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Maierhof, Michael (b. 1956, Fulda). German composer of mostly chamber, vocal and
multimedia works that have been performed throughout Europe and elsewhere.
Mr. Maierhof is self-taught as a composer. He studied mathematics and music in Kassel and art history and philosophy in Hamburg and did not begin composing until 1988.
He has earned awards from the Cité
Internationale des Arts in Paris and his works have been selected by the
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Neue Musik three times (1998-2000). His music has been
heard at Darmstadt twice (1998, 2000) and in Almaty, Berlin, Bruges, Chicago,
Donaueschingen, Dresden, Dublin, Eeklo, Eindhoven, Frankfurt, Freiburg, Ghent,
Hamburg, Hannover, Kleve, Kyoto, London, Luxembourg, Stuttgart, Taegu,
Tübingen, Vienna, and Zürich.
In 2001-02, he was an invited lecturer at both Trinity College in Dublin and the Stuttgarter Musikhochschule.
CONTACT INFORMATION
E-mail
address: MMaierhof@aol.com
COMPLETE LIST OF WORKS
STAGE: SCREAM (5 act opera, libretto by Steffen Pohl), 2 mezzo-sopranos, 2
baritones, 4 actors, small orchestra (22 players), 2001-03
ORCHESTRAL: Ränder, small orchestra (22 players), 1999-2000; far and close, accordion orchestra (10
or more players), 2000; Untergrund 3,
small orchestra (15 players), 2002
CHAMBER MUSIC: DraLL-Momente, 10 brass,
1993; Artikel No. 0014 (Buche), prepared cello, 1995; Quartett
für Streicher, plastic cups (4 players), 1996; Techno in Tüten, amplified plastic bags (5 players), 1997; Plastikquartett 2, plastic cups (4
players), 1997; Bagatellen für Brahms,
flute, violin, cello, bass guitar, piano, percussion, 1997; rostfrei, flute, electric guitar,
percussion, 1998; Alarm, flute, 1998;
Pin up, string quartet, 1998; IIII-Felder,
violin, viola, cello, 1998; x-fach 1, oboe, double bass, piano,
percussion, 1998-99; Speed, 3
prepared double basses, 1999; splitting 1,
prepared double bass, 1999; splitting 2,
prepared cello, 1999; perforation (with readymades), electric guitar, 2
celli, 2 double basses, accordion, 2 percussion, 2000; Grauzonen/Blaustich,
flute, clarinet, violin, cello, piano, 2000; PNM-Passages, any 3 or
more players, 2000; Untergrund 1, 4
percussion, 2000-01; SUGAR 1, violin,
cello, piano, 2001; Untergrund 2,
glass plates (5 players), 2001-02; SUGAR
3, bass guitar, electric accordion, 2002-03
CHORAL: error, mixed chorus, 1997
VOCAL: Windkanal, soprano, piano, 1995 (also version for soprano, piano,
percussion, 1995); Relais, soprano,
flute, accordion, percussion, 1998; multicolored
Blumen 1-3, soprano, piano, 1999;
error 2.0, soprano, violin, viola, cello, piano, 1999-2000; SUGAR 2, soprano, saxophone, harp,
cello, accordion, 2002
PIANO: Klavierstück Nr. 2,
1992-93; splitting 16, 2002
ELECTROACOUSTIC: splitting 3, viola, CD-player, 2000 (also version for viola,
CD-player, film); splitting 4,
percussion, CD, 2000 (also version for percussion, CD, film); splitting 17, flute, CD, 2002-03
MULTIMEDIA: splitting 3, viola, CD-player, film, 2000 (version of viola work); splitting 4, percussion, CD, film, 2000
(version of percussion work); Gravitation
1, piano, percussion, 2 CDs, film, 2001; splitting 5, violin, CD-player, film, 2001; splitting 6, accordion, film, 2001; splitting 8, soprano, CD, film, 2001; shopping 1, balloons (21 players), film, 2002; splitting 8.1, clarinet,
CD, film, 2002
(Last
updated on January 13, 2003)
