Jan Kopp
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Jan Kopp in Pforzheim
, Germany, is a German
composer
for contemporary music. He also works as an essayist and teacher. The focus of his artificial works lies in contemporary composing. He was a pupil of Wolfgang Rihm
, Helmut Lachenmann
und Marco Stroppa
. In addition to composing and reflecting "Neue Musik
" within articles and broadcast-manuskripts he is interested in making ordinary people familiar with artwork, which is usually receted only by specialists. For that reason Kopp is engaged in several school projects.
at the "Hochschule für Musik Karlsruhe
". From 1992 to 2000 he studied German philology and musicology at the University of Heidelberg, finishing this studies in 2000 as a Master of Arts. In 1998 he continued his studies in composition with Helmut Lachenmann
and Marco Stroppa
at the Stuttgart Musikhochschule
and took his diploma as a composer in 2002. Since then he has been working as a freelance composer and writer. In his work both as a composer and as a writer, Kopp focuses on the relationships between music and speech. According to this, many of his works include the human voice. In his instrumental music he explores the relationships between performing music and the compositional structures and decisions made by the composer. Kopp worked with ensembles like Neue Vocalsolisten Stuttgart, Ensemble Modern
, Ensemble Phorminx, Schola Heidelberg, Ensemble Mosaik, Suono Mobile and soloists like Petra Hoffmann, Daniel Gloger and Hans-Jörg Mammel. His works have been performed and broadcasted in Germany, Switzerland
, Argentina
, Uruguay
and South Korea
.
Pforzheim
Pforzheim is a town of nearly 119,000 inhabitants in the state of Baden-Württemberg, southwest Germany at the gate to the Black Forest. It is world-famous for its jewelry and watch-making industry. Until 1565 it was the home to the Margraves of Baden. Because of that it gained the nickname...
, Germany, is a German
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...
for contemporary music. He also works as an essayist and teacher. The focus of his artificial works lies in contemporary composing. He was a pupil of Wolfgang Rihm
Wolfgang Rihm
Wolfgang Rihm is a German composer.Rihm is Head of the Institute of Modern Music at the Karlsruhe Conservatory of Music and has been composer in residence at the Lucerne Festival and the Salzburg Festival...
, Helmut Lachenmann
Helmut Lachenmann
Helmut Lachenmann is a German composer associated with musique concrète instrumentale.-Life and works:...
und Marco Stroppa
Marco Stroppa
Marco Stroppa is an Italian composer who writes computer music as well as music for instruments with live electronics.-Biography:...
. In addition to composing and reflecting "Neue Musik
20th century classical music
20th century classical music was without a dominant style and highly diverse.-Introduction:At the turn of the century, music was characteristically late Romantic in style. Composers such as Gustav Mahler and Jean Sibelius were pushing the bounds of Post-Romantic Symphonic writing...
" within articles and broadcast-manuskripts he is interested in making ordinary people familiar with artwork, which is usually receted only by specialists. For that reason Kopp is engaged in several school projects.
Life
At the age of 12 years he did his first attempts towards composition. From 1987 to 1991 he studied composition with Wolfgang RihmWolfgang Rihm
Wolfgang Rihm is a German composer.Rihm is Head of the Institute of Modern Music at the Karlsruhe Conservatory of Music and has been composer in residence at the Lucerne Festival and the Salzburg Festival...
at the "Hochschule für Musik Karlsruhe
Hochschule für Musik Karlsruhe
Karlsruhe's University of Music is a college of music in Karlsruhe, Germany.-Studies:The Hochschule für Musik Karlsruhe offers tuition in voice, orchestral instruments, piano, composition and music journalism. The academic degrees go from Bachelors to Artists Diplomas.- External links:*...
". From 1992 to 2000 he studied German philology and musicology at the University of Heidelberg, finishing this studies in 2000 as a Master of Arts. In 1998 he continued his studies in composition with Helmut Lachenmann
Helmut Lachenmann
Helmut Lachenmann is a German composer associated with musique concrète instrumentale.-Life and works:...
and Marco Stroppa
Marco Stroppa
Marco Stroppa is an Italian composer who writes computer music as well as music for instruments with live electronics.-Biography:...
at the Stuttgart Musikhochschule
State University of Music and Performing Arts Stuttgart
The State University of Music and Performing Arts Stuttgart is a professional school for musicians and performing artists in Stuttgart, Germany...
and took his diploma as a composer in 2002. Since then he has been working as a freelance composer and writer. In his work both as a composer and as a writer, Kopp focuses on the relationships between music and speech. According to this, many of his works include the human voice. In his instrumental music he explores the relationships between performing music and the compositional structures and decisions made by the composer. Kopp worked with ensembles like Neue Vocalsolisten Stuttgart, 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....
, Ensemble Phorminx, Schola Heidelberg, Ensemble Mosaik, Suono Mobile and soloists like Petra Hoffmann, Daniel Gloger and Hans-Jörg Mammel. His works have been performed and broadcasted in Germany, Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
, Argentina
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
, Uruguay
Uruguay
Uruguay ,officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay,sometimes the Eastern Republic of Uruguay; ) is a country in the southeastern part of South America. It is home to some 3.5 million people, of whom 1.8 million live in the capital Montevideo and its metropolitan area...
and South Korea
South Korea
The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...
.