Georg Hajdu
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Georg Hajdu is a German
composer
of Hungarian
descent. His work is dedicated to the combination of music, science and computer technology. He is noted for his opera Der Sprung – Beschreibung einer Oper and the network music performance environment Quintet.net.
where he obtained diplomas in molecular biology
and musical composition
from the University of Cologne
and the Cologne Musikhochschule, resp. A stipend by the German Academic Exchange Service
enabled him to enter the graduate program in composition at the University of California, Berkeley
in 1990, working closely with the Center for New Music and Audio Technologies (CNMAT
) and eventually obtaining a Ph.D. in 1994. His teachers include Georg Kröll, Johannes Fritsch
, Krzysztof Meyer
, Clarence Barlow
, Andrew Imbrie
, Jorge Liderman
and David Wessel. He also audited classes with György Ligeti
in Hamburg
.
In 1996, following residencies at IRCAM
and the ZKM, Karlsruhe, he co-founded the Ensemble WireWorks with his wife, pianist Jennifer Hymer
–-a group specializing in the performance of mixed-media composition. In 1999, he produced his full-length opera Der Sprung - Beschreibung einer Oper for which author and film director Thomas Brasch wrote the libretto. In May 2002, his interactive networked performance environment Quintet.net was employed in a Munich Biennale opera performance.
In 2004, he instigated the development of the Bohlen–Pierce clarinet and in 2005 he co-founded the European Bridges Ensemble
for networked music performance
.
In addition to his compositions, which are characterized by a pluralistic attitude and have earned him several international prizes, the IBM-prize of the Ensemble Modern
(1990) among them, Hajdu published articles on several topics on the borderline of music and science. His areas of interest include multimedia
, microtonality, algorithmic, interactive and networked music performance
. He has been directing a number of international projects with media centers and universities in Europe and the USA.
Currently, Georg Hajdu is professor of multimedia
composition
and music theory
at the Hamburg Hochschule of Music and Theater.
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
composer
Composer
A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
of Hungarian
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
descent. His work is dedicated to the combination of music, science and computer technology. He is noted for his opera Der Sprung – Beschreibung einer Oper and the network music performance environment Quintet.net.
Biography
Hajdu was born to Hungarian parents who had fled their country in 1956. He grew up in CologneCologne
Cologne is Germany's fourth-largest city , and is the largest city both in the Germany Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia and within the Rhine-Ruhr Metropolitan Area, one of the major European metropolitan areas with more than ten million inhabitants.Cologne is located on both sides of the...
where he obtained diplomas in molecular biology
Biology
Biology is a natural science concerned with the study of life and living organisms, including their structure, function, growth, origin, evolution, distribution, and taxonomy. Biology is a vast subject containing many subdivisions, topics, and disciplines...
and musical composition
Musical composition
Musical composition can refer to an original piece of music, the structure of a musical piece, or the process of creating a new piece of music. People who practice composition are called composers.- Musical compositions :...
from the University of Cologne
University of Cologne
The University of Cologne is one of the oldest universities in Europe and, with over 44,000 students, one of the largest universities in Germany. The university is part of the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, an association of Germany's leading research universities...
and the Cologne Musikhochschule, resp. A stipend by the German Academic Exchange Service
German Academic Exchange Service
The German Academic Exchange Service or DAAD is the largest German support organisation in the field of international academic co-operation....
enabled him to enter the graduate program in composition at the University of California, Berkeley
University of California, Berkeley
The University of California, Berkeley , is a teaching and research university established in 1868 and located in Berkeley, California, USA...
in 1990, working closely with the Center for New Music and Audio Technologies (CNMAT
CNMAT
CNMAT , The Center for New Music and Audio Technologies, is a multidisciplinary research center within University of California, Berkeley Department of Music. The Center's goal is to provide a common ground where music, cognitive science, computer science, and other disciplines meet to...
) and eventually obtaining a Ph.D. in 1994. His teachers include Georg Kröll, Johannes Fritsch
Johannes Fritsch
Johannes G. Fritsch was a German composer.At the age of seven, Fritsch found a violin in the attic of his uncle's house in Bensheim-Auerbach, Germany, and began lessons with a village music teacher named Knapp...
, Krzysztof Meyer
Krzysztof Meyer
Krzysztof Meyer is a Polish composer, pianist and music scholar.-Biography:Meyer was born in Cracow. As a boy he played piano and organ. He began his composition study early – in 1954, with Stanisław Wiechowicz...
, Clarence Barlow
Clarence Barlow
Clarence Barlow is a composer of classical and electroacoustic works.-Biography:Barlow was born in Calcutta, a member of the anglophone minority, of British and Portuguese descent...
