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Müller-Siemens, Detlev (b. July 30, 1957, Hamburg). German composer, now resident in Switzerland, of mostly stage, orchestral, chamber, and vocal works that have been performed throughout Europe and in Asia and the USA; he is also active as a conductor.
Prof. Müller-Siemens studied composition with Günter Friedrichs at the Musikhochschule Hamburg from 1970-73, where he also studied composition with György Ligeti from 1973-80. He then studied with Olivier Messiaen in Paris in 1977-78, piano with Volker Banfield from 1978-80 and conducting with Christoph von Dohnányi in Hamburg from 1978-80 and with Klauspeter Seibel in 1985-86.
His honors include two scholarships to the Villa Massimo in Rome (1980, 1982), the Hindemith-Preis from the Hindemith-Stiftung (1985), the Rolf-Liebermann-Stipendium (1988), and the Rolf-Liebermann-Förderpreis (1990, for Die Menschen). In addition, the Linos Ensemble toured Southeast Asia for three weeks with his music in 1998, sponsored by the Goethe-Institut, his opera Bing was premièred at the Oper Bonn in 2001 and violist Paul Neubauer performed his Konzert in New York City in 2003.
As a conductor, he served as an assistant to the production of Le Grand Macabre by György Ligeti at the Opéra de Paris in 1981 and as assistant conductor at the Städtische Bühne Freiburg/Breisgau from 1986-88.
Prof. Müller-Siemens taught as Professor für Komposition at the Musik-Akademie Basel from 1991-2005. He taught as a guest professor at the Universität für Musik und darstellende Kunst in Vienna from 2003-05 and has since been Universitätsprofessor in composition there.
Schott publishes his music.
CONTACT INFORMATION
E-mail address: muesie@datacomm.ch
Website: http://www.muesie.com/ (German only)
COMPLETE LIST OF WORKS
STAGE: Genoveva, oder Die weisse Hirschkuh (4 scene drama with intermezzo, text by Julie Schrader), orchestra, 1977; Die Menschen (2 act opera, libretto by the composer, after Walter Hasenclever), mixed chorus, large orchestra, 1989-90; Bing (opera, text by Samuel Beckett [translated by Elmar Tophoven]), 2 sopranos, 2 speakers, small orchestra, 1999-2001
ORCHESTRAL: Konzert, small orchestra (19 players), 1975; Scherzo und Adagio patetico, 1976; Zwei Stücke, small orchestra, 1976-77; Passacaglia, 1978; Symphonie Nr. 1, 1978-80; Konzert, piano, orchestra, 1980-81; Under Neonlight I, small orchestra, 1980-81; Konzert, viola, orchestra, 1983-84; Quatre Passages, 1988; Konzert, French horn, orchestra, 1988-89; Carillon, 1991; Doppelkonzert, violin, viola, orchestra, 1992; Tom-a-Bedlam, small orchestra, 1993 (version of vocal work); Phoenix I, small orchestra (13 players), 1993; Phoenix II, small orchestra (13 players), 1994; Phoenix III, small orchestra (13 players), 1995; Maïastra, 1995-96; Refuge, small orchestra (11 players), 1997-98; Light blue, almost white (in memoriam Olivier Messiaen), small orchestra (11 players), 1998
CHAMBER MUSIC: Nocturne, violin, piano, 1975; Les sanglots longs des violons de l'automne, flute, oboe, clarinet, French horn, bassoon, 1975; Variationen über einen Ländler von Schubert, flute, oboe, clarinet, French horn, bassoon, 2 violins, viola, 2 celli, 1977-78 (also version for cello, double bass instead of 2 celli, 1977-78); Pavane, flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, piano, string quartet, 1984-85; Oktett, clarinet, bassoon, French horn, string quartet, double bass, 1988-89; Erstes Streichquartett, string quartet, 1989-90; Sextett, flute (+ piccolo), oboe, clarinet (+ bass clarinet), violin, viola, cello, 1993; Cuts, alto saxophone, ensemble (clarinet, bassoon, French horn, violin, viola, cello, double bass, piano, percussion), 1996-97; Streichtrio, violin, viola, cello, 2002; Bedlam Dances, flute (+ piccolo, bass flute), percussion, 2003
CHORAL: Arioso (text by Franz Kafka), soprano, tenor, 4 choral groups, French horn, orchestra, 1986
VOCAL: Lieder und Pavanen (text by Franz Kafka), tenor, orchestra, 1984-85; Tom-a-Bedlam (texts from anonymous 17th-century poems), 2 sopranos, mezzo-soprano, tenor, baritone, bass, small orchestra, 1990-91 (also version without voices); Zwei Lieder nach Gedichten von Friedrich Hölderlin, soprano, piano, 1999-2000
PIANO: Under Neonlight II, 1980-83; Under Neonlight III, 1987
(Last updated on December 6, 2004)
