Bertold Hummel
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Bertold Hummel was a German composer of modern classical music.
). He studied at the Academy of Music in Freiburg
from 1947 to 1954, taking composition with Harald Genzmer
, and cello with Atis Teichmanis. He toured as a cellist and composer between 1954 and 1956, worked as choirmaster in Freiburg, as well as for the Südwestrundfunk
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.
awarded him a prize in composition. He was given the Robert Schumann prize in Düsseldorf
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.
5 masses; cantatas; motets; song-cycles; chamber music; organ works; electronic compositions and music for children.
Life
Bertold Hummel was born November 27, 1925 in Hüfingen (BadenBaden
Baden is a historical state on the east bank of the Rhine in the southwest of Germany, now the western part of the Baden-Württemberg of Germany....
). He studied at the Academy of Music in Freiburg
Freiburg
Freiburg im Breisgau is a city in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. In the extreme south-west of the country, it straddles the Dreisam river, at the foot of the Schlossberg. Historically, the city has acted as the hub of the Breisgau region on the western edge of the Black Forest in the Upper Rhine Plain...
from 1947 to 1954, taking composition with Harald Genzmer
Harald Genzmer
Harald Genzmer was a German composer of contemporary classical music.-Biography:Born in Blumenthal, near Bremen, Germany, he studied composition with Paul Hindemith at the Berlin Hochschule für Music beginning in 1928.From 1938 he taught at the Volksmusikschule Berlin-Neukölln...
, and cello with Atis Teichmanis. He toured as a cellist and composer between 1954 and 1956, worked as choirmaster in Freiburg, as well as for the Südwestrundfunk
Südwestrundfunk
The Südwestrundfunk is a public broadcasting company for the southwest of Germany, specifically the states of Baden-Württemberg and Rhineland-Palatinate. The company has main offices in three cities: Stuttgart, Baden-Baden and Mainz, with the director's office being in Stuttgart. It is an...
Baden-Baden
Baden-Baden
Baden-Baden is a spa town in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is located on the western foothills of the Black Forest, on the banks of the Oos River, in the region of Karlsruhe...
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 StuttgartStuttgart
Stuttgart is the capital of the state of Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. The sixth-largest city in Germany, Stuttgart has a population of 600,038 while the metropolitan area has a population of 5.3 million ....
awarded him a prize in composition. He was given the Robert Schumann prize in Düsseldorf
Düsseldorf
Düsseldorf is the capital city of the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia and centre of the Rhine-Ruhr metropolitan region.Düsseldorf is an important international business and financial centre and renowned for its fashion and trade fairs. Located centrally within the European Megalopolis, the...
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.