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Frank-Volker Eichhorn

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Frank-Volker Eichhorn (13 December 1947 – 17 January 1978) was a German composer.

Life

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Eichhorn studied mathematics and physics to become a teacher.[1] He also worked as a teacher for two years, but began studying at the Hochschule für Musik "Hanns Eisler" on the side. He eventually gave up his teaching job as a maths and physics teacher and devoted himself entirely to music, becoming a Meisterschüler of Günter Kochan at the Musikhochschule and a teacher of composition there. [1] He founded the concert series Kammerstudio at the Haus des Lehrers in Berlin.[2] In 1975, he was awarded the Hanns Eisler Prize.[3] In 1978, he received a first prize in the chamber music competition of the Dresden Music Festival.[4] His compositions were published by Edition Peters and were performed among others by the orchestra of the Komische Oper Berlin[5] and the MDR Leipzig Radio Symphony Orchestra. In January 1978, he was killed in a car accident at the age of 30.[1] His grave is in the Waldfriedhof Kleinmachnow. His estate is kept in the Saxon State and University Library Dresden.[6]

Work

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  • Varianten für großes Orchester
  • Novelle
  • Porträt „Bildnis einer Frau“
  • Reflexionen
  • Anamorphosen für Flöte, Viola, Kontrabass und Schlagzeug
  • Metaphorische Skizzen für Septett
  • Doppelkonzert: Novelle
  • Fantasie für Violoncello und streicherloses Orchester
  • Konturen für Flöte, Oboe und Violine

Recording

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  • 1979: Varianten für großes Orchester (Nova) with the Leipzig Radio Symphony Orchestra conducted by Jochen Wehner

References

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  1. ^ a b c Musik und Gesellschaft 28 (1978) 3, p. 192.
  2. ^ Musik und Gesellschaft 29 (1979), p. 379.
  3. ^ Erika Tschernig (ed.): Unsere Kultur. DDR-Zeittafel 1945–1987. Berlin 1989, p. 239.
  4. ^ Musik und Gesellschaft 28 (1978) 5, p. 315.
  5. ^ Bulletin. Musikrat der DDR 16–17 (1979), p. 39.
  6. ^ Zentralblatt für Bibliothekswesen 97 (1983), p. 370.
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