Theodor Holterdorf

Theodor Holterdorf (born January 26, 1910 in Dortmund  ; † October 27, 1991 ) was a German composer .

Life

Holterdorf studied in Munich and Berlin. Joseph Haas and Hans Pfitzner were among his teachers . At the age of 23 he began his work at the Bremen Theater, where he worked for almost 40 years as a solo coach, course director, conductor and drama composer.

In 1980 he took on a teaching position at the Bremen University of the Arts.

Performances of his works have been broadcast on the radio.

Create

His work includes vocal and instrumental music, three operas and numerous stage music as well as ballets. His opera Alexander was premiered in 1960 at the Bremen Theater on Goetheplatz .

Works (selection)

• The Bremen Roland (choir)
• Chorale cycle
• Variations on 'A little man stands in the forest' for four saxophones
• Concert f. Piano, violin, oboe, bassoon
• Opera Alexander (1960)
• Piano Concerto (1984)
• Concerto for violin, oboe, piano (1986)
• Concerto for two orchestras (1988)
• Play music for 3 cellos: (2 × 4 open strings and 1 solo part), Edition Eres, Lilienthal, ISMN 979-0-2024-1973-1
• Flute Concerto (1990)

Discography

• Concertino for flute, clarinet and bassoon, on: Trivertimento , Trio à Vent , Zuk Records, 2001

literature

• Oliver Rosteck : Theodor Holterdorf (1910–1991): The compositional legacy (= BREMENSIA. Publications of the Archive of Deutsche Musikpflege Bremen eV, edited by Wolfgang Schäfer. Volume 7). Bremen 1993.

Web links

• Theodor Holterdorf at Discogs (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Bremen Composers Working Group : 40 years of the Bremen Composers Working Group
2. ↑ Willy Döffert: 90 Years of Bremen City Theater . BoD - Books on Demand, 2010, ISBN 978-3-86741-231-5 , pp. 23–.
3. ^ DIE ZEIT of December 6, 1968: Brecht verpopt
4. ↑ Harold D. Rosenthal: Opera Annual . J. Calder, 1958, p. 164.
5. ↑ Radio Bremen: Program Preview 128 (2009)
6. ^ ^{A b} Stanford University Libraries - Operadata: Alexander