Frank Michael Beyer (8 March 1928 – 20 April 2008) was a German composer. Active as well as a composition teacher, performer and culture functionary, he was one of the leading figures in post-war Berlin musical life. His works have been programmed by many artists of international renown, and he has left an abundant oeuvre comprising works of all genres except opera. His avant-garde compositional style is clear, strict and sensitive, rooted in German modernism as well as in Bachian counterpoint and characteristics of human speech.

Life

Beyer was born in Berlin, the son of the author and art historian Oskar Beyer and his wife Margarete, née Löwenfeld. He spent his childhood in

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and on

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, as well as in

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and

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and received his early training in music from his father. From 1946 to 1949 he studied composition and church music at the Kirchenmusikschule Berlin, before going on to study the piano in

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from 1950 to 1953. Beyer pursued his composition studies in Berlin under

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and 'virtuoso organ playing' under

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at the Hochschule for Musik Berlin (now the

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and the

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, especially

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, numbered among the composers who had the greatest influence on Beyer’s musical development. A strong focus on music in the family home also played a key role. He became acquainted with Bach’s music during his childhood while his father published a book on Bach which appeared in the Berlin Furche-Verlag in the 1920s. From 1950 to 1963, Beyer worked as a

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, both as performing organist and a

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. He taught at the Kirchenmusikschule Berlin and subsequently at the Hochschule der Künste Berlin (Berlin University of the Arts). In 1964, he established the Musica nova sacra series and was a leading member of the Berliner Bach-Tage festival from 1970 to 1985. From 1986 to 2003, he was director of the music department at the Berlin University of the Arts. He founded the Institute for New Music in 1990 at the Berlin University of the Arts and the Berliner Orchesterkonferenz, which he also led.Frank Michael Beyer profile
at music publisher

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From 1986 to 2006, he was a member of the senate at the Berlin University of the Arts. Beyer was also on the supervisory board of the German collecting society for music rights GEMA. He died in Berlin.

Selected awards and honours

* 1958 Kunstpreis der Stadt Berlin for die Junge Generation (Berlin Art Prize for the Young Generation) * 1961 Bernhard Sprengel prize for chamber music * 1963

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fellowship (Rome);

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fellowship (Florence) * 1968 fellowship from the Cité des Arts Paris * Member of the Berlin Academy of the Arts from 1979 * Member of the

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(Bavarian Academy of Fine Arts) from 1981 * 1997 guest of honour of the

(Rome)

List of works

Ballet

* ''Geburt des Tanzes'' (1987), FP (under the ballet title "Orphische Szene") 1988,

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/ Choreography:

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* ''Das Fenster'' (1991), features music from "Griechenland" (1981) and "Action" (1991), FP 1992 Hannover

Orchestra

* ''Rondeau imaginaire'' (1972), FP 1973, Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra (West Berlin) /

Lorin Maazel Lorin Varencove Maazel (; March 6, 1930 – July 13, 2014) was an American conductor, violinist and composer. He began conducting at the age of eight and by 1953 had decided to pursue a career in music. He had established a reputation in t ...

* ''Diaphonie'' (1975), FP 1976, Nuremberg Philharmonic Orchestra /

Jiří Bělohlávek Jiří Bělohlávek, (; 24 February 1946 – 31 May 2017) was a Czech conductor. He was a leading interpreter of Czech classical music, and became chief conductor of the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra in 1990, a role he would serve on two occasio ...

* ''Notre-Dame-Musik'' (1983/84), FP 1984, Saarbrücken Radio Symphony Orchestra / Hubert Soudant * ''Geburt des Tanzes'' (1987, based on the ballet), FP 1989, Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra (West Berlin) /

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* ''Klangtore'' (1996, rev.2001), FP 1997,

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/ Lothar Zagrosek * ''Fuga fiammata'' (1999/2000), FP 2001,

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Chamber orchestra

* ''Ricercare I'' (1957), FP 1958, Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra (West Berlin) /

Wolfgang Sawallisch Wolfgang Sawallisch (26 August 1923 – 22 February 2013) was a German conductor and pianist. Biography Wolfgang Sawallisch was born in Munich, the son of Maria and Wilhelm Sawallisch. His father was director of the Hamburg-Bremer-Feuerversich ...

