Alexander Moosbrugger

Alexander Moosbrugger ( born August 21, 1972 at the Bregenz Forest ) is an Austrian composer.

Life and work

Alexander Moosbrugger studied at the Vorarlberg State Conservatory organ and harpsichord at the University of Vienna and philosophy at the State University of Music and Performing Arts Stuttgart. He lived in Berlin since 2001.

Compositions

Moosbrugger pieces composed mostly of board composition in particular for string quartet. Prior to a composition Moosbrugger woven auditory and non- auditory sources into one another. He developed his own intonation systems based " rekonzipierter instrumental practice." Playing techniques manifest in this case the " voice portion " of musical structure and emerge with each piece, each work group fresh.

His compositions are performed internationally, such as the Konzerthaus Berlin, King's College, Cambridge, in 2013 at the London Ear Festival, New Music Forum Lucerne and in ensemble cycles. The performers include the sound Wien, Ensemble Recherche, Ensemble Phoenix Basel, chamber ensemble Neue Musik Berlin, Ensemble Cairn Paris, musikFabrik, Ensemble L' arsenals, the Arditti String Quartet, Pellegrini Quartet, Herbert Henck.

Research and curating

Moosbrugger research on aspects of Horens. For the Orpheus Instituut in Ghent, he led " conversations to listen " with Rebecca Saunders, Georg Friedrich Haas and Salvatore Sciarrino. Lecturer and guest lectures at the Anton Bruckner Private University and University of the Arts Berlin. He initiated and led the number "0 - Day of Art " from 2000 to 2008, he's since 2007 curator of the Bludenzer Days of Contemporary Music.

Prizes and awards

• International Lake Constance Price, division Contemporary Composition
• Austrian State Scholarship for Composition
• Composition scholarship of the state Vorarlberg.
• Artist Fellow at the Centro Tedesco di Studi Veneziani.

Works

• Fund, chess, bazaar for six or seven players. Flutes, ( contra ) bass clarinet in B, percussion, funds, turntables, piano, violin, cello. , 2013.
• Two quartet records - syllables, scale, night light, dock. Revised in 2012.
• Verbal piece, according to Nietzsche for seven voices and text projectors. 2001 to 2011.
• De Grigny, hymn " Ave maris stella" from " Premier livre d' orgue " by Nicolas de Grigny, set up for ensemble (oboe, clarinet, bassoon, trumpet, trombone, tuba, string quartet ). , 2010.
• 4 Organ Pieces for Paris. Conservatoire - Notre- Dame-de -la -Croix de Ménilmontant - Saint- Sulpice - La Trinité. , 2010.
• Syllables, scale, night for bass clarinet, piano, violin, cello. , 2009.
• Selinunte for large orchestra, set two. 2007 to 2010.
• Scales, text, measure for Flute, Bass Clarinet Bb, violin, cello. , 2009.
• Someone says ' stay! ', Suite in Five thoughts for two bass clarinets in B and confetti cannons., 2008.
• Result, scales, text for bass clarinet B, two violins, cello., 2008.
• Two lines for violin and cello. , 2007.
• Hypnos eros do for flute / piccolo, ( Contra ) Bass Clarinet B, Violin 1, Violin 2, cello, percussion, 8 medicine ball players., 2007.
• In Perfection for videotape / piano., 2006.
• Books - Encore for piano., 2005.
• Complexion for oboe / English horn (ad lib ), bass clarinet in B flat, violin, cello ( Scordatura C/G1 ), percussion., 2005.
• Light, bridge, intonation music for string quartet., 2004.
• Tunnel music for violin I, violin II, viola, cello. , 2001.
• F ' U' R - Hang music - baroque cello, baroque violin, harpsichord / organ / piano, flute, soprano, clarinet, percussion, church bells (St. Gallus, Bregenz ) ensemble with old instruments ( natural trumpet, violin, viola, cello, theorbo ), ensemble of twelve (flute, oboe, bassoon / contrabassoon, horn in F, zinc, trombone, percussion, violin 1, violin 2, viola, cello, double bass), Organ Pipe D 32 ' (infinitely MIDI controlled). , 2001.