Gerhard Schedl
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Gerhard Schedl was an Austrian
composer
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and began composing during his childhood. In 1976 he began his professional studies with Erich Urbanner
at the University of Music and Performing Arts, Vienna. He graduated with distinction in 1980. He taught at Dr. Hoch's Konservatorium from 1981 to 2000. Schedl had early success with his music dramatic works including his oratorio Der Großinquisitor (The Grand Inquisitor) and his opera for children Der Schweinehirt (The Swineherd).
Schedl also composed chamber music and symphonic works. His compositions were played by musicians, ensembles and orchestras such as David Geringas
, Dennis Russell Davies
, the ORF Symphony Orchestra and the Ensemble Modern
.
After a long period of depression, Gerhard Schedl shot himself in the woods near his house in Eppstein
. He was buried in an honorary grave at the central cemetery of Vienna, group 40 No. 97.
Orchestral
Concertante
Chamber music
Organ
Piano
Vocal
Choral
Students of Gerhard Schedl have included Klaus Wiede, Stefan Thomas, Dieter Hermsdorf and Daniel Hensel
, who wrote the first musicological study and dissertation on the music of Gerhard Schedl.
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
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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Professional career
Gerhard Schedl was born in ViennaVienna
Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre...
and began composing during his childhood. In 1976 he began his professional studies with Erich Urbanner
Erich Urbanner
Erich Urbanner is an Austrian composer and teacher.-Biography:Urbanner studied from 1955 to 1961 at the University of Music and Performing Arts in Vienna, in the composition classes of Karl Schiske and Hanns Jelinek, as well as studying piano with Grete Hinterhofer and conducting with Hans Swarowsky...
at the University of Music and Performing Arts, Vienna. He graduated with distinction in 1980. He taught at Dr. Hoch's Konservatorium from 1981 to 2000. Schedl had early success with his music dramatic works including his oratorio Der Großinquisitor (The Grand Inquisitor) and his opera for children Der Schweinehirt (The Swineherd).
Schedl also composed chamber music and symphonic works. His compositions were played by musicians, ensembles and orchestras such as David Geringas
David Geringas
David Geringas is a world-renowned cellist and conductor who studied under Mstislav Rostropovich. In 1970 he won the Gold Medal at the International Tchaikovsky Competition...
, Dennis Russell Davies
Dennis Russell Davies
Dennis Russell Davies is an American conductor and pianist. He studied piano and conducting at the Juilliard School where he received his doctorate...
, the ORF Symphony Orchestra and 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....
.
After a long period of depression, Gerhard Schedl shot himself in the woods near his house in Eppstein
Eppstein
Eppstein is a town in the Main-Taunus-Kreis, in Hesse, Germany.-Geographical situation:Eppstein lies west of Frankfurt am Main, around 12 km north east of the state capital Wiesbaden, and is at the edge of the Taunus mountains....
. He was buried in an honorary grave at the central cemetery of Vienna, group 40 No. 97.
Gerhard Schedl Prize
In 2009 the Neue Oper Wien created a composition competition for a feature-length music-dramatic work.Works
Stage- Der Großinquisitor (The Grand Inquisitor), Scenic Oratorio for bass-baritone, cello, narrator, chorus, organ and orchestra (1979–1980)
- Der Schweinehirt, Children's Opera (1980); libretto after the fairy tale The SwineherdThe Swineherd"The Swineherd" is a literary fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen about a prince who disguises himself as a swineherd to woo an arrogant princess. The tale was first published 20 December 1841 by C. A. Reitzel in Copenhagen, Denmark in Fairy Tales Told for Children. New Collection. The...
by Hans Christian AndersenHans Christian AndersenHans Christian Andersen was a Danish author, fairy tale writer, and poet noted for his children's stories. These include "The Steadfast Tin Soldier," "The Snow Queen," "The Little Mermaid," "Thumbelina," "The Little Match Girl," and "The Ugly Duckling."... - Triptychon, Chamber Opera Trilogy (1982–1989)
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- Pierre et Luce, Lyric Chamber Opera in 7 Scenes with Introduction for soprano, tenor and chamber ensemble (1989); libretto by Attila Bőcs
- Kontrabass, Chamber Opera in 1 act for soprano, tenor, baritone, 6 cellos, double bass and percussion (1982); libretto by Attila Bőcs after a story by Siegfried Pietschmann
- S.C.H.A.S., Skurriles Musiktheater (Bizarre Musical Theater) (1986); libretto after Hans Carl Artmann
- Schall und Rauch oder Das Leben ist hart genug, 3 Parodies for actor and chamber ensemble (clarinet, bassoon, trumpet, trombone, violin, double bass, piano) (1983)
- Glaube Liebe Hoffnung, Oper (1991–1992); libretto based on templates provided by Ödön von HorváthÖdön von HorváthEdmund Josef von Horváth was a German-writing Austro-Hungarian-born playwright and novelist...
