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German composer
Gerd Domhardt (19 February 1945 in
Wolmirstedt – 18 February 1997 in
Halle ) was a
German
composer .
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.
Awards
Selected works
Stage
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 Neruda
Invocación: "In Memoriam Paul Dessau" for mixed chorus a cappella (1974); words by
Pablo Neruda
Hölderlin for mixed chorus a cappella (1988); words by
Friedrich Hölderlin
Der Frieden muß halten for children's chorus and piano (1989)
Rundgesang for mixed chorus and piano (1989)
Sources
International National Artists People