(b. 29 March 1934, Berlin – d. 7 June 2024, Berlin).
German composer of mostly chamber, choral, piano, and organ works that have been performed throughout Europe and elsewhere.
Mr. Stiebler studied composition and piano at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater Hamburg, but had more important lessons at the Ferienkurse in Darmstadt from 1958–61, including studies with Karlheinz Stockhausen in 1959.
Among his honours were the Bach-Preis der Freien und Hansestadt Hamburg (1966) and a prize from the seminar of the Künstlerhaus Boswil (1991). Moreover, two of his productions for Hessischer Rundfunk received the Prix Italia (Piece for Peace by Alvin Curran and Die Blinden by Walter Zimmermann).
He was also active in other positions. He served as director of new music for Hessischer Rundfunk from 1969–95 and founded the concert series Forum Neue Musik there in 1989. He co-produced numerous CDs for Hessischer Rundfunk in collaboration with the label Hat Hut, including the series devoted to the New York School. In addition, he wrote numerous essays for Musik-Konzepte, MusikTexte and other music journals, as well as booklet notes for the recording of Words and Music by Morton Feldman on Montaigne Auvidis.
His publisher is Ricordi München.
COMPLETE LIST OF WORKS
ORCHESTRAL:
Modell, string orchestra, 1973
Intervall 19, small orchestra (10 winds, percussion, 8 strings), 1996–97
Unisono Diviso, large orchestra, 1999
CHAMBER MUSIC:
Hommage à Schoenberg, flute, 1958
Extension I, violin, viola, cello, 1963
Stadien, 3 clarinets, 1964
Extension II, clarinet, trombone, cello, piano, 1972
Continuo, clarinet, bassoon, French horn, trombone, viola, cello, 1974
Obligat, 3 recorders, 1974
Swing, synthesizer, 1975
Fermate, oboe, bass clarinet, French horn, violin, double bass, marimba, 1976
Monodien, various ensembles, 1976
Repetitionen, ensemble of synthesizers, 1977
Extension III, clarinet, any 2 strings, 1979
Kanon a 3x2, any ensemble, 1980
Sequenz I, any 1–3 players, 1982
Alterationen, 2 violins, cello, 1982
Bewegungen I, piano, 4 low-pitched strings (violas/cellos), 1983
Bewegungen II, ensemble of low-pitched instruments (winds, strings), 1984
Sequenz II, cello, fixed media, 1984
Bewegungen III, piano, synthesizer, 1985
Trio '89, cello, piano, percussion, 1989 (also version as Quartett '98, violin, cello, piano, percussion, 1998)
DUO '90, cello, piano, 1990
Three in One, bass flute, fixed media, 1992
pour l'art pour l'art, alto flute, E-flat clarinet, guitar, viola, cello, percussion, 1993
...im Klang I..., accordion, 1995
Zeile um Zeile, bass flute, 1995
TRIO '96 (Zeitpendel), bass flute, oboe d'amore, E-flat clarinet, 1996
Klangkontur, cello, live electronics, 1996
...im Takt, 2 small bongos (1 player), 1997
quart plus, double bass, live electronics, 1997–98
TEXT, bass flute, live electronics, 1998
DUOdue – Bicinium 2000, bass flute, trombone, 2000
CROMA, microtonal violin, 2000
Madrigal, bass flute, oboe, bass clarinet, violin, viola, cello, 2000
For Boudewijn, alto flute, harp, violin, cello, piano, vibraphone, 2001
Slow Motion, flute/2 flutes, clarinet (+ bass clarinet), trombone, violin, viola, cello, 2003
Verzögerungen, trombone, live electronics, 2005
DUO 3: Alterationen/Unschärfen/Stillstand, violin, piano, 2005
Schwebend, cello, 2009
Mit der Zeit, double bass, synthesizer, 2012
CHORAL:
Fragment nach van Hoddis (text by Jakob van Hoddis), female chorus, flute, violin, piano, 1966
Intonation I, mixed chorus, organ, 1974
Intonation II, mixed chorus, organ, 1976
Zeitbewegungen, 3 ensembles (minimum 3 voices, 3 players each), 1995
zwischen den tönen, female chorus in 2 groups, 1997
Antifonen für Stimmen und Instrumente nach einem Text von Meister Eckhart (text by Meister Eckhart), mixed chorus, clarinet (+ bass clarinet), trombone, violin, viola, cello, positive organ, 2003
VOCAL:
Rezitativ – 13 Sequenzen einer Bewegung ins Unbestimmte, low male voice, violin, cello, percussion, 1996
PIANO:
Studien I–II, 1958–60
Klangmomente, 2 pianos, 1961
Labile Aktion, 1962
Zeilen, 1970
Klavierstück 1987, 1987
Three Hands for Hauke, piano 3 hands, 1994
quart solo, 1998
ORGAN:
Attaques, 1965
Betonungen, 1968
Tremolo, 1977
Klangraum, 1985
...im Klang II..., 1995
Mitteltöne, Zanin organ, 1997
Torsi, Drei Stücke für Orgel, 2001–02
ELECTROACOUSTIC:
Im Atem, fixed media, 2012
DISCOGRAPHY
Three in One; Trio '89; Sequenz II. Eberhard Blum, bass flute; Frances-Marie Uitti, cello; Marianne Schroeder, piano; Robyn Schulkowsky, percussion (Hat Hut: ART 6169, 1996)
...im Klang I...; Klavierstück 1987; ...im Klang II.... Marianne Schroeder, piano; Huub ten Hacken, organ; Teodoro Anzellotti, accordion (Hat Hut: hat[now]ART 109, 1998)
Unisono Diviso; Extension I; Extension III. Hans-Wilhelm Goetzke, clarinet; Melise Mellinger, violin; Barbara Maurer, viola; Lucas Fels, cello; Susanne Müller-Hornbach, cello; Timm-Johannes Trappe, double bass; Lucas Vis/hr-Sinfonieorchester (World Edition: 0007, 2003)