Gerd Domhardt
Encyclopedia
Gerd Domhardt was a German
composer
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Domhardt grew up in Schleusingerneundorf. He studied music education
, German studies
and musicology
at the University of Halle-Wittenberg
from 1963 to 1968. From 1973 to 1976 he was a master student for composition
with Ruth Zechlin
at the Academy of the Arts, Berlin
.
Until 1969 he worked at the Staatskapelle Halle
under Olaf Koch. From 1969 to 1973 he worked as an editor
at the Deutscher Verlag für Musik
in Leipzig
. He was a teacher of the Halle composers class and from 1987 an honorary lecturer at the University of Halle-Wittenberg. Until 1995 he directed the Society of Composers of Saxony-Anhalt
and the contemporary music festival Hallische Musiktage. He was also founder and artistic director of the concert series approximation.
In 1979 he composed the Concerto for Two Violins and Orchestra in One Movement as the opening concert at the Handel Festival, Halle
. Last lived and worked as a freelance composer in Halle.
Orchestra
Concertante
Chamber music
Choral
Germans
The Germans are a Germanic ethnic group native to Central Europe. The English term Germans has referred to the German-speaking population of the Holy Roman Empire since the Late Middle Ages....
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...
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Domhardt grew up in Schleusingerneundorf. He studied music education
Music education
Music education is a field of study associated with the teaching and learning of music. It touches on all domains of learning, including the psychomotor domain , the cognitive domain , and, in particular and significant ways,the affective domain, including music appreciation and sensitivity...
, German studies
German studies
German studies is the field of humanities that researches, documents, and disseminates German language and literature in both its historic and present forms. Academic departments of German studies often include classes on German culture, German history, and German politics in addition to the...
and musicology
Musicology
Musicology is the scholarly study of music. The word is used in narrow, broad and intermediate senses. In the narrow sense, musicology is confined to the music history of Western culture...
at the University of Halle-Wittenberg
University of Halle-Wittenberg
The Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg , also referred to as MLU, is a public, research-oriented university in the cities of Halle and Wittenberg within Saxony-Anhalt, Germany...
from 1963 to 1968. From 1973 to 1976 he was a master student for 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 :...
with Ruth Zechlin
Ruth Zechlin
Ruth Zechlin née Oschatz was a German composer.-Life:Ruth Zechlin was born Ruth Oschatz in Grosshartmannsdorf, Germany. She began piano lessons at five years old, and wrote her first composition at the age of seven...
at the Academy of the Arts, Berlin
Akademie der Künste
The Akademie der Künste, Berlin is an arts institution in Berlin, Germany. It was founded in 1696 by Elector Frederick III of Brandenburg as the Prussian Academy of Arts, an academic institution where members could meet and discuss and share ideas...
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Until 1969 he worked at the Staatskapelle Halle
Staatskapelle Halle
The Staatskapelle Halle is a symphony orchestra based in Halle, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany....
under Olaf Koch. From 1969 to 1973 he worked as an editor
Editor
The term editor may refer to:As a person who does editing:* Editor in chief, having final responsibility for a publication's operations and policies* Copy editing, making formatting changes and other improvements to text...
at the Deutscher Verlag für Musik
Breitkopf & Härtel
Breitkopf & Härtel is the world's oldest music publishing house. The firm was founded in 1719 in Leipzig by Bernhard Christoph Breitkopf . The catalogue currently contains over 1000 composers, 8000 works and 15,000 music editions or books on music. The name "Härtel" was added when Gottfried...
in Leipzig
Leipzig
Leipzig Leipzig has always been a trade city, situated during the time of the Holy Roman Empire at the intersection of the Via Regia and Via Imperii, two important trade routes. At one time, Leipzig was one of the major European centres of learning and culture in fields such as music and publishing...
. He was a teacher of the Halle composers class and from 1987 an honorary lecturer at the University of Halle-Wittenberg. Until 1995 he directed the Society of Composers of Saxony-Anhalt
Saxony-Anhalt
Saxony-Anhalt is a landlocked state of Germany. Its capital is Magdeburg and it is surrounded by the German states of Lower Saxony, Brandenburg, Saxony, and Thuringia.Saxony-Anhalt covers an area of...
and the contemporary music festival Hallische Musiktage. He was also founder and artistic director of the concert series approximation.
In 1979 he composed the Concerto for Two Violins and Orchestra in One Movement as the opening concert at the Handel Festival, Halle
Handel Festival, Halle
The Handel Festival in Halle is an international music festival, concentrating on the music of George Frideric Handel, in the composer's birthplace in Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany. The festival was founded in 1922 and grew into a center of Handel studies and performance in Europe...
. Last lived and worked as a freelance composer in Halle.
Selected works
Stage- Weiberkomödie, Opera after Heiner MüllerHeiner MüllerHeiner Müller was a German dramatist, poet, writer, essayist and theatre director. Described as "the theatre's greatest living poet" since Samuel Beckett, Müller is arguably the most important German dramatist of the 20th century after Bertolt Brecht...
Orchestra
- Symphony No.1
- Symphony No.2 (1982)
- Kammersinfonie 1 (Chamber Symphony No.1) (1972)
- Kammersinfonie 2 (Chamber Symphony No.2) for 12 solo strings and percussion (1978)
- Mémoire, Music for string orchestra (1986)
Concertante
- Concerto for 2 violins and orchestra (1978–1979)
- Concerto for violin and orchestra (c.1989)
- Concerto for viola and orchestra
- Orpheus for English horn and string orchestra
Chamber music
- Monolog for flute solo (1973)
- String Quartet No.1 (1974)
- Trio Sonata for flute, oboe and bassoon (1978)
- String Quartet No.2 (1980)
- String Sextet for 2 violins, 2 violas and 2 cellos (1980)
- Quattrosonata for flute, clarinet, bassoon and piano (c.1984)
- Orpheus: Fragmente I for 2 guitars
- Orpheus: Fragmente II, In Memoriam Victor Jara for oboe, trombone, viola, cello, guitar, piano and percussion (1985)
- Nachtklang 2, Music for flute (alto flute/piccolo) and percussion (2 players) (c.1994)
- Sotto Voce, Music for alto flute, clarinet and bass clarinet (1995)
- Sonata for violin and piano
Choral
- Assoziationen, Cycle for mixed chorus a cappella (1969–1970); words by Heinz Czechowski and Kurt Bartsch
- Melodramen für Chile for narrator, flute, piano and percussion (1974); words by Viktor Jara und Pablo NerudaPablo NerudaPablo Neruda was the pen name and, later, legal name of the Chilean poet, diplomat and politician Neftalí Ricardo Reyes Basoalto. He chose his pen name after Czech poet Jan Neruda....
- Invocación: "In Memoriam Paul Dessau" for mixed chorus a cappella (1974); words by Pablo NerudaPablo NerudaPablo Neruda was the pen name and, later, legal name of the Chilean poet, diplomat and politician Neftalí Ricardo Reyes Basoalto. He chose his pen name after Czech poet Jan Neruda....
- Hölderlin for mixed chorus a cappella (1988); words by Friedrich HölderlinFriedrich HölderlinJohann Christian Friedrich Hölderlin was a major German lyric poet, commonly associated with the artistic movement known as Romanticism. Hölderlin was also an important thinker in the development of German Idealism, particularly his early association with and philosophical influence on his...
- Der Frieden muß halten for children's chorus and piano (1989)
- Rundgesang for mixed chorus and piano (1989)