* ''Versi'' (1968), FP 1968,

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Hans Zender Johannes Wolfgang Zender (22 November 1936 – 22 October 2019) was a German conductor and composer. He was the chief conductor of several opera houses, and his compositions, many of them vocal music, have been performed at international festival ...

* ''Concertino a tre'' (1974), FP 1974 Schwetzingen * ''Streicherfantasien nach einem Motiv von J. S. Bach'' (1977, also arrangement for string quintet), FP 1980, Berlin Philharmonic /

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* ''Griechenland'', Music for 3 groups of strings (1981), FP 1982, Berlin Philharmonic /

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* ''Liturgia'' (based on String Quartet No. 3 “Missa”) (1996), FP 1997,

Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra The Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra (''Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin'') is a German symphony orchestra based in Berlin. In Berlin, the orchestra gives concerts at the Konzerthaus Berlin and at the Berliner Philharmonie. The orchestra has a ...

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* ''Passionato con Arietta'', Elegy for strings (2005), FP 2006 Diez an der Lahn

Solo instrument(s) and orchestra

* Concerto for flute and string orchestra (1967) * ''Deutsche Tänze'' for cello and double bass with chamber orchestra (1982), FP 1984 Berlin * ''Mysteriensonate'' for orchestra with solo viola (1986), FP 1987, Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra (West Berlin) /

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* Concerto for oboe and string orchestra (1986), FP 1987,

Hansjörg Schellenberger Hansjörg Schellenberger is a German oboist and conductor born in 1948. He won the first prize at the German Jugend musiziert Competition with seventeen, which led to a scholarship enabling him to further his education at Interlochen (Michig ...

/ Berlin Philharmonic /

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* ''Musik der Frühe'', Concerto for violin and orchestra (1992/93), FP 1993, Kolja Blacher / Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin /

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* ''Canto di giorno'' for cello and orchestra (1998/99), FP 1999, Michael Sanderling / Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra / Giuseppe Mega * ''Canzona di Ombra'' for oboe and strings (cadenza and final movement from Concerto for oboe and string orchestra, 1986/2003) * Concerto ''Notte di pasqua'' for viola and orchestra (2003–04/06), FP 2007,

Tabea Zimmermann Tabea Zimmermann (born 8 October 1966) is a German violist who has performed internationally, both as a soloist and a chamber musician. She has been artist in residence of the Concertgebouw Orchestra, the Berlin Philharmonic, and the Bavarian ...

/ Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin / Jonathan Stockhammer * ''Meridian'', Concerto for flute and string ensemble (2004/05), FP 2008,

Emmanuel Pahud Emmanuel Pahud (born 27 January 1970) is a Franco-Swiss flautist. He was born in Geneva, Switzerland. His father is of French and Swiss background and his mother is French. The Berlin-based flutistPatrick LamEmmanuel Pahud – The showcase behi ...

/ Kammerakademie Potsdam / Michael Sanderling

Ensemble and chamber music

* String Quartet No. 1 (1954/56) * Sonata for viola and organ (1962) * ''Tiento'' for flute and organ (1965) * Concerto for organ and seven instruments (1966/69) FP 1969 Peter Schwarz / Kassel Ensemble * String Quartet No. 2 (1969) FP 1969 Assmann Quartet, Berlin * Wind Quintet (1972) FP 1973 Berlin, SWF Baden-Baden Wind Quintet * Violin Sonata (1977) FP 1978 Berlin,

Saschko Gawriloff Saschko Gawriloff (born October 20, 1929) is a German violinist and violin teacher of Bulgarian descent. Life Gawriloff was born in Leipzig and received his first violin lessons from his father Yordan Gavriloff, who was a violinist in the Leipz ...

