Detlef Heusinger Explained

Detlef Heusinger (born 1956 in Frankfurt) is a German composer and conductor. Since October 2006 he is head of the and thus the successor of André Richard.^[1]

For 1996/97, he was awarded a scholarship at the Villa Massimo in Rome.^{[2] [3]}

In 2009, Heusinger founded the soloist Ensemble Experimental.^{[4] [5]}

Work

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Until 1990

• Ent-Fremdung. For four guitars (1978/1995)
• Todesfuge. For baritone, guitar and string quartet (1979–1980)
• Aufstieg. For chamber ensemble (1982)
• Materialermüdung. Played on two pianos for four hands (1982)
• Spiel der Zeit. Three sonnets (Gryphius) with prelude, interlude and postlude for soprano, baritone and chamber orchestra (1983)
• Stückwerk. For guitar solo (1983/1987)
• Epiphora – Oxymora – Anaphora. Three pieces for piano (1984/1986)
• Rhap-Time. For 19 instruments (1985)
• Spuren-Elemente/Trace elements. For guitar (1985)
• Von Insel zu Insel. For chamber ensemble (1985–1986)
• Der Turm. Stage music for vocal soloists, dancers, orchestra and Live-electronic, after the play of the same name by Peter Weiss (1986/1988)
• Noema. For flute and guitar (1987/1989)
• Ellipsis. For small orchestra (1988)
• Rossini a.D. Musical posse for three singers, five dancers and chamber orchestra, libretto by Heusinger using texts by Gioachino Rossini (1989–1990)

1990 until 2000

• Totem und Tabu. Ballet for soprano, six violoncellos and four drumers, after texts by Sappho (1991)
• Pandora I und II. For string quartet (1993–1994)
• Herzlieb I und II. Interludes on the Handel's opera Orlando for two sopranos and chamber orchestra (1994)
• Abraum. For piano trio and Live-Elektronik (1995)
• Babylon. Musiktheater in three acts for soloists Soli, large orchestra and tape. Libretto by Heusinger after Michel de Ghelderode (1995–1996)
• Schwarz – Rot – Gold. A Rühr-Schauer play about the 1848 "German revolution" 1848 for singers, dancers, actors and chamber ensemble (1997–1998)
• terra incognita. For grand orchestra (1997)
• Vorüber. For one singing voice with piano, free after text fragments from Goethe's Faust (1997)

2000 until 2010

• Sintflut / The Flood. Videotryptichon for three orchestra groups and five-channel tape (2000–2001)
• Ballade cruelle. For guitar solo, after Francisco de Goya (2003)
• Sakura-Saku. For guitar solo (2003)
• Drei japanische Liebeslieder (Wakas). For high voice and guitar (2003–2004)
• Kagebayashi I, II, III. Three interludes from the geza-music cycle for chamber ensemble (2004)
• 2nd anniversary of zabriskie point. Instrumental concert for electric guitar and Orchestra (2005)

2010 until 2020

• Tripelkonzert. 1st part for oboe d'amore, viola, verstärktes Cembalo and large orchestra (2010)
• Abraum II. For piano trio and Live-Elektronik (2011–2012)
• Ballade sentimentale. For guitar (2012)
• Sintflut X. Video opera for videotryptichon and eight-channel feed (2012–2013)
• Abzweige. For ensemble and Live-Elektronik (2013–2014)
• Klavierwerk I. For piano (2015–2016)
• Ver-Blendung. For flute, accordion and electronics (2016)
• 4 CROSSROADS. For guitar/electric guitar, violoncello/E-Bass, piano, drums, boy soprano and Elektronik (2017)

External links

• • Ensemble Experimental
• Experimentalstudios des SWR

Notes and References

1. Web site: Detlef Heusinger neuer Leiter des Experimentalstudios für akustische Kunst e.V. Nachfolger von André Richard ab 1.10.2006 im Amt . presseportal.de . 30 November 2020. de.
2. Web site: Villa Massimo; Borse di studio . 30 November 2020. de.
3. https://www.swr.de/swr-classic/experimentalstudio/experimentalstudio-team-detlef-heusinger-kuenstlerischer-leiter-biografie/-/id=17055498/did=17604138/nid=17055498/1wfdso4/index.html Detlef Heusinger
4. Web site: Biography. . 30 November 2020. de.
5. https://theater.freiburg.de/de_DE/ensemble/detlef-heusinger.164727 Detlef Heusinger
6. Web site: List of works. Edition Gravis. 30 November 2020. de.