Wolfgang von Schweinitz
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Wolfgang von Schweinitz is a German
composer of classical music.
Schweinitz studied composition at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater Hamburg
, from 1971 to 1973 with Gernot Klussmann and from 1973 to 1975 with György Ligeti
. He continued his studies at the Stanford University
with John Chowning
. He was a Stipendiat of the Villa Massimo
in 1978, at the same time as Sarah Kirsch
. In 1980 he taught at the Darmstädter Ferienkurse. His opera Patmos, based on the Apocalypse of St John was premiered in 1990 at the second Munich Biennale
.
Schweinitz was from 1994 to 1996 a professor of composition at the Hochschule für Musik "Franz Liszt", Weimar. In 2007 he succeeded James Tenney
at the California Institute of the Arts
.
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 of classical music.
Schweinitz studied composition at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater Hamburg
Hochschule für Musik und Theater Hamburg
The Hochschule für Musik und Theater Hamburg is one of the larger universities of music in Germany.It was founded 1950 as Staatliche Hochschule für Musik on the base of the former private acting school of Annemarie Marks-Rocke and Eduard Marks.Studies include various music types from church music...
, from 1971 to 1973 with Gernot Klussmann and from 1973 to 1975 with György Ligeti
György Ligeti
György Sándor Ligeti was a composer of contemporary classical music. Born in a Hungarian Jewish family in Transylvania, Romania, he briefly lived in Hungary before becoming an Austrian citizen.-Early life:...
. He continued his studies at the Stanford University
Stanford University
The Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is a private research university on an campus located near Palo Alto, California. It is situated in the northwestern Santa Clara Valley on the San Francisco Peninsula, approximately northwest of San...
with John Chowning
John Chowning
John M. Chowning is an American composer, musician, inventor, and professor best known for his work at Stanford University and his invention of FM synthesis while there.-Contribution:...
. He was a Stipendiat of the Villa Massimo
Villa Massimo
Villa Massimo, short for Deutsche Akademie Rom Villa Massimo , is a German art institute in Rome, established in 1910 and located in the Villa Massimo....
in 1978, at the same time as Sarah Kirsch
Sarah Kirsch
Sarah Kirsch is a German poet.She was born Ingrid Bernstein in Limlingerode, Prussian Saxony. She changed her first name to Sarah in order to protest against her father's anti-semitism. She studied biology in Halle and literature at the Johannes R. Becher Institute for Literature in Leipzig. In...
. In 1980 he taught at the Darmstädter Ferienkurse. His opera Patmos, based on the Apocalypse of St John was premiered in 1990 at the second Munich Biennale
Munich Biennale
The Munich Biennale is an opera festival in the city of Munich. The full German name is Internationales Festival für neues Musiktheater, literally: International Festival for New Music Theater. The biennial festival was created in 1988 by Hans Werner Henze and is held in even-numbered years over...
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Schweinitz was from 1994 to 1996 a professor of composition at the Hochschule für Musik "Franz Liszt", Weimar. In 2007 he succeeded James Tenney
James Tenney
James Tenney was an American composer and influential music theorist.-Biography:Tenney was born in Silver City, New Mexico, and grew up in Arizona and Colorado. He attended the University of Denver, the Juilliard School of Music, Bennington College and the University of Illinois...
at the California Institute of the Arts
California Institute of the Arts
The California Institute of the Arts, commonly referred to as CalArts, is located in Valencia, in Los Angeles County, California. It was incorporated in 1961 as the first degree-granting institution of higher learning in the United States created specifically for students of both the visual and the...
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Awards
- 1986 Schneider-Schott Music Prize
- 1992 Paul Hindemith Prize of the Schleswig-Holstein Musik FestivalSchleswig-Holstein Musik FestivalThe Schleswig-Holstein Musik Festival is a classical music festival held every year in summer time all over the state of Schleswig-Holstein in Northern Germany....
Recordings
- Variationen über ein Thema von Mozart, Harmonia MundiHarmonia MundiHarmonia Mundi is an independent music record label founded in 1958 by Bernard Coutaz in Arles . The Latin phrase means "world harmony"....
Deutschland - Mass for soloists, choir and orchestra op. 21, WERGOWERGOWERGO is a German record label focusing on contemporary classical music. It was founded in 1962 by the art historian Werner Goldschmidt and the musicologist Helmut Kirchmayer and is currently based in Mainz, Germany....
External links
- Wolfgang von Schweinitz, at CalArts