Reiner Bredemeyer
Encyclopedia
Reiner Bredemeyer was a German
composer
. He was born in Vélez, Santander
and went to school in Breslau. In 1944 he began his military service. After World War II he met Karl Amadeus Hartmann
. From 1949 to 1953 he studied composition
with Karl Höller
at the Munich Academy for Musical Arts
. In 1954 Paul Dessau
took him to East Germany, where Bredemeyer became a master student of Rudolf Wagner-Régeny
at the Berlin Academy of the Arts
.
He taught at the Ernst Busch Academy of Dramatic Arts
in Berlin and worked together with Bertold Brecht, Walter Felsenstein
and Ernst Busch
. From 1957 to 1960 he was arts director at the Theatre of Friendship in Berlin and from 1961 kapellmeister and composer at the German Theatre
. His composers generation (among Friedrich Goldmann
, Georg Katzer
und Friedrich Schenker) broke with socialist realism
and looked for orientation in western Avant-garde
. In 1978 he became a member of the Academy of Arts and in 1988 he was appointed professor
. Until 1989 he served as a board member of the GDR's composers and musicologists Union.
Bredemeyer's grave is at Cemetery Pankow III, where a lot of famous people are buried.
Germans
The Germans are a Germanic ethnic group native to Central Europe. The English term Germans has referred to the German-speaking population of the Holy Roman Empire since the Late Middle Ages....
composer
Composer
A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
. He was born in Vélez, Santander
Vélez, Santander
Vélez is a town and municipality of the Santander Department in northeastern Colombia....
and went to school in Breslau. In 1944 he began his military service. After World War II he met Karl Amadeus Hartmann
Karl Amadeus Hartmann
Karl Amadeus Hartmann was a German composer. Some have lauded him as the greatest German symphonist of the 20th century, although he is now largely overlooked, particularly in English-speaking countries.-Life:...
. From 1949 to 1953 he studied composition
Musical composition
Musical composition can refer to an original piece of music, the structure of a musical piece, or the process of creating a new piece of music. People who practice composition are called composers.- Musical compositions :...
with Karl Höller
Karl Höller
Karl Höller was a German composer of the late Romantic tradition.-Biography:Karl Höller was born in Bamberg, Bavaria. He came from a musical family on both sides: his father Valentin Höller was the Bamberg Cathedral organist for 40 years, and his grandfather and great-grandfather were organists...
at the Munich Academy for Musical Arts
Hochschule für Musik und Theater München
The Hochschule für Musik und Theater München is one of the most respected traditional vocational universities in Germany specialising in music and the performing arts. The seat of the Hochschule is the former Führerbau of the NSDAP, located at Arcisstraße 12, on the eastern side of the Königsplatz...
. In 1954 Paul Dessau
Paul Dessau
Paul Dessau was a German composer and conductor.- Biography :Dessau was born in Hamburg into a musical family...
took him to East Germany, where Bredemeyer became a master student of Rudolf Wagner-Régeny
Rudolf Wagner-Régeny
Rudolf Wagner-Régeny was a composer, conductor, and pianist. Born in Transylvania, Kingdom of Hungary, since 1920 Romania, he became a German citizen in 1930, and then East Germany after 1945.From 1919–1920 he studied at the Leipzig Conservatory and then at the Berlin Hochschule für Musik from...
at the Berlin Academy of the Arts
Akademie der Künste
The Akademie der Künste, Berlin is an arts institution in Berlin, Germany. It was founded in 1696 by Elector Frederick III of Brandenburg as the Prussian Academy of Arts, an academic institution where members could meet and discuss and share ideas...
.
He taught at the Ernst Busch Academy of Dramatic Arts
Ernst Busch Academy of Dramatic Arts
The Ernst Busch Academy of Dramatic Arts , based in the Niederschöneweide district of Berlin, Germany, was founded in 1951 as the National Theatre School in Berlin with the status of college...
in Berlin and worked together with Bertold Brecht, Walter Felsenstein
Walter Felsenstein
Walter Felsenstein was an Austrian theater and opera director.He was one of the most important exponents of textual accuracy, productions in which dramatic and musical values were exquisitely researched and balanced...
and Ernst Busch
Ernst Busch (actor)
Ernst Busch was a German singer and actor.Busch first rose to prominence as an interpreter of political songs, particularly those of Kurt Tucholsky, in the Berlin Kabarett scene of the 1920s...
. From 1957 to 1960 he was arts director at the Theatre of Friendship in Berlin and from 1961 kapellmeister and composer at the German Theatre
Deutsches Theater
The Deutsches Theater in Berlin is a well-known German theatre. It was built in 1850 as Friedrich-Wilhelm-Städtisches Theater, after Frederick William IV of Prussia. Located on Schumann Street , the Deutsches Theater consists of two adjoining stages that share a common, classical facade...
. His composers generation (among Friedrich Goldmann
Friedrich Goldmann
Friedrich Goldmann was a German composer and conductor.-Life:Born on 27 April 1941, in Siegmar-Schönau, Chemnitz, Goldmann’s music education began in 1951 when he joined the Dresdner Kreuzchor...
, Georg Katzer
Georg Katzer
Georg Katzer is a German composer. He was one of the pioneers of electronic new music in the German Democratic Republic .-Biography:...
und Friedrich Schenker) broke with socialist realism
Socialist realism
Socialist realism is a style of realistic art which was developed in the Soviet Union and became a dominant style in other communist countries. Socialist realism is a teleologically-oriented style having its purpose the furtherance of the goals of socialism and communism...
and looked for orientation in western Avant-garde
Avant-garde
Avant-garde means "advance guard" or "vanguard". The adjective form is used in English to refer to people or works that are experimental or innovative, particularly with respect to art, culture, and politics....
. In 1978 he became a member of the Academy of Arts and in 1988 he was appointed professor
Professor
A professor is a scholarly teacher; the precise meaning of the term varies by country. Literally, professor derives from Latin as a "person who professes" being usually an expert in arts or sciences; a teacher of high rank...
. Until 1989 he served as a board member of the GDR's composers and musicologists Union.
Bredemeyer's grave is at Cemetery Pankow III, where a lot of famous people are buried.
Awards
- 1969: Art Prize of the FDGB
- 1969: Banner of LaborBanner of LaborThe Banner of Labor was an order issued in the German Democratic Republic .It was given for "outstanding achievements of many years which stabilized and strengthened the country, and in particular for high results of working in the national economy"....
- 1975: Art Prize of East Germany
- 1983: National Prize of East GermanyNational Prize of East GermanyThe National Prize of the German Democratic Republic was an award of the German Democratic Republic given out in three different classes for scientific, artistic, and other meritorious achievement...
- 1983: FIPRESCI Prize at the Berlin International Film FestivalBerlin International Film FestivalThe Berlin International Film Festival , also called the Berlinale, is one of the world's leading film festivals and most reputable media events. It is held in Berlin, Germany. Founded in West Berlin in 1951, the festival has been celebrated annually in February since 1978...
- 1986: Composition Award at the National Film Festival of the GDR
- 1989: Order of Merit for the Fatherland