Thomas Bierling
Thomas Bierling (born February 13, 1968 in Karlsruhe ) is a German jazz pianist , composer and music producer .
Life
Bierling received classical piano lessons from the age of 10 and occupied himself with jazz, pop and all forms of popular music from the age of 14. At the age of 16 he founded his own jazz formations. He studied physics at the University of Karlsruhe in order to work as a management consultant afterwards. At the same time, he expanded his activities as a band leader , composer and arranger . In 1994 Hohner Verlag published his book Das Tanzmusikbuch , and in 2011 his book Sinnes-Wandel . He has made several CD releases. Bierling is a member of the Karlsruhe Freemason Lodge Leopold zur Loyalty .
Compositions
In 2005, Thomas Bierling, together with Eva Weis and Peter Lehel, set the first 19 articles of the Basic Law to music as part of the application of the city of Karlsruhe as European Capital of Culture 2010 . The work is titled Recht harmonisch and was released on CD by the Antes Edition label. As the world's first setting of a legal text, the work has achieved considerable media coverage.
In addition, he has published numerous compositions in a variety of styles, among others
- "1806 - Freedom connects" (orchestral composition for the 200th anniversary of the Grand Duchy of Baden )
- Project “The Little Prince”, scenic music for a vernissage / reading by the painter Brigitte Sommer
- scenic music for several plays for the Karlsruhe Chamber Theater
- numerous cabaret chansons for the Karlsruhe cabaret Die Spiegelfechter and for the cabaret artist Yvonne Fendel
- Top Secret - The NSA Rhapsody
- Lust for Life & Lessing Songs , 12 compositions based on texts by Gotthold Ephraim Lessing
- numerous other compositions in the fields of jazz, pop, light music and easy listening
Live projects
Thomas Bierling is active with several live projects:
- since 1998 own jazz quartet "Zartbitter"
- since 1989 musical director of the Black and White Dance Orchestra Baden-Baden
- since 2002 as pianist for cabaret artist Yvonne Fendel
- 2002–2007 as a pianist for the Karlsruhe cabaret Die Spiegelfechter
- since 2005 as pianist for soprano Gabrielle Heidelberger
Labels and music production
Thomas Bierling is the owner of the record labels Yeotone and Fidelitas Records.
Web links
- Website by Thomas Bierling
- Literature by and about Thomas Bierling in the catalog of the German National Library
Individual evidence
- ^ Entry Das Tanzmusikbuch in the German National Library
- ^ Entry Sinnes-Wandel in the German National Library
- ^ Publications by Thomas Bierling in the German National Library / in the German Music Archive
- ↑ CD right in harmony in the German Music Archive
- ↑ Sounding paragraphs . In: Der Spiegel . No. 3 , 2005 ( online interview).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Bierling, Thomas |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German musician and composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 13, 1968 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Karlsruhe |