Gunter Waldek in 2019 with score on the piano
Gunter Waldek (born 26 July 1953) is an Austrian composer, conductor and music educator.
Gunter Waldek (born 26 July 1953) is an Austrian composer, conductor and music educator.
Waldek was born in Linz. [1] Already in his youth he received piano, organ and music theory lessons at the Anton Bruckner Private University. After the Matura in 1971, he studied music education, musicology and Romance studies at the Mozarteum University Salzburg and the University of Salzburg. [2] In 1977, he graduated with Staatsexamen and Magister degree and from then on taught at grammar schools in Linz and Salzburg. [3] He completed his further studies (conducting), choir conducting and composition with Helmut Eder with the Magister artrium. [2] In 1982 he took over the composition and theory class from Helmut Schiff at the Bruckner Conservatory. [2] In 2004, he habilitated in composition. In 1990, he became deputy director, and from 2004 to 2008 he was vice-rector of the conservatory. [4] [5]
Particularly successful were the church opera Das Hohe Lied (1993) and Ein etwas seltsames Abendessen, musical music theatre (1994). His extensive output (more than 150 compositions since 1980) includes various genres:
The Anton Bruckner Private University is one of five Austrian Universities for Music, Drama and Dance, and one of four universities in Linz, the European Capital of Culture 2009. 850 students from all parts of the world study here. They are taught by 200 professors and teaching staff, who are internationally recognised artists, academics and teachers. More than 30% of the students and instructors come from abroad. The university was granted accredited private university status in 2004, as part of the Austrian Private Universities Conference,.
Bruckner's Psalm 22, WAB 34, is a setting of a German version of Psalm 23, which was psalm 22 in the Vulgata.
The Fest-Kantate Preiset den Herrn, WAB 16, is a festive cantata composed by Anton Bruckner in 1862 for the celebration of the laying of the foundation stone of the new Mariä-Empfängnis-Dom of Linz.
Tota pulchra es, WAB 46, is a sacred motet by the Austrian composer Anton Bruckner.
Locus iste, WAB 23, is a sacred motet composed by Anton Bruckner in 1869. The text is the Latin gradual Locus iste for the annual celebration of a church's dedication. The incipit, Locus iste a Deo factus est, translates to "This place was made by God". Bruckner set it for four unaccompanied voices, intended for the dedication of the Votivkapelle at the New Cathedral in Linz, Austria, where Bruckner had been a cathedral organist. It was the first motet that Bruckner composed in Vienna. It was published in 1886, together with three other gradual motets.
Ave Maria, WAB 6, is a sacred motet by Anton Bruckner, a setting of the Latin prayer Ave Maria. He composed it in Linz in 1861 and scored the short work in F major for seven unaccompanied voices. The piece, sometimes named an Offertorium, was published in Vienna in 1867. Before, Bruckner composed the same prayer in 1856 for soprano, alto, a four-part mixed choir, organ and cello, WAB 5. Later, he set the text in 1882 for a solo voice (alto) and keyboard, WAB 7.
Inveni David, WAB 19, is a sacred motet composed by Anton Bruckner in 1868.
Der deutsche Gesang, WAB 63, is a patriotic song composed by Anton Bruckner in 1892, one year before Helgoland.
Du bist wie eine Blume, WAB 64, is a song, which Anton Bruckner composed in 1861.
Das edle Herz, WAB 66, is a song composed by Anton Bruckner in December 1857 during his stay in Linz. During his stay in St. Florian, Bruckner had already composed a first setting of the song for men's choir, WAB 65.
Vaterlandslied, WAB 92, is a patriotic song composed by Anton Bruckner during his stay in Linz.
Vaterländisch Weinlied, WAB 91, is a song composed by Anton Bruckner in 1866 during his stay in Linz.
Ernst Ludwig Leitner is an Austrian composer, organist and academic teacher.
Martin Hochleitner is an Austrian art historian and since 2012, curator of the Salzburg Museum.
The Anton Bruckner Prize is the main Culture Prize of the Province of Upper Austria for music. The prize, which is awarded by the Land of Upper Austria, is named after the composer Anton Bruckner, who was cathedral organist in Linz from 1855 to 1868. The award is endowed with 11,000 euros and is presented in a ceremony in Linz.
Augustinus Franz Kropfreiter was member of the Austrian Augustiner-Chorherren, composer and organist.
Helmut Adalbert Josef Schiff was an Austrian composer and music educator.
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