/ Lothar Broddack * ''De lumine'', Music for chamber ensemble (1978) FP 1979 „das neue Werk“ Hamburg / Dieter Cichewiecz * Trio for oboe, viola and harp (1980) FP 1981 Mannheim,

Heinz Holliger Heinz Robert Holliger (born 21 May 1939) is a Swiss composer, virtuoso oboist, and conductor. Celebrated for his versatility and technique, Holliger is among the most prominent oboists of his generation. His repertoire includes Baroque and Clas ...

/ Ursula Holliger * ''Deutsche Tänze'' for cello and double bass (1980) FP 1980 Vienna, Jörg Baumann / Klaus Stoll * ''Fantasia concertante'' for 2 violins (1982) FP 1984 Hofheim, Boeckheler / Assmann * ''Passacaglia fantastica'' for piano trio (1984) FP 1986 Ludwigsburg, Stuttgart Piano Trio * String Quartet No. 3 ''Missa'' (1985) FP 1985 Berlin, Wilanow Quartet * ''Symphonies for Eight Voices'' (1988) FP 1989, Scharoun Ensemble Berlin * ''Architettura per musica'' for ensemble (1989) FP 1989 Berlin, musica-viva Ensemble Dresden * ''Sanctus'' for saxophone quartet (1990) * ''Gesta Romanorum'' for ensemble (1990) * ''Action'' for percussion ensemble (1991) FP 1993, Super Nova Percussion Ensemble Berlin * ''Canciones'' for clarinet and ensemble (1991) FP 1991, Alois Brandhofer / Berlin Philharmonic / Peter Keuschnig * Clarinet Quintet (1992) FP 1993 Stuttgart, Ulf Rodenhäuser * ''Nachtstück'' for oboe and piano (1993) FP 1994 Düsseldorf, Christian Schneider / Frank Michael Beyer * ''Nänie'' for 2 guitars (1994) FP 1994 Lüneburg, Evers / Weigel * ''Taglied'' for cello and piano (1998) FP 1998 Berlin, Georg Faust / Rolf Koenen * ''„Windklang“'' for string trio (2000) FP 2003 Stuttgart,

Ingolf Turban Ingolf Turban (born 17 March 1964) is a German violinist. Life Born in Munich, Turban's mother was a pianist, his father a music-loving physician, his sister Dietlinde an actress. At the age of 12 he was accepted into the violin class of in M ...

Kolja Lessing Kolja Lessing (born 15 October 1961) is a German violinist, pianist, composer and academic teacher. His focus as a soloist and chamber musician has been the neglected repertoire by composers who were ostracised under the Nazi regime. His recordin ...

/ Wen-Sinn Yang * ''Was Orpheus sah'' for string quartet (2003) FP 2004 Berlin, Vogler-Quartett * ''Voca'' for 3 trumpets (2004) FP 2004 Hamburg * ''Lichtspuren'' for piano trio (2006) FP 2008 Kempen,

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* ''Zu den Inseln'', Suite for 9 instruments (2005/06) FP 2008 München, Konstantia Gourzi, cond. * ''Choreographie'', Three Mythical Dances for 12 cellos (2007)

Solo instruments

* ''Toccata in Re'' for organ (1952) FP 1953 Berlin, Frank Michael Beyer * ''Lays'' for organ (1957) * ''Variationen'' for piano (1957) * ''Toccaten

