Burkhard Meier (2 July 1943 – 17 January 2001) was a German music educator and composer.
Life
Born in Finow, [1] Meier studied choral conducting at the Hochschule für Musik "Hanns Eisler" in Berlin and music education and German at the University of Greifswald. [1] He received further lessons from Johann Cilenšek, Günter Kochan and Ruth Zechlin. [1] From 1976 to 1979 he studied composition with Wolfgang Hohensee at the "Hanns Eisler" Music Academy. [1] From 1967 he taught music theory and ear training in Greifswald and was appointed professor in 1989. [1] In 1990 he became director of the Institute for Musicology and Music Education at the University of Greifswald. [2] [3] From 1997 he was professor of school-practical piano playing, Tonsatz and music composition at the Rostock University of Music and Theatre.
He was a co-founder of the Mecklenburg-Vorpommern regional association of the Deutscher Komponistenverband and its chairman from 1996 to 2000.
Meier died in Greifswald at the age of 67. [2]
Awards
- 1984: Hanns Eisler Prize [1]
- 2000: Landeskulturpreis Mecklenburg-Vorpommern [1]
Works
- Die Nachtigall, children opera (after Hans Christian Andersen, 1968, Premiere: 1969) [4]
- Liederzyklus Lob des Sisyphus (1984) [1]
- Kausalitäten für Bläserquintett (1987) [1]
- Musik für Orchester (1987) [1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Schüler, Nico (2019). "Meier, Burkhard". In Heister, Hanns-Werner; Sparrer, Walter-Wolfgang (eds.). Komponisten der Gegenwart (in German).
- ^ a b Suppan, Armin (2009). "Meier, Burkhard". Das Blasmusik-Lexikon: Komponisten – Autoren – Werke – Literatur (in German).
- ^ "Bekenntnisse zum Rhythmischen". Kulturkalender der Universitäts- und Hansestadt Greifswald (in German). Retrieved 21 January 2021.
- ^ "Zu DDR-Zeiten verbotene Kinderoper wieder auf der Bühne – neue musikzeitung". nmz (in German). Retrieved 21 January 2021.
External links
- Literature by and about Burkhard Meier in the German National Library catalogue
- Burkhard Meier, Munzinger Online/Komponisten der Gegenwart, in Munzinger-Archiv ( Burkhard Meier Start of article freely available)
- Literature about Burkhard Meier in the State Bibliography (Landesbibliographie) of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
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Burkhard Meier (2 July 1943 – 17 January 2001) was a German music educator and composer.
Life
Born in Finow, [1] Meier studied choral conducting at the Hochschule für Musik "Hanns Eisler" in Berlin and music education and German at the University of Greifswald. [1] He received further lessons from Johann Cilenšek, Günter Kochan and Ruth Zechlin. [1] From 1976 to 1979 he studied composition with Wolfgang Hohensee at the "Hanns Eisler" Music Academy. [1] From 1967 he taught music theory and ear training in Greifswald and was appointed professor in 1989. [1] In 1990 he became director of the Institute for Musicology and Music Education at the University of Greifswald. [2] [3] From 1997 he was professor of school-practical piano playing, Tonsatz and music composition at the Rostock University of Music and Theatre.
He was a co-founder of the Mecklenburg-Vorpommern regional association of the Deutscher Komponistenverband and its chairman from 1996 to 2000.
Meier died in Greifswald at the age of 67. [2]
Awards
- 1984: Hanns Eisler Prize [1]
- 2000: Landeskulturpreis Mecklenburg-Vorpommern [1]
Works
- Die Nachtigall, children opera (after Hans Christian Andersen, 1968, Premiere: 1969) [4]
- Liederzyklus Lob des Sisyphus (1984) [1]
- Kausalitäten für Bläserquintett (1987) [1]
- Musik für Orchester (1987) [1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Schüler, Nico (2019). "Meier, Burkhard". In Heister, Hanns-Werner; Sparrer, Walter-Wolfgang (eds.). Komponisten der Gegenwart (in German).
- ^ a b Suppan, Armin (2009). "Meier, Burkhard". Das Blasmusik-Lexikon: Komponisten – Autoren – Werke – Literatur (in German).
- ^ "Bekenntnisse zum Rhythmischen". Kulturkalender der Universitäts- und Hansestadt Greifswald (in German). Retrieved 21 January 2021.
- ^ "Zu DDR-Zeiten verbotene Kinderoper wieder auf der Bühne – neue musikzeitung". nmz (in German). Retrieved 21 January 2021.
External links
- Literature by and about Burkhard Meier in the German National Library catalogue
- Burkhard Meier, Munzinger Online/Komponisten der Gegenwart, in Munzinger-Archiv ( Burkhard Meier Start of article freely available)
- Literature about Burkhard Meier in the State Bibliography (Landesbibliographie) of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
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