Erich Urbanner

Erich Urbanner ( born March 26, 1936 in Innsbruck) is an Austrian composer and music teacher.

Biography

Urbanner studied from 1955 to 1961 at the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna composition with Karl Schiske and Hanns Jelinek, piano with Grete Hinterhofer and conducting with Hans Swarovsky. In the Darmstadt summer courses he took composition classes with Wolfgang Fortner, Karlheinz Stockhausen and Bruno Maderna.

From 1961 he taught at the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna score game. In 1969 he became a full professor of composition and music theory. From 1969 to 1974 he headed the Zwölftonsenminar, from 1986 to 1989, the Institute for electroacoustics and experimental music. Since 1968 he also worked as a conductor.

Urbanner composed pieces for solo instruments, chamber music, orchestral works ( including several concertos, a Mass and a Requiem and several operas).

Awards

Works

  • First String Quartet, 1956
  • First Sonatine - for Piano, 1956
  • Second String Quartet, 1957
  • Second Sonatine - for Piano, 1957
  • Prolog for Orchestra on " Innsbruck, I must leave you ," 1957
  • Intrada - for chamber orchestra, 1957
  • Eight Pieces - for Flute and Piano, 1957
  • Variations - for piano, 1958
  • Variation - for piano, 1958
  • Missa Benedicte Gentes - for four-part mixed choir and organ, 1958
  • Piano Concerto, 1958
  • Five pieces - for piano, 1959
  • Flötenconcertino, 1959
  • Eleven Bagatelles - for piano, 1959
  • Improvisation I - for organ, 1961
  • Five pieces - for Violin and Piano, 1961
  • Five Songs - for mezzo - soprano and small ensemble, 1961
  • The ancestral portrait - for soprano and piano, 1961
  • Concertino - for organ and string orchestra, 1961
  • Symphony in one movement, 1963
  • The Gluck Erich or virtue and blame the usefulness - Musical burlesque in three acts by Guy de Maupassant, 1963
  • Impact and sound figures, 1964
  • Serenade - for string orchestra, 1965
  • Etude - for wind quintet, 1965
  • Dialogues - for piano and orchestra, 1965
  • Improvisation II - for two pianos, 1966
  • Concerto - for oboe and chamber orchestra, 1966
  • Adagio - for piano, 1966
  • Eight aphorisms - for flute, clarinet and bassoon, 1966
  • Four pieces - for viola, 1967
  • Rondeau - for large orchestra, 1967
  • Five pieces - for Flute, 1967
  • Theme, 19 variations, and a sequel - for Orchestra, 1968
  • Improvisation III - for ten instruments, 1969
  • Improvisation IV - for wind quintet, 1969
  • Contrasts II - for Orchestra, 1970
  • Violin Concerto, 1971
  • Solo - Violin, 1971
  • Lyrica - for eleven instruments, 1971
  • Third String Quartet, 1972
  • Concerto Wolfgang Amadeus - for two orchestras, three trombones and Celesta, 1972
  • Double Bass Concerto, 1973
  • Burlesque - for Flute and Organ, 1973
  • Retrospectives - Four Pieces for large orchestra, 1974-75
  • Pastorale, 1975
  • Piano Concerto 76, 1976
  • Takes - for Piano Trio, 1977
  • Quartetto concertato - for string quartet and six string duos, 1978
  • Nocturne - for recorder ensemble, 1978
  • Concerto for alto saxophone and twelve players in 1978
  • Sinfonietta 79 - for chamber orchestra, 1979
  • Sonata brevis - for chamber orchestra, 1980
  • Six Phan keys and two drummers - for two pianos, celesta, harpsichord, positive organ, harmonium and percussion, 1980
  • Arioso - Furioso - for cello and piano, 1980
  • Variation - for piano, 1981
  • Nonet 1981 - for flute, clarinet, bass clarinet, tenor - bass trombone, guitar, piano, violin, cello and double bass, 1981
  • Concerto for Violoncello and Orchestra, 1981
  • Sinfonia Concertante - for chamber orchestra, 1982
  • Ballade - for solo guitar, 1982
  • Requiem - for 4 soloists, mixed choir and orchestra, 1982-83
  • Emotions - for saxophone quartet, 1984
  • Double Concerto - for Flute, Clarinet and Orchestra, 1984
  • Eight genuine Tyroller Liader - for soprano, tenor and chamber ensemble, 1985
  • Trio mobile - for flute, viola and cello, 1987
  • Nineveh or Life goes on - Opera in 2 parts ( 7 images ) according to the " Book of Jonah ", 1987
  • Thirteen character pieces - for piano, 1988-89
  • Concerto - for saxophone quartet and string orchestra, 1989
  • Concerto XIII - for Saxophone Quartet and 9 players, 1989-90
  • ... In motion ... - Trio in two sets for violin, cello and piano, 1990
  • Fourth String Quartet, 1991-92
  • John Stone or The skirt of the emperor - monodrama for spokeswoman, 4 male voices and orchestra, 1991, 1994
  • Duo - for accordion and double bass, 1992
  • Cycle - for organ, 1993
  • Quasi una fantasia - Six concert pieces for 15 instruments, 1993
  • The daughter of Keren Steiner - Four Scenes for music after the fragment of an unknown poet of the 12th century, 1994
  • Fantasy Pieces for Organ, 1995
  • Three sets - for mixed choir, soloists and cello on poems from "The Rose Nobody " by Paul Celan, 1995
  • Forms in Transition - Piano Piece, 1996
  • Encounter - variation - again encounter - for twelve instrumentalists, 1996
  • Solo - Clarinet in B, 1997
  • Quartet for violin, clarinet, tenor saxophone and piano, 1998
  • Organ works 1998 - Suite in four movements, 1998
  • Multiphonics - for large orchestra, 1998
  • Apropos ... pedal ... - for solo guitar, 1998
  • Development - for cello and piano, 1999
  • Four ballads - for baritone and free to be chosen instrumental accompaniment, 2000
  • String Quartet No. 5, 2001
  • Piano Concerto No. 4, 2002-2003
  • Concerto for Accordion and nine instruments, 2003
  • Duet for two guitars, 2003
  • Reminiscences - for solo cello, 2005
  • Encounters for large orchestra, 2005-2006
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