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'' for organ (1970) FP 1970 Nuremberg, Peter Schwarz * ''Chaconne'' (1970) * ''Tiento II'' for organ (1972) FP 1973 Berlin, Frank Michael Beyer * ''Canti dei misteri'' for organ (1979) * ''Messesätze'' (Josquin/Beyer) for organ (1979) * ''Canzonetta'' for guitar (1980) * ''Avanti'', 15 Piano Pieces for Young Players (1983) * ''Melos I & II'' for viola (1983/1990) * ''Das Geläut zu Speyer'' for organ (1984) * ''Echo'' for bass flute (1985) * ''Lobgesang „Wurze des Waldes“'' for organ (1992) * ''Imago'' for cello (2002) * ''Wie ein fernes Lied'' for oboe (cadenza from Concerto for oboe and string orchestra, for separate performance, 2004/05) * ''Metamorphosen – Hommage à A. Skrjabin'' for violin (2007) FP 2008 Berlin,

Viviane Hagner Viviane Hagner is a German violinist. She was born in Munich, Germany in 1977 (but grew up in Berlin), to a German father and Korean mother. She is sister to Nicole Hagner, the pianist. Hagner started studying the piano at age 3 before switchin ...

Voice

* ''Biblische Szenen'' for mezzo-soprano and tenor (or soprano and baritone) and ensemble (1955) * ''Sprache der Liebenden'' for baritone, chamber chorus and orchestra (1961); words by

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* ''Lavatio – Manifestatio Christi'' for mixed chorus a cappella (1962) * ''Maior Angelis'' for soprano, female chorus and ensemble (1970) FP 1970 Berlin,

Catherine Gayer Catherine Gayer (born 11 February 1937) is an American coloratura soprano, violinist, musicologist, and academic voice teacher. She made a career in Germany. A member of the Deutsche Oper Berlin for more than four decades, she is known for her p ...

/ Kammerchor Ernst Senff / Frank Michael Beyer * ''Canticum Mose et Agni'' for eight-part chorus a cappella (1976) FP 1977 Berlin,

Monteverdi Choir The Monteverdi Choir was founded in 1964 by Sir John Eliot Gardiner for a performance of the ''Vespro della Beata Vergine'' in King's College Chapel, Cambridge. A specialist Baroque ensemble, the Choir has become famous for its stylistic conv ...

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* ''Et resurrexit'', Motets for twelve-part chorus a cappella (2001/02) FP 2003,

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Simon Halsey Simon Halsey, CBE (born 8 March 1958) is an English choral conductor. He is the chorus director of the City of Birmingham Symphony Chorus (CBSO Chorus), a position he has held since 1983, and has been chorus director of the London Symphony Choru ...

Arrangements

* ''Drei Psalmen'' for baritone and piano by

Boris Blacher Boris Blacher (30 January 1975) was a German composer and librettist. Life Blacher was born when his parents (of German-Estonian and Russian backgrounds) were living within a Russian-speaking community in the Manchurian town of Niuzhuang () (h ...

, arranged for baritone and ensemble by Frank Michael Beyer (1943, arr.1966) * ''Musikalisches Opfer'', The Contrapunctual Movements: Ricercare a 3, Fuga canonica & 9 Kanons, by

, arranged for chamber orchestra by Frank Michael Beyer for performance together with Bach’s ''Ricercare a 6'' in the arrangement by Anton Webern (arr.1985) FP 1985 Berlin,

London Sinfonietta The London Sinfonietta is an English contemporary chamber music, chamber orchestra founded in 1968 and based in London. The ensemble has headquarters at Kings Place and is Resident Orchestra at the Southbank Centre. Since its inaugural concert ...

Diego Masson Diego Masson (born 21 June 1935) is a French conductor, composer, and percussionist. The son of artist André Masson and brother of the singer and actor Luís Masson, Diego Masson was born in Tossa de Mar, Spain. He studied piano and compositio ...

* ''Cadenza dolce'' for the Andante in C Major for flute and orchestra K315 by

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(2007) FP 2008 Berlin, Emmanuel Pahud

Students

Nikolaus Brass Nikolaus Brass (born 25 October 1949) is a German composer. Life and career Born in Lindau (Bodensee), Brass began composing early.Helmut Rohm: Commentary on the CD ''Orchestral Works, Vol.1'' After graduating from high school in 1968, he stu ...