- ... fremd bin ich eingezogen ..., Dance and Musical Theatre Piece for dancers, singers, actors, electronic bands, chorus and orchestra (1995)
- Der Ficus spricht, Minidrama (Farce) in 1 act (1998); libretto by FranzobelFranzobelFranzobel is the pseudonym of the Austrian writer Stefan Griebl. He was born on March 1, 1967 in Vöcklabruck. He now lives in Vienna.- Books :* Der Wimmerldrucker. Ein Lexikaroman. Eigenverlag, 1990....
- Riesen, Zwerge, Menschenfresser, Youth Opera (1998); libretto by Herbert Vogg after Oscar WildeOscar WildeOscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde was an Irish writer and poet. After writing in different forms throughout the 1880s, he became one of London's most popular playwrights in the early 1890s...
's The Selfish Giant - Julie & Jean, Ein Match in zwölf Runden nach Motiven von August Strindbergs for soprano, baritone, chorus and orchestra (1999); libretto by Bernhard Glocksin after August StrindbergAugust StrindbergJohan August Strindberg was a Swedish playwright, novelist, poet, essayist and painter. A prolific writer who often drew directly on his personal experience, Strindberg's career spanned four decades, during which time he wrote over 60 plays and more than 30 works of fiction, autobiography,...
's Miss JulieMiss JulieMiss Julie is a naturalistic play written in 1888 by August Strindberg dealing with class, love, lust, the battle of the sexes, and the interaction among them...
Orchestral
- Drei Miniaturen (3 Minitures) (1980)
- Tango (1981)
- Symphony No. 1 (1982)
- Kontrapunkt IV (1984)
- Symphony No. 2 "Fleurs du Mal" (1987)
- Figures in the Dark for big band (1988)
- Symphony No. 3 for baritone and orchestra (1990); 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...
- Concerto da Camera for chamber ensemble (1991)
- 5 Intermezzi from the opera Glaube Liebe Hoffnung (1995)
- Symphony No. 4 "Belfast" (2000); fragment
Concertante
- Capriccio for piano and small orchestra (1977)
- Concerto for violin and 9 stringed instruments (1979)
- Concerto for guitar and jazz ensemble (tenor saxophone, trombone, double bass, drums, piano) (1983)
- Double Concerto for violin, cello, 10 stringed instruments and harpsichord (1987); after Sinfonia 9 f-moll, BWV 795 by Johann Sebastian BachJohann Sebastian BachJohann Sebastian Bach was a German composer, organist, harpsichordist, violist, and violinist whose sacred and secular works for choir, orchestra, and solo instruments drew together the strands of the Baroque period and brought it to its ultimate maturity...
- Concerto for viola and orchestra (1988)
- Concerto for violin and orchestra (1995)
- Slow, Music for cello and orchestra (1997)
- short cuts, Concertino for clarinet and chamber ensemble (2000)
Chamber music
- Sonata for cello solo, Op. 1 (1975)
- Concertino for viola and piano (1976)
- Fantasie über einen ostinaten Baß (Fantasie on an Ostinato Bass) for guitar solo, Op. 12 (1976)
- Musik for clarinet, tuba (or double bass) and piano (1977)
- Nächtliche Szenen (Nocturnal Scenes), Sketches for a string quartet (1977)
- Rhythmen (Rhythms), Dances for guitar solo, Op. 7 (1980)
- Der Totentanz von Anno Neun, Septet for flute, oboe, clarinet, bass clarinet, violin, cello and double bass, Op. 14 (1980); after painting by Albin Egger-LienzAlbin Egger-LienzAlbin Egger-Lienz was an Austrian painter.He was born in Dölsach-Stribach near Lienz, in what was the county of Tyrol...
- Sonata for flute solo (1981)
- Nachtstück (Nocturne) for wind quintet (1982)
- Gesänge über "Deh vieni alla finestra" for violin, cello and piano, Op. 4 (1983); after the canzonetta from the opera Don GiovanniDon GiovanniDon Giovanni is an opera in two acts with music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and with an Italian libretto by Lorenzo Da Ponte. It was premiered by the Prague Italian opera at the Teatro di Praga on October 29, 1787...
