Omnes Nationes Iesum Christum Adorent op. 2 for 4stg. mixed choir and harmonium or organ
- Humoresque op. 3 for treble recorder and piano
- Two night pictures for Caro op. 4 based on poems by Conrad Ferdinand Meyer and Heinrich Heine
- Two choral fantasies op. 5 based on the poems "Klage" and " stufen "by Hermann Hesse for 4stg. mixed choir a cappella
- Prayer op. 6 song for medium voice and piano based on a poem by Eugen Roth
- Four song collections for medium voice and piano based on poems by Heinz Erhardt :
- Five animal satirical songs op.7
- Five tragic animal songs op.8
- Five animal-dramatic songs op.9
- Five animal-lyrical songs op.10
- Two miniatures (Death - Love) op. 11 for medium voice and piano based on poems by Matthias Claudius
- Petite Suite Noëlienne op.12 for flute solo
- Lukas-Passion op.13 for choir, orchestra, baritone, speaker and harmonium (WP Düsseldorf, March 28, 2010)
- Ukrainian Pictures op. 14 for clarinet, violoncello and harmonium
- Eight paraphrases on a poem from Goethe's "Wilhelm Meisters Lehrjahre" op. 15 for oboe and harmonium
- Psalm cantata on the 1st psalm "Well to him who does not walk" op. 16 for baritone, choir, orchestra and harmonium (WP Stuttgart, March 25, 2018)
- The Christmas story op.17 for soloist quartet, choir, clarinet, violoncello, harp and harmonium (WP Leichlingen, December 13, 2015)
- Little things op. 18 for suction wind harmonium
- … Tourner… op. 19 for flute and bass clarinet
- Leise Lieder, Op. 20 for medium or low voice and harmonium (suction wind) based on poems by Christian Morgenstern
- Morning sketchbook op. 21 for voice, alto flute in G, bass clarinet in B, violoncello and harmonium (suction) based on poems by Christian Morgenstern
- Tay-Fragments op.22 for harmonium solo (suction wind)
- Friedensreich-Cantata op.23 based on texts from Isaiah for solos SATB, choir SATB and orchestra (2Fl 2Ob 2Trp Pk strings) (Premiere Düsseldorf, November 18, 2018)
- Requiem op.24 for alto or baritone solo, SATB choir, harmonium and piano (WP Eskilstuna, Sweden, November 4, 2018)
- Pater noster op.25 for SATB choir and chamber orchestra (Fl Ob Fag Streicher) or a capella choir (Premiere Düsseldorf, November 18, 2018)
- Magnificat and Nunc dimittis op. 26 for SATB choir, a melody instrument and harmonium
- Good night song for Fiona op. 27 for voice and harmonium (suction wind) based on poems by Christian Morgenstern
All works are self-published. A complete recording of the song compositions is available on CD.
Notes and individual references
- ↑ Erasmus-Gymnasium, Abitur graduates 1978 ( Memento of the original from July 16, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Klaus, Tadeusz |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Langer, Klaus (real name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 19, 1960 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Grevenbroich |