Detlev Müller-Siemens (born 30 July 1957) is a German composer and conductor.
Life and career
editBorn in Hamburg, Müller-Siemens began with piano lessons at age six and began composing.[1] He was invited to a composition class at the Musikhochschule Köln at age 13.[1] He studied piano, composition and theory at the Musikhochschule Hamburg from 1970 with Günter Friedrichs.[1][2] From 1973 to 1980, he studied with György Ligeti.[2] He studied at the Conservatoire de Paris in 1977/78 with Olivier Messiaen. Back in Hamburg, he studied piano with Volker Banfield, and conducting with Christoph von Dohnányi. In 1985, he studied conducting further with Klauspeter Seibel.[2]
In 1981, he was an assistant at the Paris Opéra for Ligeti's Le Grand Macabre. He was Kapellmeister of the Städtische Bühnen Freiburg from 1986 to 1988.[2]
From 1991 to 2005, he was professor of composition and music theory at the Basel Music Academy, then professor for at the University of Vienna.[2]
An engagement with the work of Samuel Beckett since 1999 has been reflected in his opera Bing, the composition the space of a step for orchestra as well as in the chamber music works Light blue, almost white and ... called dusk.[2]
Prizes and awards
edit- 1980/1982: Villa Massimo, Rome[2]
- 1986: Schneider-Schott Music Prize[2]
- 1988: Rolf-Liebermann Grant[2]
- 1990: Rolf-Liebermann prize[2]
Work
editCompositions by Müller-Siemens were published by Schott Music, including:[2]
- Under Neonlight I for ensemble, 1980/81
- Under Neonlight II for piano, 1980–83
- Piano Concerto, 1980–1981
- Viola Concerto, 1983–1984
- Under Neonlight III for piano, 1987
- Quatre Passages for orchestra, 1988
- Horn Concerto, 1988–1989
- Die Menschen, opera, 1989–1990[3]
- Carillon for orchestra, 1991
- Double Concerto for violin, viola and orchestra, 1992
- Phoenix 1,2,3 for ensemble, 1993–1995
- Maiastra for orchestra, 1995–1996
- Cuts for alto saxophone and ensemble, 1996/97
- Light blue, almost white for ensemble, 1998
- Bing, musical theatre, 1998–2000
- String Trio, 2002
- Die Aussicht for choir and ensemble, 2003/04
- the space of a step for orchestra, 2003/04
- distant traces (in memoriam György Ligeti) for violin, viola and piano, 2007
- lost traces for piano quartet, 2007
- ...called dusk (in memoriam György Ligeti) for violoncello and piano, 2008
- Kommos for large ensemble, 2008/09
- Privacy (in memoriam László Polgár) for clarinet, violin and piano, 2010
- ...called dusk II for string quartet, 2011
- Three piano pieces, 2012
- ... called dusk IV for orchestra, 2012/13
- ... called dusk III for ensemble, 2014
- ... called dusk V for violin solo, 2014
- Subsong 1 for ensemble, 2015
References
edit- ^ a b c Haefeli, Anton; Huber, Sonja. "Detlev Müller-Siemens". Munzinger-Archiv. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Detlev Müller-Siemens". Schott Music. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
- ^ Schibli, Sigfried. "Zeit: Heute. Ort: Die Welt: Die Menschen: Uraufführung der Oper von Detlev Müller-Siemens in Mannheim". Neue Zeitschrift für Musik, vol. 152, no. 1, 1991, p. 49. JSTOR 23985295