by Wolfgang Amadeus MozartWolfgang Amadeus MozartWolfgang Amadeus Mozart , baptismal name Johannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart , was a prolific and influential composer of the Classical era. He composed over 600 works, many acknowledged as pinnacles of symphonic, concertante, chamber, piano, operatic, and choral music... - Rondeau for guitar solo (1983)
- a tre, Variations for clarinet, violin and piano (1984)
- Schattenbilder, 4 Movements for cello and piano (1985)
- String Quartet Romantische Paraphrase über "Der Tod und das Mädchen" (1986); paraphrase on Death and the MaidenDeath and the Maiden (song)Der Tod und das Mädchen , Death and the Maiden in English, is a lied composed by Franz Schubert. The text is derived from a poem written by German poet Matthias Claudius...
by Franz SchubertFranz SchubertFranz Peter Schubert was an Austrian composer.Although he died at an early age, Schubert was tremendously prolific. He wrote some 600 Lieder, nine symphonies , liturgical music, operas, some incidental music, and a large body of chamber and solo piano music... - Melodram: ein elegischer Gesang for baritone saxophone and percussion (1989)
- Quasi una Fantasia for lute solo (1990)
- Zwei Stücke aus der "Schatz-Truhe" (2 Pieces from the "Schatz-Truhe") for cello solo (1990)
- Der, welcher wandert diese Straße voll Beschwerden, Lamento for violin, cello and piano (1991); after The Magic FluteThe Magic FluteThe Magic Flute is an opera in two acts composed in 1791 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart to a German libretto by Emanuel Schikaneder. The work is in the form of a Singspiel, a popular form that included both singing and spoken dialogue....
by Wolfgang Amadeus MozartWolfgang Amadeus MozartWolfgang Amadeus Mozart , baptismal name Johannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart , was a prolific and influential composer of the Classical era. He composed over 600 works, many acknowledged as pinnacles of symphonic, concertante, chamber, piano, operatic, and choral music... - String Trio (1991)
- Divertimento for 2 violins and double bass (1992)
- Sonata da camera for saxophone quartet (1994)
- a cinque for clarinet, violin, viola, cello and piano (1996–1997)
- String Quartet No. 3 (1996)
- Concertino for violin and piano (1998)
- a due for violin and cello (2000)
Organ
- Passacaglia (1982)
- action-meditation, AleatoricAleatoric musicAleatoric music is music in which some element of the composition is left to chance, and/or some primary element of a composed work's realization is left to the determination of its performer...
Improvisation (1983)
Piano
- Zwei lyrische Stücke (2 Lyric Pieces), Op. 17 (1979)
- Zwölf Impressionen nach einem Landschaftszyklus von Ulrich Doege (12 Impressions after a Landscape Cycle of Ulrich Doege), Op. 19 (1980)
- Variationen über einen Walzer (Variations on a Waltz) (1981)
- Préludes (1984)
Vocal
- Der Panther for voice and piano; words by Rainer Maria RilkeRainer Maria RilkeRené Karl Wilhelm Johann Josef Maria Rilke , better known as Rainer Maria Rilke, was a Bohemian–Austrian poet. He is considered one of the most significant poets in the German language...
- ... so zu Licht und Lust geboren ..., Poetry for baritone and orchestra (1986)
- Concerto da Camera II for high voice and chamber ensemble (1994); words by Verena Blecher
Choral
- Zaubersprüche for mixed chorus, percussion and double bass, Op. 16 (1981)
- Magnificat for mixed chorus a cappella (1982)
- Pater noster – in der phrygischen Tonart for 16 voices a cappella (1983)
- Te Deum for soprano, alto, tenor, bass, mixed chorus, organ and orchestra (1984–1985)
- Böse Sprüche, Farce for chamber chorus, alto saxophone, trumpet and trombone (1988); libretto after "Trara Trara die Hochkultur" by Fritz Hermann
Students
Students of Gerhard Schedl have included Klaus Wiede, Stefan Thomas, Dieter Hermsdorf and Daniel Hensel
Daniel Hensel
Daniel Hensel is a German composer and musicologist.- Life and work :Hensel began his studies of composition in 1995 as a student of the Austrian composer Gerhard Schedl at Dr. Hoch's Konservatorium. From 1999 he studied composition with Heinz Winbeck in Würzburg, from 2003 with Manfred Trojahn in...
, who wrote the first musicological study and dissertation on the music of Gerhard Schedl.
Literature
- Daniel Hensel: Von der Einheit in der Vielfalt oder der Lust am Subjektiven: Die Musik Gerhard Schedls, dargestellt an seiner Instrumentalmusik, Stuttgart: ibidem 2011, ISBN 978-3-8382-0278-5
External links
- Gerhard Schedl music information center austria
- Gerhard Schedl Doblinger
- Komponist Gerhard Schedl erschoss sich im Wald Der SpiegelDer SpiegelDer Spiegel is a German weekly news magazine published in Hamburg. It is one of Europe's largest publications of its kind, with a weekly circulation of more than one million.-Overview:...
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