Manfred Stahnke
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Manfred Stahnke (* 30th October 1951 in Kiel) is a german composer and a Musicologist.
He writes chamber music, orchestral music and stage music. His music is notably known for his use of microtonality.
[edit] Life
Manfred Stahnke studied composition with Wolfgang Fortner (1970-73), with Klaus Huber and Brian Ferneyhough (1973-74), with György Ligeti (1974-79). Besides he studied piano (main piano teacher was Edith Picht-Axenfeld) .
He also had a degree in musicology on the subject of Pierre Boulez' Third Piano Sonata (1979, under Constantin Floros in Hamburg).
In 1979-80 he went to the USA to study with the microtonalist Ben Johnston in Urbana, Illinois and with the computer music scientist and composer John Chowning in Stanford, California.
He is currently a composition and music theory professor in the high school of music and theater in Hamburg
[edit] Works
- 1983-86 HEINRICH IV. (nach Pirandello), Oper, with small orchestra, Kiel 1987
- 1986 TWO SCALES, 2 microtonal played Fagotte, American Festival of Microtonal Music Ensemble: April Chapman, Johnny Reinhardt, New York
- 1982-85 PARTOTA, Pno ad lib. in Vallotti-Stimmung, Hubertus Dreyer, Hamburg 1986
- 1987 EN CET HYBRIDE TAMPS, Kammerensemble mikrotonal, 4 Cl, 2 Vl, 2 Vla, Harfe, Yamaha DX7-II Synthesizer, 2 Perc, ensemble modern, Saarbrücken 1988, UA Neufassung Szombathely 1990
- 1988 BRATSCHENSONATE, Christian Stahnke, Mike Rutledge, Hubertus Dreyer Hamburg 1990-92, Neufassung 2005
- 1990 CENTONAGE, Kammerensemble mikrotonal, Fl, Ob, Cl, Trp, Pos, Perc, Harfe, Yamaha DX7-II Synthesizer, 3 Vl, Va, Vc, ensemble modern, Frankfurt
- 1991 ANSICHTEN EINES KAEFERS, Sologitarre in scordatura, Teil-UA Frank Pschichholz, Moskau 1992; 1. Gesamt-UA Satoshi Oba, Odense 1995
- 1992 PARTOTA II - FUER GYOERGY LIGETI, für MIDI-Flügel und Sampler, Hubertus Dreyer, Hamburg
- 1993 SAITENSPIEL, 7 V, 3 Va, 3 Vc, Kb, in scordatura, Hamburger Camerata, Dir. Claus Bantzer, Hamburg
- 1994 STREETMUSIC I, Posaune und Steeldrums, Metal Brass, Mainz 1995. Version für Bassflöte und Steeldrums, l'art pour l'art, Hamburg 1997
- 1997 TRACE DES SORCIERS, Orchester mikrotonal, SWR Sinfonieorchester, Dir. Olav Henzold, Donaueschingen
- 1999 LUMPENGALERIE, Fl, Cl, V, Vc, Pno, Perc, Ensemble Est!Est!!Est!!! Bonn
- 2000 IV. STREICHQUARTETT, München
- 2001 ORPHEUS KRISTALL, Oper für Bühne und Peripherie, Sopran, 2 Mezzosoprane, Bariton. Solo-Percussion, 4 externe Musiker (z.B. Internetmusiker), Fl, Cl, Trp, 2 Pos, 3 Vl, 3 Va, 3 Vc, Kb, 75', Münchener Biennale 2002
- 2003 SCALES OF AGES, Saxophone Symphony. Altsaxophon und Orchester, 25', John-Edward Kelly, Philharmonisches Orchester Heidelberg, Dir. Thomas Kalb, Heidelberg 2004
- 2005 PARTOTA IX - Tanz und Tod, Duo für Akkordeon und Pno, Andreas Nebl, Oliver McCall, Trossingen 2006
- 2006 SKINS&STRINGS, Percussion, Va, Vc, Rumi Ogawa, Jagdish Mistry, Michael Kasper, Frankfurt/M
- 2006 DE DANZBODNLOCK - Violinsinfonie, Violine solo und Orchester, Barbara Lüneburg, SWR-Sinfonieorchester, Dir. Hans Zender, Donaueschingen
[edit] External links
- homepage
- Interview(in German)
- Zwischen Schrift und Schriftlosigkeit Article (in German)
- Orpheus Kristall Informations about the opera
- Streichquartette
- Calling Works for the bells of the churches of Hamburg with two choirs.
- Kulturnetz Schleswig-Holstein
- Sisyphos Multimedia work
