- Bertold Hummel
Bertold Hummel (
November 27 ,1925 in Hüfingen –August 9 ,2002 inWürzburg ) was a German composer of modern classical music.Life
Bertold Hummel was born November 27, 1925 in Hüfingen (
Baden ). He studied at the Academy of Music inFreiburg from 1947 to 1954, taking composition withHarald Genzmer , and cello withAtis Teichmanis . He toured as a cellist and composer between 1954 and 1956, worked as choirmaster in Freiburg, as well as for theSüdwestrundfunk Baden-Baden broadcasting station from 1956 to 1963. He became a teacher of composition at Würzburg in 1963 where he directed the Studio for New Music for the next 25 years. After becoming a professor in 1974, he was president of the Würzburg College of Music from 1979 to 1987 (and was an honorary president after 1988), and in 1982 he became a member of the Bavarian Academy of Fine Arts. Hummel travelled as a guest lecturer, and received performances of his work in countries all over the world. He died August 9, 2002 in Würzburg.Awards
In 1956, he received a scholarship from the Federal Association of German Industry. In 1960, the city of
Stuttgart awarded him a prize in composition. He was given the Robert Schumann prize inDüsseldorf in 1961. In 1968, he received a scholarship from the "Cité des arts internationale" of Paris. In 1988, the city of Würzburg awarded him a cultural prize. He won the Friedrich Baur Prize of the Bavarian Academy of the Fine Arts in 1996 and the Culture Prize of the German Catholics in 1998.Major works
*Oratorio: The Shrine of the Martyrs (Op. 90, 1989)
*Chamber Opera: The Emperor's New Clothes (Op. 10, 1955)
*Ballet:
**Episodes (Op. 23, 1962)
**The Last Flower (Op. 55a, 1975)
**Scenes from Faust (Op. 72a, 1979)
*Symphonies:
**Symphony No. 1, for Strings (Op. 20, 1959)
**Symphony No. 2, "Reverenza" (Op. 30, 1966)
**Symphony No. 3, "Jeremiah" (Op.100, 1996)
*Visions for large orchestra, after the Apocalypse of St. John the Evangelist (Op. 73, 1980)
*Sinfonietta for large wind orchestra (Op. 39, 1970)
*Concerto for percussion and orchestra (Op. 70, 1978)
*Eight fragments from letters of Vincent van Gogh (Op. 84, 1985)5 masses; cantatas; motets; song-cycles; chamber music; organ works; electronic compositions and music for children.External links
* [http://www.bertoldhummel.de/ www.bertoldhummel.de]
* [http://www.boosey.com/pages/cr/composer/composer_main.asp?composerid=15834 Bertold Hummel at Boosey and Hawkes]
* [http://www.schott-music.com/autoren/KomponistenAZ/show,3520.html Biography at Schott Music]
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