Wolfgang Meyer-Tormin

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Wolfgang Meyer-Tormin (born December 5, 1911 in Enger / Westphalia, † September 11, 1988 in Aachen ) was a German clarinetist and composer .

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After graduating from high school, Meyer-Tormin first studied music in Bielefeld with a focus on piano , counterpoint and harmony . In 1932 he moved to the Würzburg Conservatory , where he studied composition and conducting with Hermann Zilcher and clarinet with Gustav Steinkamp .

After completing his training, Meyer-Tormin first took a position as clarinetist under Herbert von Karajan with the Aachen Symphony Orchestra in 1939 . After the Second World War , he left the orchestra in 1946 and worked as a freelance composer in Aachen. He mainly dealt with the works of Bartók , Honegger and Chatschaturjan , which he reinterpreted, as well as electronic music . Meyer-Tormin and his current compositions were presented to a wider audience for the first time by Wolfgang Sawallisch at the 111th Niederrheinischer Musikfest in Aachen in 1957 . From 1972 to 1978 he was appointed lecturer for music theory by the Grenzland-Konservatorium Aachen, today's Hochschule für Musik Köln - Aachen department .

From 1978 he tried again to gain a foothold at his former place of study in Würzburg , but came back to Aachen in 1980, where he finally worked until his death. His musical compositions included several orchestral works , including twelve symphonies , various solo concerts, chamber music for various ensembles, works for keyboard instruments and electronic music.

In addition, Meyer-Tormin was also active as a visual artist and in 1988 was one of the co-founders of the “ Society for Cultural Contacts in Music, Art and Theater ” (KULKON).

Meyer-Tormin's daughter married the internationally renowned French sound artist Luc Ferrari .

Compositions (selection)

  • Virtuoso double bass concerts, Munich: Koch International, [1994]
  • Small quintet for wind instruments, 1951
  • Trios, Kb 1 2 3 (1951). 1988 small bass trio; Aachen: Low-Note-Musikverlag, 1991, [Score a. Be right]
  • Concerto for flute and orchestra; Bonn: Robert Forberg, P. Jurgenson, [1984]
  • Etudes, Kl, op.25,7 / Arr. Etude; according to Frédéric Chopin - Bonn: Robert Forberg, P. Jurgenson, 1981, [voices], [reprint.]
  • Concerto for double bass and orchestra, op. 3; Orchestration of a work by Sergei Alexandrowitsch Kusewizki
  • “The Gardener”, lyrical scenes based on a model by Rabindranath Tagore for orchestra, recitation, choir and stage in six images

literature

  • Wolfgang Meyer-Tormin (1911–1988): Biography and catalog raisonné edited by Paul Mertens-Pavlowsky, Dieter Golm a. a. Aachen: Schruff, 1989. 46 pp.
  • Goerres, Karlheinz: Wolfgang Meyer-Tormin - portrait of a modern composer. 1957

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personal data
SURNAME Meyer-Tormin, Wolfgang
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German composer and classical clarinetist
DATE OF BIRTH December 5, 1911
PLACE OF BIRTH Enger , Westphalia
DATE OF DEATH September 11, 1988
Place of death Aachen