Juro Mětšk (1 May 1954 – 20 January 2022) was a
Sorbian composer.
Life and career
Born in
Bautzen
Bautzen () or Budyšin (), until 1868 ''Budissin'' in German, is a town in eastern Saxony, Germany, and the administrative centre of the Bautzen (district), district of Bautzen. It is located on the Spree (river), Spree river, is the eighth most ...
, the son of the Sorbian writer and publicist ,
he studied at the
Hochschule für Musik Hanns Eisler Berlin
The in Berlin, Germany, is one of the leading universities of music in Europe. It was established in East Berlin in 1950 as the () because the older (now the Berlin University of the Arts) was in West Berlin. After the death in 1962 of one of ...
until 1976,
and was a teacher at a music school from 1976 to 1980. From 1980 to 1983, he completed master studies at the
Academy of Arts, Berlin
The Academy of Arts () is a state arts institution in Berlin, Germany. The task of the Academy is to promote art, as well as to advise and support the states of Germany.
The academy's predecessor organization was founded in 1696 by Elector F ...
with
Reiner Bredemeyer
Reiner Bredemeyer (2 January 1929 − 5 December 1995) was a German composer.
Biography
Bredemeyer was born in Vélez, Santander and went to school in Breslau. In 1944 he was drafted into military service and was briefly held as a prisoner of wa ...
. In 1985, he received the
Hans Stieber Prize as part of the
Hallische Musiktage.
From 1983 to 1986, he worked as a music dramaturge at the in Bautzen and has lived there as a freelance composer since 1986.
His work ''Syndrom'' was awarded a prize at the 1989 competition Forum junger Komponisten of the
Westdeutscher Rundfunk
(; "West German Broadcasting Cologne"), shortened to WDR (), is a German public broadcasting, public-broadcasting institution based in the States of Germany, Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia with its main office in Cologne. WDR is a const ...
.
Mětšk died in
Herrnhut
Herrnhut (; ; ; Upper Lusatian: ''Harrnhutt'', ''Harrnutt'') is a town of around 6,000 inhabitants in Upper Lusatia, in the district of Görlitz, in eastern Saxony, Germany. The town is mainly known as the place of origin of the community of t ...
on 20 January 2022, at the age of 67.
Works
Source:
* ''accents antiques'' for string quartet, 1975
* ''musica da camera'', 1978/79
* ''Psychogramme'' for Orchestra
* ''SESTETTO''
* ''Canti per Violoncello e Piano''
* ''trio…torso…alla…rondo…alla…torso…''
* ''mit groteskem riesenbogen … trüb ein pizzicato'' for viola solo, 1984
* ''KONTRAKTION“ Kontra-aktionen für kammerensemble'', 1988.
* ''syndrom'' for chamber ensemble
* ''Retour pour grande orchestra''
References
Further reading
* ''Mětšk, Juro.'' In: Wilfried W. Bruchhäuser: ''Komponisten der Gegenwart im Deutschen Komponisten-Interessenverband. Ein Handbuch.'' 4th edition, Deutscher Komponisten-Interessenverband, Berlin 1995, , .
* ''Mětšk, Juro.'' In Axel Schniederjürgen (ed.): ''Kürschners Musiker-Handbuch.'' 5th edition,
K. G. Saur Verlag, Munich 2006, , .
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External links
Juro Mětškin the Archive of Contemporary Composers of the
Saxon State and University Library Dresden
The Saxon State and University Library Dresden (full name in ), abbreviated SLUB Dresden, is located in Dresden, Germany. It is both the regional library () for the Federal Republic of Germany, German State of Saxony as well as the academic libr ...
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1954 births
2022 deaths
20th-century classical composers
21st-century classical composers
Sorbian people
People from Bautzen