Friedrich Heinrich Kern
| Friedrich Heinrich Kern | |
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| Background information | |
| Born | March 19, 1980 |
| Origin | Ludwigshafen, Germany |
| Occupation(s) | Composer, Musician |
| Instruments | Piano |
| Website | www.fhkern.com |
Friedrich Heinrich Kern (born March 19, 1980 in Ludwigshafen) is a German composer[1] and pianist.
Kern began his studies at the Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst Mannheim where he graduated with a Diplom in Music Composition and Piano. His principal teachers included Ulrich Leyendecker and Sidney Corbett. Additionally, he spent one year studying traditional Korean music at Seoul National University.[2] In 2007, he was a visiting composer at Wesleyan University.[3] From 2008, Kern studied in New York with Matthias Pintscher and Louis Karchin.[4] He received a MacCracken Research Fellowship[5] and now teaches at New York University.
Projects
Recent works include Von Taufedern und Sternen for soprano and orchestra, premiered by the Baden-Baden Philharmonic Orchestra in Germany;[6] "...pour une nuit seule", a string quartet written for the Jack Quartet, and Eins.Zwei for piano and percussion, premiered by the Either/Or Ensemble.
Selected works
Compositions
- Von Taufedern und Sternen for soprano and orchestra - 2010
- Les Adieux for two violins - 2009
- "...pour une nuit seule" for string quartet - 2009
- Eins.Zwei for piano and percussion - 2009
- Fanfare - movimiento sin progresión for brass ensemble - 2008
- Ellipses for violin and piano - 2007
- Anima II (Kern vs. Gould) for piano and quadraphone speaker system - 2007
- Almost Romance for tuba and orchestra - 2007
- Anima for Korean komungo and speaker system - 2006
- Essence - ballet music for Korea gayageum quartett and ensemble - 2006
- 5 Lieder for baritone and piano - 2005
- Keine Spuren...fixpunktlos for soprano, speaker and ensemble - 2004
- Walzer for violoncello and piano - 2004
- Nachtschatten for piano for four hands - 2002
- Impromptu for piano solo - 2007
Arrangements
- The Sleeping Beauty Arrangement of the ballet by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky for Harmoniemusik - 2009
- Hänsel und Gretel Arrangement of the opera by Engelbert Humperdinck for Harmoniemusik - 2008
- Viva Verdi! Arrangement for Harmoniemusik after themes by Giuseppe Verdi - 2003
References
- ↑ "Friedrich Heinrich Kern", Composers Database, Bonn: Deutsches Musikinformationszentrum (MIZ)
- ↑ Barber, Simon (2009-02-14), "Friedrich Heinrich Kern", Composers Forum Website, Dresden: Komponistenforum.de
- ↑ Wesleyan University music department website,
- ↑ Friedrich Heinrich Kern Biography
- ↑ New York University music department website,
- ↑ Baden-Baden Philharmonic website
External links
- www.fhkern.com Website of the composer
- Inter-Note Published compositions
- Cecilia Music Concept Published arrangements
- myspace.com/fhkern Myspace page of Friedrich Heinrich Kern
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