Reinhard Wolschina

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Reinhard Wolschina (born 31 August 1952) is a German composer.

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Life

Born in Leipzig, Wolschina attended the Musikgymnasium Schloss Belvedere  [ de ] from 1967. Afterwards he studied composition with Johann Cilenšek  [ de ] and piano with Volkmar Lehmann at the Hochschule für Musik Franz Liszt, Weimar. From 1982 to 1984, he was a master student with Günter Kochan at the Academy of Arts, Berlin. [1] [2] [3]

In 1992, he became professor for composition and music theory in Weimar. There, he was the director of the Studio for Neue Musik. His students included Johannes K. Hildebrandt, Hubert Hoche, Peter Helmut Lang and Thomas Stöß. He has worked among others with Roswitha Trexler and Giora Feidman. Wolschina is a member of the trio "pianOVo". [4] [5] [6]

Awards

Work

Orchestra and chamber orchestra (from 8 players)

Chamber music

Solo

  • Sonata for piano (1971), 10'
  • Puccini study for oboe (1977), 3', publisher: DVfM/BH
  • Monologue for viola sola (1983), 6', publisher: EMV
  • 2 Inventions for oboe (1985), 5', publisher: DVfM/BH
  • Waldszenen 1986 for double bass solo (1986), 8 ', publisher: DVfM/BH
  • Preludium for horn solo (1987), 4', H.H.-Musikverlag, RW 011
  • Eisle Variation for piano (1988), 6', Publisher: VNM
  • Choral vision for organ (1991), 7', publisher: Keturi
  • Windspiele - 3 Fantasiestücke for guitar (1996), 10', publisher: CHV
  • Windspiele for piano (1997), 11', H.H.-Musikverlag, RW 001

Duo

  • Cantoa Ppassionato for viola and piano - in memory of L. Janáček (1976), 13', publisher: EMV
  • Nocturne for flute and guitar (1985) or basset horn and guitar (1995), 6', publisher: Keturi
  • Choral-Mrtamorphosen for organ and piano (1992), 10', publisher: EMV
  • Playmobil - 3 little pieces to discover- for 2 bassoons (1994), 8', publisher: EMV
  • Duodramma for oboe instruments (baritonob. /Ob.+ EH) and violoncello - in memoriam W. Lutoslawski (1995), 9', publisher: Keturi
  • Kandinsky-musik for flute instruments (bass flute, flute, piccolo) and piano (1996), 10', publisher: Keturi
  • Traumbilder - 10 changes of a thought by Robert Schumann- for violoncello and piano (1999), 15', H.H.-Musikverlag, RW 002
  • Traumbilder for alto saxophone and piano (2000), 16', H.H.-Musikverlag, RW 005
  • Traumbilder for clarinet and piano (2002), 16', H.H.-Musikverlag, RW 003
  • Slapsticks for 2 percussionists and percussion tape (2001), 10', publisher: VNM
  • Fourteen Variations ... on the beginning of the soprano aria "Last hour ..." from J. S. Bach's cantata BWV 31 for bass clarinet and violoncello (2OO2), 15', publisher: EMV
  • Klangwege for violin and accordion (2003), 10', H.H.-Musikverlag, RW 006
  • Impulse for guitar and piano (2005), 7', H.H.-Musikverlag, RW 012
  • Regenbogenmusik for violoncello and piano (2011), 12', EMV

Trio

  • pezzo capriccioso per trio (t974), 11', Verlag: DVfM/BH
  • Vision-Action for oboe, violoncello and double bass (1982), 10', H.H.-Musikverlag, RW 009
  • Fantasie for 3 percussionists (1983), 6', publisher: EMV
  • Klangszeichen for violin, guitar and accordion (1987), 9', publisher: PMV
  • 7 Inventions for 3 flutes (1992), 15', publisher: Keturi
  • Epitaph for J.C. for 2 flutes and harp (2003), 6', H.H.-Musikverlag, RW 007
  • Béla Bartók: Three pieces from Mikrokosmos in a transcription for flute(s), oboe(s) and piano (2OO1), 7'

Quartet

  • Cocteau-Reflexionen for 2 pianos for 8 hands (1982), 12', publisher: EMV
  • Preludium and variations for string quartet (1984), 11', publisher: DVfM/BH
  • Moments of Silence - 5 postludes for JSB for basset horn and string trio (2000), 14', H.H.-Musikverlag, RW 004
  • Music for four flutes: I. "Breathing silence", II. "Getting into motion" (2004), 8', H.H.-Musikverlag, RW 010

Quintet

  • 5 Caprichos (after Goya) für Bläserquartett und Schlagzeug (1973), 18', Verlag: DVfM/BH
  • 4 Aphorismen for string quartet (1981), 10', Verlag: Keturi
  • Seismogram 4 Szenen für Fl., Klar., Vi., Vc und Kontrabass mit 5 Holzblocks und 5 Claves (1994), 16', Verlag: EMV
  • Seebilder – Metamorphosen for Bläserquintett (2006), 13', H.H.-Musikverlag, RW 013 (in Vorbereitung)

Sextet

  • Drei Stücke for 6 violas (1984), 10', publisher: EMV
  • Perpetuum mobile per JSB - Fantasy on the choral Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern for 6 clarinets (2004), 7', publisher: EMV

Vokal music

Transcriptions

Recordings

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