Jörn Arnecke is a German composer.

Life

Jörn Arnecke studied composition and musical theory 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...

, Germany

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...

, at the Academy for Music and Theatre (Hochschule für Musik und Theater Hamburg) under Volkhardt Preuß and Peter Michael Hamel. In 1997/98, during his study, he was a student of Gérard Grisey

Gérard Grisey

Gérard Grisey was a French composer of contemporary music.-Biography:Gérard Grisey was born in Belfort, France on 17 June 1946. He studied at the Trossingen Conservatory in Germany from 1963 to 1965 before entering the Conservatoire de Paris...

 at the Conservatoire National

Conservatoire National

Conservatoire National may refer to one of the following:* Conservatoire national supérieur d'art dramatique , a college for acting, theatre and drama in Paris, France...

 Superieur in Paris

Paris

Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...

. Arnecke graduated in 2000 and since 2001 he has been part-time professor at the music academy in Hamburg. 2004 he was given a scholarship by the Bundeskünstlerförderung (federal artist support) for the Deutsches Studienzentrum in Venice

Venice

Venice is a city in northern Italy which is renowned for the beauty of its setting, its architecture and its artworks. It is the capital of the Veneto region...

 and in 2007 one for Casa Baldi near Rome

Rome

Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...

. During his studies and later on he has won many prizes, for example the Preis des Landesverbandes Sachen des Deutschen Tonträgerverbandes in 1999.

Opera

• Ariadne (1999)

opera scene, recited poems: Paul Heyse, Adelbert von Chamossi & Joseph von Eichendorff, written for the Munich Biennale

Munich Biennale

The Munich Biennale is an opera festival in the city of Munich. The full German name is Internationales Festival für neues Musiktheater, literally: International Festival for New Music Theater. The biennial festival was created in 1988 by Hans Werner Henze and is held in even-numbered years over...

, dedicated to Peter Michael Hamel

• Le Nozze di Figaro (1999)

Opera by W. A. Mozart

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Wolfgang 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...

, arrangement for 12 instruments

• Das Fest im Meer (2001/02)

musical theatre in 3 sections by Francis Hüsers, from John Berger

John Berger

John Peter Berger is an English art critic, novelist, painter and author. His novel G. won the 1972 Booker Prize, and his essay on art criticism Ways of Seeing, written as an accompaniment to a BBC series, is often used as a university text.-Education:Born in Hackney, London, England, Berger was...

s novel „To the Wedding“, written for Hamburgische Staatsoper (national opera Hamburg)

• Butterfly Blues (2004)

musical theatre in 8 scenes after the play by Henning Mankell

Henning Mankell

Henning Mankell is a Swedish crime writer, children's author, leftist activist and dramatist, best known for a series of mystery novels starring his most famous creation, Inspector Kurt Wallander.-Life and career:...

, German lyrics: Claudia Romeder; written for Hamburgische Staatsoper

• Unter Eis (2006/07)

musical theatre in 13 scenes, libretto: Falk Richter; written for Ruhr Triennale in cooperation with Oper Frankfurt

Orchestra

• Nachtferne (1996)
• Frage (1997/98)

awarded the Förderpreis des Göttinger Symphonie Orchesters

• Folie (2000)

written for Festival junger Künstler Bayreuth, dedicated to Sissy Thammer & Professor Siegfried Palm

Siegfried Palm

Siegfried Palm was a German cellist who is known worldwide for his interpretations of contemporary music. Many 20th-century composers like Kagel, Ligeti, Xenakis, Penderecki and Zimmermann wrote music for him....

• Gezeiten (Tides) (2005)

fantasia for orchestra, written for Theater und Philharmonisches Orchester Heidelberg

• Auf dem Wasser zu singen (2005/06)

seven songs after Franz Schubert

Franz Schubert

Franz 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...

 und Johannes Brahms

Johannes Brahms

Johannes Brahms was a German composer and pianist, and one of the leading musicians of the Romantic period. Born in Hamburg, Brahms spent much of his professional life in Vienna, Austria, where he was a leader of the musical scene...

 for tenor & 18 strings, belongs to 9 Intermezzi „Zwischen den Wassern“, lyrics: Friedrich Leopold zu Stollberg, Heinrich Heine

Heinrich Heine

Christian Johann Heinrich Heine was one of the most significant German poets of the 19th century. He was also a journalist, essayist, and literary critic. He is best known outside Germany for his early lyric poetry, which was set to music in the form of Lieder by composers such as Robert Schumann...

, Wilhelm Müller

Wilhelm Müller

Wilhelm Müller was a German lyric poet.-Life:Wilhelm Müller was born at Dessau, the son of a tailor. He was educated at the gymnasium of his native town and at the university of Berlin, where he devoted himself to philological and historical studies...

, August von Platen, Robert Reinick

Robert Reinick

Robert Reinick was a German painter and poet.Reinick was born in Danzig and died in Dresden.- External links :* * *...

 & Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe was a German writer, pictorial artist, biologist, theoretical physicist, and polymath. He is considered the supreme genius of modern German literature. His works span the fields of poetry, drama, prose, philosophy, and science. His Faust has been called the greatest long...

• Zwischen den Wassern (2005/06)

9 intermezzi for 18 strings

• Kristallisationen (2007/08)

for clarinet, bassoon & orchestra, written for Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Hamburg

Ensemble

• Erstarrungen (2000)

for soprano, speaker & chamber orchestra, lyrics: Wilhelm Müller

Wilhelm Müller

Wilhelm Müller was a German lyric poet.-Life:Wilhelm Müller was born at Dessau, the son of a tailor. He was educated at the gymnasium of his native town and at the university of Berlin, where he devoted himself to philological and historical studies...

 & Rainer Kunze, written for Expo 2000

Expo 2000

Expo 2000 was a World's Fair held in Hanover, Germany from Thursday, June 1 to Tuesday, October 31, 2000. It was located on the Hanover fairground , which is famous for hosting CeBIT...

• Äther (2006)

for soprano & chamber ensemble, lyrics: Hannah Dübgen, written for Ilse und Dr. Horst Rusch-Stiftung and the Scharoun Ensemble

Chamber music

• Einstimmig zweistimmig (1996)

for 2 oboes

• Kreuzspiel (1996/97)

for flute

• Strophen zum Wir (1998)

after Rainer Maria Rilke

Rainer Maria Rilke

René 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...

• In Stille – string quartet Nr. 1 (2002)

written for Bayerische Staatsoper Munich

• Inschriften – string quartet Nr. 2 (2003)

written for Tonhalle Düsseldorf

Tonhalle Düsseldorf

Tonhalle Düsseldorf is a concert hall in Düsseldorf. It was built by the architect Wilhelm Kreis.-History:It was built in 1926 as a planetarium, the biggest in the world at the point of construction. During the 1970s it was converted into a concert hall....

• Weißer Rauch (2003)

for clarinet

• Schwerelos (2000/2005)

3 pieces for harp

• Alea/Talea – trio for piano Nr. 1 (2005/06)

written for Musikgemeinde Harburg

External links

• http://www.arnecke.de