, Andrew Imbrie
Andrew Imbrie
Andrew Welsh Imbrie was an American composer of contemporary classical music.-Career:Imbrie was born in New York on April 6, 1921, and began his musical training as a pianist when he was 4. In 1937, he went to Paris to study briefly with Nadia Boulanger...
, Jorge Liderman
Jorge Liderman
Jorge Mario Liderman was an American composer. He was awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship in 2003 and taught composition at the University of California, Berkeley.- Life :...
and David Wessel. He also audited classes with György Ligeti
György Ligeti
György Sándor Ligeti was a composer of contemporary classical music. Born in a Hungarian Jewish family in Transylvania, Romania, he briefly lived in Hungary before becoming an Austrian citizen.-Early life:...
in Hamburg
Hamburg
-History:The first historic name for the city was, according to Claudius Ptolemy's reports, Treva.But the city takes its modern name, Hamburg, from the first permanent building on the site, a castle whose construction was ordered by the Emperor Charlemagne in AD 808...
.
In 1996, following residencies at IRCAM
IRCAM
IRCAM is a European institute for science about music and sound and avant garde electro-acoustical art music. It is situated next to, and is organizationally linked with, the Centre Pompidou in Paris...
and the ZKM, Karlsruhe, he co-founded the Ensemble WireWorks with his wife, pianist Jennifer Hymer
Jennifer Hymer
-Education:Jennifer Hymer was trained as a pianist for classical and contemporary music at the University of California at Berkeley and Mills College studying with Bay Area pianist Julie Steinberg...
–-a group specializing in the performance of mixed-media composition. In 1999, he produced his full-length opera Der Sprung - Beschreibung einer Oper for which author and film director Thomas Brasch wrote the libretto. In May 2002, his interactive networked performance environment Quintet.net was employed in a Munich Biennale opera performance.
In 2004, he instigated the development of the Bohlen–Pierce clarinet and in 2005 he co-founded the European Bridges Ensemble
European Bridges Ensemble
The European Bridges Ensemble was established for Internet and network music performance. Its current members are the five performers Kai Niggemann , Ádám Siska , Johannes Kretz , Andrea Szigetvári , Ivana Ognjanović , the conductor and software designer Georg Hajdu , and...
for networked music performance
Networked music performance
A networked music performance or network musical performance is a real-time interaction over a computer network that enables musicians in different locations to perform as if they were in the same room. These interactions can include performances, rehearsals, improvisation or jamming sessions, and...
.
In addition to his compositions, which are characterized by a pluralistic attitude and have earned him several international prizes, the IBM-prize of the Ensemble Modern
Ensemble Modern
Ensemble Modern is a chamber ensemble dedicated to the music of modern composers. Formed in 1980, the group is based in Frankfurt, Germany and made up variously of about twenty members from numerous countries....
(1990) among them, Hajdu published articles on several topics on the borderline of music and science. His areas of interest include multimedia
Multimedia
Multimedia is media and content that uses a combination of different content forms. The term can be used as a noun or as an adjective describing a medium as having multiple content forms. The term is used in contrast to media which use only rudimentary computer display such as text-only, or...
, microtonality, algorithmic, interactive and networked music performance
Networked music performance
A networked music performance or network musical performance is a real-time interaction over a computer network that enables musicians in different locations to perform as if they were in the same room. These interactions can include performances, rehearsals, improvisation or jamming sessions, and...
. He has been directing a number of international projects with media centers and universities in Europe and the USA.
Currently, Georg Hajdu is professor of multimedia
Multimedia
Multimedia is media and content that uses a combination of different content forms. The term can be used as a noun or as an adjective describing a medium as having multiple content forms. The term is used in contrast to media which use only rudimentary computer display such as text-only, or...
composition
Composition
Composition may refer to:* Composition , in which one assumes that a whole has a property solely because its various parts have that property* Compounding is also known as composition in linguistic literature* in computer science...
and music theory
Music theory
Music theory is the study of how music works. It examines the language and notation of music. It seeks to identify patterns and structures in composers' techniques across or within genres, styles, or historical periods...
at the Hamburg Hochschule of Music and Theater.
