Renate Spitzner
Renate Spitzner (born 28 May 1943 in Prague, Czech Republic) is an Austrian composer (member of the "OeGZM" – Austrian Society of contemporary music), musician, music pedagogue, music therapist and founder of the "Music-social Method" – "Musisch-soziale Methode". Spitzner studied violin, organ, piano, trumpet, music education and music therapy. She absolved the University of Music at Vienna.
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At her work at the psychiatric hospital "Baumgartnerhöhe" in Vienna, Austria, she developed the "Music-social Method" in which patients and professional musician play together. For that common play-together music pieces of the classic period are specially adapted or also new composed. First time the "Music-social method" has been recognized and approved at the "United Nations Decade of Disabled Persons 1983–1992". Spitzner is the mother of the Austrian composer Gerald Spitzner.
Awards
[edit]Artistic recognition through the Czechoslovak Republic, first performance of the composition "Praha" for Violinsolo on the occasion of the opening from the Czechoslovak Expo-pavilion from Brussels in Prague (see the Czechoslovak TV, live-recording). To the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the centre the Austrian Republic
honored Prof. Renate Spitzner 2001 at the "UN-Year of the volunteer" with the 1. prize for Cultural and social engagement. 2006: Silver badge of honor – "Silbernes Ehrenzeichen", conferred on 20 September 2006 by the councilwoman for health of Vienna, Mag. Renate Brauner, for development and realisation of the "Music-social Method" during years.
Works (selection)
[edit]- In occasion to the UN-Year of the dolphin: "Dolphin 1–10 for Violin and Piano" – "Delphin 1–10 für Violine it – 800 Jahre Hl. Elisabeth"
- "Encounter at the font" – "Begegnung am Brunnen", (2006, townhall of Vienna, emblemshall in occasion of honor for the lifework of composer Prof.Renate Spitzner)
- "620 short masses for ill people – Kyrie, Offertorium, Communion" – "620 Kurzmessen für Kranke – Kyrie, Gabenbereitung, Kommunion"
- "Hope für Violin and Viola" – "Hoffnung für Violine und Viola", (ÖGZM, Haydnhall, University of Music, Vienna)
Literature
[edit]- Renate Spitzner; Gerald Spitzner:"Musical practice – mechanical, substitutable virtuosity or living possible applications at the rehabilitation" – "Musikalische Praxis – maschinell ersetzbares Virtuosentum oder lebendige Einsatzmöglichkeiten in der Rehabilitation?", in: Hans Georg Zapotoczky(Editor): "Human being, Might, Machine"-"Mensch, Macht, Maschine", Innsbruck, Vienna, Verlag Integrative Psychiatrie 1995, ISBN 3-85184-012-7, p. 172-
- Prof. Renate Spitzner: "Integration through musictherapy" – "Integration durch Musiktherapie" in: Federal ministry of social affairs (Editor)-Bundesministerium für soziale Sicherheit und Generationen: "Faces of charity, what Austrian man and women do voluntary for others", Vienna 2001, p. 42 – "Gesichter der Menschlichkeit. Was Österreicherinnen und Österreicher freiwillig für andere tun"Wien 2001, S. 42. –
- "Festschrift at the 30th death-day of Rudolf Spitzner", 2005 – "Festschrift zum 30. Todestag von Rudolf Spitzner", 2005 –
- Speech at auditorium A of the psychiatric University hospital of Vienna -"Vortrag im Hörsaal A der Uniklinik des AKH Wien": "Used time of oppression – a curriculum of the Music-social Method comes into being" (explanation of the "Furtwängleric composition triangle"), 2 November 2007, DGPA-congress (German Society of Art and psychopathology of expression -"Genutzte Zeit der Unterdrückung – ein Lehrplan der Musisch-sozialen Methode entsteht" (Erläuterung des Furtwänglerschen Kompositionsdreieckes), 2 November 2007
External links
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- www.venite.at
- voluntary web of the Austrian federal ministry of social affairs- Freiwilligenweb des Österreichischen Sozialministeriums
- "The Councilwoman for health of Vienna, Mag.Renate Brauner, presents to composer Prof. Renate Spitzner the silver medal of honor of the Government of Vienna on developing the "Music-social Method" -Gesundheitsstadträtin Mag.Brauner überreicht silbernes Ehrenzeichen des Landes Wien der Komponistin Prof. Renate Spitzner für die Entwicklung der "Musisch-sozialen Methode"
- official site Prof.Renate Spitzner