Ulrich Stranz
Ulrich Stranz (born May 10, 1946 in Neumarkt-Sankt Veit , Upper Bavaria , † April 27, 2004 in Zurich ) was a German composer who spent the second half of his life in Zurich.
life and work
Ulrich Stranz grew up in Munich, where he later studied composition with Fritz Büchtger and Günter Bialas . After two DAAD years at the electronic studio in Utrecht , he settled in Zurich in 1974, at the age of 28, and worked there as a teacher and composer. His works have been published by Bärenreiter Verlag, CDs by wergo and telos. Stranz died shortly before his 58th birthday of serious cancer. He found his final resting place in the Fluntern cemetery in Zurich .
His work includes orchestral, ensemble and chamber music . His four string quartets were best known .
Honors
- 1974 Composition Prize of the City of Stuttgart (for Tachys ; together with Horst Lohse , Wolfgang Rihm and Manfred Trojahn )
- 1980 Scholarship from the German Academy Villa Massimo
- 1992 Schneider Schott Music Prize in Mainz
- 2000 Gerda and Günter Bialas Prize
literature
- Stranz, Ulrich. In: Marc Honegger, Günther Massenkeil (Ed.): The large lexicon of music in 8 volumes. Volume 8, Herder Verlag, Freiburg i.Br. 1982, ISBN 3-451-18058-8 , p. 20.
- Thomas Gartmann: Stranz, Ulrich. In: Wilhelm Ziehr (Red.): Swiss Lexicon in 6 volumes. Volume 6, Verlag Schweizer Lexikon, Lucerne 1993, ISBN 3-9520144-0-0 , p. 120.
Web links
- Sound documents by and about Ulrich Stranz in the catalog of the Swiss National Sound Archives
- Works by Ulrich Stranz in the catalog of the German National Library
- Biography and works
Individual evidence
- ↑ Villa Massimo | Scholarships. Retrieved August 22, 2019 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Stranz, Ulrich |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 10, 1946 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Neumarkt-Sankt Veit , Upper Bavaria |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 27, 2004 |
| Place of death | Zurich |