Gerhard Müller-Hornbach (born 26 February 1951 as Gerhard Müller) is a German composer,

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and music teacher.

Life

Müller-Hornbach was born in Hornbach. From 1981 to 2016, as a professor for

composition Composition or Compositions may refer to: Arts and literature *Composition (dance), practice and teaching of choreography * Composition (language), in literature and rhetoric, producing a work in spoken tradition and written discourse, to include ...

and

music theory Music theory is the study of theoretical frameworks for understanding the practices and possibilities of music. ''The Oxford Companion to Music'' describes three interrelated uses of the term "music theory": The first is the "Elements of music, ...

, he taught at the

Frankfurt University of Music and Performing Arts The Frankfurt University of Music and Performing Arts (, HfMDK) is a state Hochschule for music, theatre and dance in Frankfurt and is the only one of its kind in the Federal State of Hesse. It was founded in 1938. At present around 900 studen ...

where he headed the composition department and co-founded the Institute for Contemporary Music (IzM) in 2005 of which he was director.

Awards

Müller-Hornbach was awarded the Villa Massimo prize in 1983/84. In 2006 he received the Johann Vaillant Composition Prize endowed with 2500 Euro at the 6th Bergische Biennale. In 2009 he was awarded the

Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany The Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (, or , BVO) is the highest state decoration, federal decoration of the Federal Republic of Germany. It may be awarded for any field of endeavor. It was created by the first List of president ...

by the Federal President.

Compositions

* ''Wandlungen in D'', 1976 (for orchestra) *

Piano trio A piano trio is a group of piano and two other instruments, usually a violin and a cello, or a piece of music written for such a group. It is one of the most common forms found in European classical music, classical chamber music. The term can also ...

, 1978 (violin, cello and piano) * ''Bewegte Stille'', 1985 (flute,

oboe The oboe ( ) is a type of double-reed woodwind instrument. Oboes are usually made of wood, but may also be made of synthetic materials, such as plastic, resin, or hybrid composites. The most common type of oboe, the soprano oboe pitched in C, ...

, violin,

viola The viola ( , () ) is a string instrument of the violin family, and is usually bowed when played. Violas are slightly larger than violins, and have a lower and deeper sound. Since the 18th century, it has been the middle or alto voice of the ...

and cello) * ''Drei Nachtstücke'' based on poems by

Eduard Mörike Eduard Friedrich Mörike (; 8 September 18044 June 1875) was a German Lutheran pastor who was also a Romantic poet and writer of novellas and novels. Many of his poems were set to music and became established folk songs, while others were used b ...

, 1985 (for mezzo-soprano, baritone, Horn in F, cello and piano) * ''5 Gesänge der Schirin'', 1983 (for soprano,

viola d'amore The viola d'amore (; ) is a 7- or 6- stringed musical instrument with additional sympathetic strings used chiefly in the baroque period. It is played under the chin in the same manner as the violin. Structure and sound The viola d'amore shar ...

and 21 strings) * ''Wir sind ein Teil der Erde'' - Composition of sound, light and movement, 1987 ( soli,

choir A choir ( ), also known as a chorale or chorus (from Latin ''chorus'', meaning 'a dance in a circle') is a musical ensemble of singers. Choral music, in turn, is the music written specifically for such an ensemble to perform or in other words ...

and large orchestra) * ''Passacaglia'', 1980 (for orchestra) * ''Gesänge der Liebe'', 1985/1986 (soprano, baritone, choir and orchestra) * ''Der Gesang des Danijar'', 1995 (orchestra) * ''Fünf zu Acht – 5:8'', 1994 (vocals, dance, percussions) *

String quartet The term string quartet refers to either a type of musical composition or a group of four people who play them. Many composers from the mid-18th century onwards wrote string quartets. The associated musical ensemble consists of two Violin, violini ...

, 1985 * ''In Sound'', 1998 (solo-cello, mezzo-soprano, 2 celli,

double-bass The double bass (), also known as the upright bass, the acoustic bass, the bull fiddle, or simply the bass, is the largest and lowest-pitched chordophone in the modern symphony orchestra (excluding rare additions such as the octobass). It has ...

