Thuon Burtevitz, (born 27 August 1973) is a German composer.
Life
Born in
Halle (Saale)
Halle (Saale), or simply Halle (; from the 15th to the 17th century: ''Hall in Sachsen''; until the beginning of the 20th century: ''Halle an der Saale'' ; from 1965 to 1995: ''Halle/Saale'') is the largest city of the Germany, German States of ...
, Burtevitz first studied philosophy at the
Technical University of Dresden
TU Dresden (for german: Technische Universität Dresden, abbreviated as TUD and often wrongly translated as "Dresden University of Technology") is a public research university, the largest institute of higher education in the city of Dresden, th ...
, then changed to the
Hochschule für Musik Carl Maria von Weber
The Hochschule für Musik Carl Maria von Weber (Carl Maria von Weber College of Music; also/formerly known as Dresden Conservatory or Dresden Royal Conservatory) is a university of music in Dresden, Germany.
History
The Hochschule opened ...
as a student of
Jörg Herchet. She continued her studies at the and as a master student of
Dimitri Terzakis
Dimitri Terzakis ( el, Δημήτρης Τερζάκης; born March 12, 1938 in Athens) is a Greek composer. His father was the author Angelos Terzakis.
From 1959–1964 Terzakis studied composition with Yannis Papaioannou at the Athens Helleni ...
at the
. Since then she has been living as a freelance composer in Dresden.
Work
Burtevitz developed her own tuning system for the piano work "Axia" (ancient Greek: "fundamental value") which lasts a good one and a half hours. In this system all intervals have a different size. For example, there are five different
fifths. The octaves are also unequal. With this tuning system a strict order of tones is created, which nevertheless remains open to infinity. The form and rhythms of "axia" are also based on the tuning system.
Awards
* Scholarship of the Mozart Foundation, Frankfurt 2004
* Working scholarships of the 2006 and 2009
* Composition prize of the state capital Stuttgart 2008 für ''Rabba in Sard…'' (violin and
prepared piano
A prepared piano is a piano that has had its sounds temporarily altered by placing bolts, screws, mutes, rubber erasers, and/or other objects on or between the strings. Its invention is usually traced to John Cage's dance music for ''Bacchanale' ...
)
References
External links
Thuon Burtevitzin Archiv Contemporary composer of the
Saxon State and University Library Dresden
The Saxon State and University Library Dresden (full name in german: Sächsische Landesbibliothek – Staats- und Universitätsbibliothek Dresden), abbreviated SLUB Dresden, is located in Dresden, Germany. It is both the regional library (german: ...
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21st-century German composers
German women composers
1973 births
Living people
Musicians from Halle (Saale)