Birgit Havenstein
Encyclopedia
Birgit Havenstein is a German
flautist
and composer. She was born in Berlin
, and studied music and music education at the Stadtisches Konservatorium. At the 1988 Sommerliche Musiktage Hitzacker she won awards for her Graffiti for flute, cello
and harp.
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...
flautist
Flautist
A flautist or flutist is a musician who plays an instrument in the flute family. See List of flautists.The choice of "flautist" versus "flutist" is the source of dispute among players of the instrument...
and composer. She was born in Berlin
Berlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
, and studied music and music education at the Stadtisches Konservatorium. At the 1988 Sommerliche Musiktage Hitzacker she won awards for her Graffiti for flute, cello
Cello
The cello is a bowed string instrument with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is a member of the violin family of musical instruments, which also includes the violin, viola, and double bass. Old forms of the instrument in the Baroque era are baryton and viol .A person who plays a cello is...
and harp.
Selected works
- Even the earth gave his secrets for violin, alto saxAlto saxophoneThe alto saxophone is a member of the saxophone family of woodwind instruments invented by Belgian instrument designer Adolphe Sax in 1841. It is smaller than the tenor but larger than the soprano, and is the type most used in classical compositions...
and piano, 1992 - Music on an absent cellist for solo harp, 1993
- Tempelglocken verstummen, Blütenduft bleibt for flute, clarinet, violin, violaViolaThe viola is a bowed string instrument. It is the middle voice of the violin family, between the violin and the cello.- Form :The viola is similar in material and construction to the violin. A full-size viola's body is between and longer than the body of a full-size violin , with an average...
, cello and piano - Graffiti for flute, cello and harp, 1988