Müller-Siemens, Detlev

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Müller-Siemens, Detlev (b Hamburg, 1957). Ger. composer and conductor. Settled in Basle 1989. Prof. of comp., Basle Mus. Acad. from 1991. Works incl.:OPERAS: Genoveva (1977); Die Menschen (1989–90).ORCH.: Concerto, 19 players (1975); Scherzo und Adagio patetico (1976); 2 Pieces, chamber orch. (1977); Passacaglia (1978); Sym. No.1 (1978–80); pf. conc. (1980–1); Under Neonlight I, chamber orch. (1981); va. conc. (1983–4); 4 Passages (1988); hn. conc. (1988–9); conc. for vn., va., orch. (1992–3); Phoenix, 13 instr. (1993); Tom-a-Bedlam, instr. vers. (1990–1, 1993).VOCAL: Songs and Pavanes, ten., orch. (1984–5); Arioso, sop., ten., hn., ch., orch. (1986).CHAMBER MUSIC: Nocturne, vn., pf. (1975); Variations on a Schubert Ländler, wind quintet, str. quintet (1977–8); Les sanglots longs des violons de l'automne, fl., ob., cl., bn., pf., str. qt. (1984–5); Octet, cl., hn., bn., 2 vn., va., vc., db. (1988–9); Sextet (1993).PIANO: Under Neonlight II, 2 pf. (1980–3), III, pf. (1987).

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