Hermann Seidl

Born: 13 September 1958, Würzburg (Deutschland)
Died:

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Music

List of works

Piano

• zwei sätze (1993) — (grand piano)
• fünf kleine stücke (1994) — (piano)
• zwei sätze (1997) — (grand piano four-handed)
• bilder aus dem osten (2006) — (piano)

Organ

• toccata (1982) & fuge (1984)
• phantasie (1994)
• suite (1995)
• praeudium &apm; finale (1998)
• drei interludien (2002)
• walgesänge (2003)
• drei kleine choralphantasien zur fastenzeit (2006)
• drei kleine choralphantasien zu ostern (2006)
• drei kleine choralphantasien zum advent (2006)
• drei kleine choralphantasien zu weihnachten (2006)

Accordion

• zwei sätze (1997)

Guitar

• nachtstück (1995) — (guitar & piano)
• zwei kleine nachtstücke (1999) — (guitar solo)
• episode aus der zweiten abstraktion (2005) — (guitar solo)

String instruments

• trio basso (1988) — (viola, violoncello & double bass)
• zweites streichquartett (1989) — (2 violins, viola & violoncello)
• vier sätze (1994) — (violoncello solo)
• blätter im wind (1996) — (violoncello & piano)
• drittes streichquartett (1996) — (2 violins, viola & violoncello)
• blaßblau der nebel (1998) — (violin & piano)
• nachtstück (2000) — (double bass solo)

Wind instruments

• suite aerotique (1988) — (wood- & brass ensemble — embouchures)
• solo (1992) — (alto saxophone)
• duett (1993) — (german flute, stones & electronics)
• vier sätze (1993) — (german flute solo)
• ein satz (1994) — (horn & organ)
• drei sätze (1995) — (2 horns in f)
• abschied (1996) — (german flute & piano)
• zwei sätze (1997) — (recorder solo)
• zwei miniaturen (1998) — (2 alto saxophones)
• nachtstück für einen kleinen eisbären (1998) — (german flute & piano)
• a.b. (2000) — (recorder & piano)
• zwei sätze (2001) — (german flute octet)
• phasen — rotbraungelb (2002) — (wood- & brass ensemble)
• drei miniaturen (2003) — (2 bassoons & contrabassoon)
• zeichen (2004) — (wood- & brass ensemble, timbals & percussion)
• skizzen (2005) — (wood- & brass ensemble, timbal & percussion ad lib.)
• hammerhart (2006) — (bassoon & piano)

Mixed chamber ensembles

• trio (1994) — (german flute, violoncello & piano)
• raumklangprojekt beta (1998) — (4 drummer, 4 german flutes & one performer/painter)
• zwischen den zeiten (2002) — (recorder, saxophone, violin, drums & organ)
• traumzeit (2003) — (german flute, saxophone, violin, drums & piano)
• im fluß (2004) — (german flute, 2 guitars & violoncello)
• sieben (2005) — (saxophone, percussion & electronics)

Chorus

• zwei sätze (1993) — Text: Vokalisen
• drei lieder (1994) — Text: Paul Konrad Kurz (Edition Music Contact)
• die liebe ist ein hemd aus feuer (1996) — Text: Paul Konrad Kurz (Edition Music Contact)
• bilder der nacht (1998) — Text: Paul Konrad Kurz (Edition Music Contact)
• fragmente (2000) — Text: Ursula Haas (Edition Music Contact)

Orchestra

• zwei sätze (1983) — (string orchestra)
• schamisen — 6 stille momente (1991) — (string orchestra)
• die reise durch den traum einer schlaflosen nacht (1993) — (large orchestra)
• fünf skizzen (1994) — (string orchestra)
• raumklangprojekt alpha — phasen 1 bis 8 (1996) —( large orchestra & chorus)
• variation über ein pfingstlied von theodor veidl (1997) —( large orchestra)
• impressionen (1999) — (string orchestra)
• konzert (2005) — for alto saxophone & small orchestra (2 german flutes, piano, drums, string orchestra)

Drums & percussion

• der atem des gewölbes (1995) — (percussion & electronics)
• dialoge (1995) — (2 drummer)
• nachtstück (1997) — (drums solo — drum set)
• quartett (1997) — (4 drummer)
• drei fragmente (1998) — (drums solo — set up)
• drei miniaturen (2002) — (2 drummer — snare drum)
• kristall (2004) — (2 drummer — chimes, triangle & finger cymbal)
• spuren (2004) — (2 drummer — 4 tom-toms)
• doppelspiel (2005) — (2 drummer — 2 HiHats, cowbell & block)
• quartett (2006) — (4 drummer — 2 Shaker, Wah Tube, wooden bongos, Cajon)
• schatten (2006) — (drums solo — set up)

Jazzrock-ensemble

• badudab (1987)
• die steine (1995) — Text: Paul Konrad Kurz
• das sandkorn im vektorraum (2001)
• farben der nacht (2001)
• zwielicht (2002)
• nacktnachts (2003)
• september (2003)

Installations

• der waldweg (1992) (electronics) Idee & Künstlerische Konzeption: Manfred Baumgartner
• der lauschangriff (1992) (microphones, mixer, amplifier & speaker)

Musiktheater

• scenarium abstractum (1985) — musik in 7 bildern (shadow play)
• recycling (1986) — musik in 4 sätzen (performance — materialsounds with trash — glass, plastic, paper, metal)
• die reise durch das sandglas der regenhunde (1991) — nach Texten von Tom Waits (dance-performance) in den nebeln ferner tage (1993) (dance-performance) choreography: Brigitte Krauß stage design & projection: Manfred Baumgartner
• die karthographierung der 6. dimension (1998) — (dance-performance) choreography: Brigitte Krauß stage design & projection: Kerstin Wörler
• das räderwerk der unfaßbarkeit (2001) (fire-performance) choreography: Andrea Knies dramaturgy & fire:: Oliver Ladwein

With the exception of the published works by „Edition Music Contact“ all other pieces are manuscripts)

Biography

Hermann Seidl was born on september 13th, 1958 in Würzburg, Northern Bavaria in Germany.

During the time from 1979 to 1984 he studied Music at the conservatory and musicology at the University of Würzburg. After this he worked as a teacher for music in Erlangen, later in Kitzingen. Since 2002 he has been teaching theory of musical composition as an associate lecturer at the conservatory of Würzburg.

As a composer Hermann Seidl wrote chamber music, works for orchestra and choir, electronic, jazz and rock music for experimental music theatre productions and created audio- visual works together with graphic artists. His first compositions were performed in 1983. Many more performances in Germany and other european countries followed. For his musical work he was awarded the Förderpreis Musik der Sudetendeutschen Landsmannschaft in 1993. In 2002, he won the third prize of the Siegburger Kompositionswettbewerb for the piece „a.b“, composed for recorder and piano and in 2005 the first prize for „3 miniaturen“, composed for 2 bassoons and contrabassoon.

The first publication on CD appeared with Peter Cloos (horn) and Martin Wenning (organ) from Kassel in 1995. The first CD with exclusive own works followed in 1998. A second edition of this CD with the title „Stein und Stille“ („stone and silence“) appeared in 2003. This CD contains chamber music for transverse flute, violoncello, piano, stones and electronics. The cycles „Die Liebe ist ein Hemd aus Feuer“ („love is a shirt of fire“), „Drei Lieder“ („three songs“) and „Bilder der Nacht“ („pictures of the night“) with words by Paul Konrad Kurz for mixed choir, and the cycle „fragmente“ („fragments“) with words by Ursula Haas for mixed choir, are published by „Edition Music Contact“.

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