, percussions) * ''...bis die Schatten der Nacht verdämmern...'', 2003 ( recorder and drums (2 bongos, 2 congas, big drum) * ''Fünf Miniaturen'' based on poems by Robert Gernhardt, 2004 (voice,

trumpet The trumpet is a brass instrument commonly used in classical and jazz musical ensemble, ensembles. The trumpet group ranges from the piccolo trumpet—with the highest Register (music), register in the brass family—to the bass trumpet, pitche ...

, double bass, drums) * ''Sisyphos'', 2006 (recorder solo) * ''Vom wissenden Vergessen'', 2011 (flute and percussions) * numerous

chamber music Chamber music is a form of classical music that is composed for a small group of Musical instrument, instruments—traditionally a group that could fit in a Great chamber, palace chamber or a large room. Most broadly, it includes any art music ...

works and compositions for school ensembles (among others ''Wassermusik'' and ''Klangräume'') * ''Nur eins sei mir gewähret'', 2017 (composition based on poems and diary entries by Holocaust victim Margarete Steiner, née Henschel, for soprano, flute, viola, cello, percussion), premiered on 23 January 2018 in

Offenbach am Main Offenbach am Main () is a List of cities and towns in Germany, city in Hesse, Germany, on the left bank of the river Main (river), Main. It borders Frankfurt and is part of the Frankfurt urban area and the larger Frankfurt Rhein-Main Regional Aut ...

* ''Im Spiegel der Angst – auf der Suche nach Entängstigung'', 2017 (Oratorio for 3 vocal soloists (soprano, tenor, baritone), 8-part mixed choir and 3 instrumental ensembles after texts by

Martin Luther Martin Luther ( ; ; 10 November 1483 – 18 February 1546) was a German priest, Theology, theologian, author, hymnwriter, professor, and former Order of Saint Augustine, Augustinian friar. Luther was the seminal figure of the Reformation, Pr ...

Ingeborg Bachmann Ingeborg Bachmann (; 25 June 1926 – 17 October 1973) was an Austrian poet and author. She is regarded as one of the major voices of German-language literature in the 20th century. In 1963, she was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature b ...

Martin Luther King Jr. Martin Luther King Jr. (born Michael King Jr.; January 15, 1929 – April 4, 1968) was an American Baptist minister, civil and political rights, civil rights activist and political philosopher who was a leader of the civil rights move ...

Khalil Gibran Gibran Khalil Gibran (January 6, 1883 – April 10, 1931), usually referred to in English as Kahlil Gibran, was a Lebanese-American writer, poet and visual artist; he was also considered a philosopher, although he himself rejected the title. ...

Hannah Arendt Hannah Arendt (born Johanna Arendt; 14 October 1906 – 4 December 1975) was a German and American historian and philosopher. She was one of the most influential political theory, political theorists of the twentieth century. Her work ...

Henrik Ibsen Henrik Johan Ibsen (; ; 20 March 1828 – 23 May 1906) was a Norwegian playwright, poet and actor. Ibsen is considered the world's pre-eminent dramatist of the 19th century and is often referred to as "the father of modern drama." He pioneered ...

Gotthold Ephraim Lessing Gotthold Ephraim Lessing (; ; 22 January 1729 – 15 February 1781) was a German philosopher, dramatist, publicist and art critic, and a representative of the Enlightenment era. His plays and theoretical writings substantially influenced the dev ...

, Erich Fried, Epikur,

Fernando Pessoa Fernando António Nogueira de Seabra Pessoa (; ; 13 June 1888 – 30 November 1935) was a Portuguese poet, writer, literary critic, translator, and publisher. He has been described as one of the most significant literary figures of the 20th c ...

and from the

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), premiered 20 October 2018 in Mainz.Gerhard Müller-Hornbach
on JPc

References

External links

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Müller-Hornbach im Komponistenlexikon
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Muller-Hornbach, Gerhard 1951 births Living people People from Südwestpfalz 20th-century German composers 21st-century German composers German music educators Academic staff of the Frankfurt University of Music and Performing Arts Recipients of the Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany