Jens Joneleit

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Jens Joneleit
Composer
AwardsErnst von Siemens Composers' Prize

Jens Gerd Joneleit (born 17 September 1968) is a German composer, known for his operas.

Early life and education

Joneleit was born in

University of Wisconsin, and completed his Master of Fine Arts in 1997.[2]

Musical career

From 1991 Joneleit studied music with

Luigi Nono. From his works, I draw my conviction that all music, even instrumental music, is Song - elementary human expression. Dogmas exist only to be overthrown: I liked Franz Hummel's attitude towards this notion long before we knew each other and I like that about Wolfgang Rihm, too. The courage to be free, to have one's own voice: that is of utmost importance.[5]

Operas

Joneleit's opera Der Brand. Proscaenium emblematicum on a libretto of

Staatsoper Unter den Linden. Christoph Schlingensief had staged the opera, but died before the premiere.[4][7] Daniel Barenboim conducted, with singers Graham Clark, "Charaktertenor", Annette Dasch, "Sopran", Daniel Schmutzhard, "Bassbariton", Alfred Reiter "Bass" and Anna Prohaska, "Koloratursopran". The voice types (character tenor, soprano, bass-baritone, bass, coloratura soprano) equal the roles.[8][9]

Premiere Title Description Libretto and source
3 Feb 2007, Theaterhaus Stuttgart/ ECLAT Festival Neue Musik Stuttgart Der Brand Proscaenium emblematicum for four voices and ensemble Michael Herrschel, after the Kirchhofs-Gedanken (Cemetery Thoughts) by Andreas Gryphius, 1656
30 Apr 2008, Muffathalle/ Munich Biennale Piero – Ende der Nacht Michael Herrschel, loosely after the novel Die Rote by Alfred Andersch
3 Oct 2010, Schillertheater/
Staatsoper Unter den Linden
 Metanoia. Über das Denken hinaus Opera in one act René Pollesch, after elements of Die Geburt der Tragödie aus dem Geist der Musik of Friedrich Nietzsche

Instrumental music

Joneleit's first recording was in 2002 chamber music, played by the ensemble Gelber Klang, music for ensemble Il canto l'interno...nell'intimo and Io sol uno, a string quartet, a piano trio and Abbild, a work for cello solo.[5]

Joneleit composed for the 25th anniversary of the Ensemble Modern a work for 27 soloists, Le tout, le rien, premiered by the ensemble in Dresden in 2005, conducted by Franck Ollu.[3] The title's contradiction (roughly translated from French as "all, nothing") is described:

Grabbing vs. releasing, self-assertion vs. surrender: the title juxtaposes seemingly irreconcilable opposites. But it is precisely this sense of antithesis that defines the force-field mapped out by Jens Joneleit's cycle for 27 soloists[10]

In 2009 Joneleit composed Dithyrambes for orchestra.

Awards

Joneleit was awarded the Ernst von Siemens Music Composers' Prize in 2006.[11] Pierre Boulez delivered the laudatory address.[12] Joneleit received the "Kulturpreis 2009" of his hometown Rodgau.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Kulturpreis an Jens Joneleit Offenbach-Post, 2 December 2009.
  2. ^ "Composers: J". Alliance Publication, Inc. Archived from the original on 20 July 2011. Retrieved 14 April 2011.
  3. ^ a b Jens Joneleit Archived 2011-07-20 at the Wayback Machine Deutscher Musikrat (in German) 2006
  4. ^ a b Trommeln gehört zum Handwerk Der Tagesspiegel, 1 October 2010 (in German)
  5. ^ a b Jens Joneleit: String Quartet No 6, Io Sol Uno arkivmusic.com 2003
  6. ^ Archive notes to 2008 biennale, Munich Biennale.
  7. ^ Schlaflos bei Schiller Der Spiegel, 3 April 2010 (in German)
  8. Staatsoper Berlin
    2010 (in German)
  9. ^ Metanoia kulturradio.de 2010 (in German)
  10. ^ Le tout, le rien Schott
  11. Ernst von Siemens Foundation
    . Retrieved 2 April 2011.
  12. ASCAP
    2006. Retrieved 5 April 2011.

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