Compositions (selection)
- Blueprint for soprano saxophone, electric guitar, double bass, piano, percussion, electronics and video (2009)
- Radio Music (adaptation of John Cage's Radio Music for network ensemble, 2008)
- Beyond the Horizon for 2 Bohlen–Pierce clarinets and synthesizer (2008)
- Ivresse '84 for violin and laptop quartet (2007)
- Corpus Callosum for recorder, viola da gamba, bass clarinet and harpsichord (2006)
- Tsunami for recorder or toy piano and live electronics (2006-8)
- Light Blue for piano (2001–2004)
- Dichrome Blue
- Blue Marble
- Kalim’balu
- Mindtrip for Quintet.net (2000-)
- StoryTeller for percussion and interactive media. Collaborative work with Stephan Froleyks (2001–2004)
- Exit for violin and live electronics (2001)
- Liebeserklärungen for one or two YAHAMA Disklaviers (2000/2004)
- Herzstück
- Blauer Engel
- Re: Guitar for microtonal guitar (1999)
- Der Sprung - Beschreibung einer Oper. Opera (1994–1998)
- Riots for saxophone, electric guitar and double bass (1993)
- Nacht for string quartet (1993)
- Spuren in der Kälte for accordion, plucked instruments and electronics (1991/95)
- Fingerprints for piano (1992–93)
- Klangmoraste for chamber orchestra (1990)
- Two Cartoons for Disklavier (1989/2006)
- Heptadecatonic Drops for MIDI instruments and computer in 17-tone equal temperament (1989/90)
- Xylis & Phloë, Leibeslied for double brass quintet (1989/2000)
- SLEEPLESSNESS for flute(s), narrator ad lib. and live electronics (1988/1997)
- Die Stimmen der Sirenen for saxophone quartet and tape (1986)
- Notorisch-Motorisch for string quartet (1985)
- LogaRhythmen für Klavier (1983)
- Drei frühe Lieder (1981–84)
Installations
- Drei Allegorien von C.D. Friedrich (2006)
- Flying Cities. Installation (2003)
Software
- Quintet.net
- Elektronische Studie IIStudie IIStudie II is an electronic music composition by Karlheinz Stockhausen from the year 1954 and, together with his Studie I, comprises his work number 3...
by Karlheinz StockhausenKarlheinz StockhausenKarlheinz Stockhausen was a German composer, widely acknowledged by critics as one of the most important but also controversial composers of the 20th and early 21st centuries. Another critic calls him "one of the great visionaries of 20th-century music"... - Macaque - Audio to Music Notation software package
- DJster - MaxMSP implementation of Clarence BarlowClarence BarlowClarence Barlow is a composer of classical and electroacoustic works.-Biography:Barlow was born in Calcutta, a member of the anglophone minority, of British and Portuguese descent...
's program AUTOBUSK
Publications
- Automatic Composition and Notation in Network Music Environments. SMC’06 Conference Proceedings. Marseille (2006)
- „Research and Technology in the Opera Der Sprung“. Nova Acta Leopoldina, 92 Nr. 341. (2005)
- „Überlegungen zu einer neuen Theorie der Harmonie“ in: Mikrotöne und mehr. Hrsg. Manfred Stahnke, Schriftenreihe: Musik und. Band 8. Hrsg. Hanns-Werner Heister und Wolfgang Hochstein. Weidler Verlag, Berlin (2005). p. 165-187.
- "Der Computer als Inspirationsquelle für Komponisten" in: Mathematische Musik - musikalische Mathematik. Hrsg. Bernd Enders. PFAU-Verlag, Saarbrücken, 2005
- “Quintet.net: An Environment for Composing and Performing Music on the Internet,” LEONARDO Vol. 38, No. 1 (2005)
- „Quintet.net“ Neue Zeitschrift für Musik. 5 (2004). p. 28.
- Composition and improvisation on the Net. SMC’04 Conference Proceedings. IRCAM, Paris (2004). pp. 5–8.
- Quintet.net – A Quintet on the Internet. Proceedings of the International Computer Music Conference. (2003). pp. 315–318
- Georg Hajdu, "Quintet.net---Präliminarien zu einer vernetzten, interaktiven Echtzeitkompositionsumgebung," in Bernd Enders and Joachim Stange-Elbe, eds., Global Village-–-Global Brain–--Global Music. Universitätsverlag Rasch, Osnabrück (2003).
- Klang im Internet. Potentiale und Grenzen. Positionen 56. (2003). pp. 22–23.
- Vom Modell zum Kunstwerk. Klangart 1997 - Kongressbeitrag, in: Musik und Medientechnologie, Band 3. Osnabrück 2000.
- Circularity in neural computation and its application to musical composition. Proceedings of the International Computer Music Conference, 1995.
- Low Energy and Equal Spacing; the Multifactorial Evolution of Tuning Systems. Interface, 22, 1993, 319-333.
- Computermusik in der Bay Area. Das Center for New Music and Audio Technologies. Neue Zeitschrift für Musik 10, 1991.
- Die Domestizierung des Zufalls in Klarenz Barlows Computerprogramm AUTOBUSK (The Domestication of Chance in Clarence Barlow's Computer Program AUTOBUSK). Neue Zeitschrift für Musik 8/9, 1990.