Erhard Karkoschka

Erhard Karkoschka ( born March 6, 1923 in Ostrava, † 26 June 2009 in Stuttgart- Heumaden ) was a German composer.

Karkoschka studied composition, conducting and musicology at the Musikhochschule Stuttgart and University of Tübingen. Since 1948 he has taught at the University of Music and Performing Arts Stuttgart. There he founded in 1962 the Ensemble for New Music ( since 1976 Contac ensemble ). From 1973 until his retirement in 1987, he headed the studio for electronic music. After his retirement, he taught courses and lectures, among others in South Africa, China and Korea.

He composed orchestral works, chamber music, organ works, works for electronic instruments, cantatas, motets, psalms and hymns.

Works

  • Symphonic evolution of two own themes (1953 )
  • God is a King! Three moths for mixed voices for words from the 47th, 4th and 74th Psalm (1954 )
  • Symphonia Choralis on " Veni Sancte Spiritus " (1957)
  • Little Concerto for Violin and Chamber Orchestra (1965 )
  • Four stages (1965 )
  • Triptych about B- A-C -H for Organ ( 1966)
  • Variations to any Theme and out (1974)
  • Sound fountain, multimedia project (1975 )
  • Teleologies (1978)
  • Allklang (1978)
  • Unfolding (1982 /83)
  • Chamber Music for Orchestra ( 1983)
  • Of dying. From the new birth based on texts by Martin Luther ( 1983)
  • Wind poem (1987 )
  • Klangzeit spectacle for a Skriptogramm by Kurt Leonhard (1988 )
  • Orpheus choir after the Metamorphoses of Publius Ovidius Naso (1989 )
  • Orpheus? Or Hades height, chamber opera ( 1990-92 )
  • On the Road - between two country dances Schubert (1994 )
  • N quarto: Papafrebe (1995 )
  • Celan Variations IV of poems by Paul Celan (1996-98 )
  • Klangzeit, woodcut in three scenes based on poems by Günter Sopper (2004)

Writings

  • The writing of the new music, Moeckverlag Celle 1965
  • Analysis of new music, Döring Publisher Herenberg 1976
  • New Music - Listen - Understand Döring Publisher Herenberg 1978
  • Essay on Webern's use of the guitar in his Opera 10, 18 and 19, nova giulianiad, Volume 3/No. 11-12/88
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