(1949) *

Orm Finnendahl Orm Finnendahl (born in 1963) is a German composer. Life Born in Düsseldorf, von 1983 bis 1990 Finnendahl studied music composition and musicology with Frank Michael Beyer, Carl Dahlhaus and Gösta Neuwirth in Berlin. He then studied from 1995 ...

(1963) *

Detlev Glanert Detlev Glanert (born 6 September 1960) is a Opera in German, German opera composer, who has also composed numerous works for chamber and full orchestra, including three symphonies. Biography Detlev Glanert was born in Hamburg in 1960. He came ...

(1960) * Konstantia Gourzi (1962) *

Hanspeter Kyburz Hanspeter Kyburz (born 8 July 1960) is a contemporary Swiss composer of classical music, known for applying electronic music techniques to his productions. Career Kyburz was born in Lagos, Nigeria to Swiss parents. In 1980, he began studying m ...

(1960) * Marc Lingk (1964) *

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(1953) *

Isabel Mundry Isabel Mundry (born 20 April 1963) is a German composer. Life and work Isabel Mundry was born in Schlüchtern, Hesse in 1963 and studied composition at the Berlin University of the Arts, Hochschule der Künste and electronic music, musicology and ...

(1963) *

Thomas Schmidt-Kowalski Thomas Schmidt-Kowalski (21 June 1949 – 5 January 2013)Death notice
(also has birthdate)

(1949) * Charlotte Seither (1965) * Preethi de Silva (1942) * Art-Oliver Simon (1966) * André Werner (1960)

Literature

Werner Grünzweig Werner Grünzweig (born 1959) is an Austrian musicologist and archivist. Life Born in Graz, Grünzweig first studied piano at the University of Music and Performing Arts Graz, and from 1984 musicology and American studies at the Freie Universit ...

& Daniela Reinhold (ed.): "Frank Michael Beyer". ''Archive zur Musik des 20. Jahrhunderts''. Vol.2. Wolke Verlag, 1998, . * Andreas Richter: "Der Komponist und Vorsitzende der Berliner Orchesterkonferenz Frank Michael Beyer im Gespräch", in ''

Das Orchester ''Das Orchester'' is a German-language magazine for musicians and management which has been published eleven times a year since 1953 by Schott Music and is distributed in over 45 countries worldwide. The editor-in-chief is based in Berlin while ...

'' 01/1995. *

Alain Pâris Alain Pâris (born 22 November 1947) is a French conductor and musicologist. Biography Born in Paris, Alain Pâris was trained as a pianist and has a law degree. He studied conducting with Pierre Dervaux, Paul Paray and Georg Solti and won the ...

: ''Klassische Musik im 20. Jahrhundert. Instrumentalisten, Sänger, Dirigenten, Orchester, Chöre.'' transl. by Rudolf Kimmig, rev. by Ralf Noltensmeier. With an introduction by

Peter Gülke Peter Ludwig Gülke (born 29 April 1934) is a German conductor and musicologist. Biography Born in Weimar, Gülke studied cello and musicology at the Hochschule für Musik Franz Liszt, Weimar. He completed his doctorate in philosophy in Leipzig ...

, Deutscher Taschenbuch Verlag, 2nd edition 1997, .

References

External links

Audio samples from compositions by Frank Michael Beyer
from Boosey and Hawkes
View scores of selected works by Frank Michael Beyer online

(German)

* ttps://archive.today/20130211044033/http://www.dradio.de/kulturnachrichten/2008042215/3/ Obituary on Deutschlandradio Kultur, 22 April 2008
"Kannst du mich komponieren?" Interview with Frank Michael Beyer by Klaus Georg Koch, Berliner Zeitung 16 June 1999
{{DEFAULTSORT:Beyer, Frank Michael 1928 births 2008 deaths German composers German male conductors (music) Members of the Academy of Arts, Berlin 20th-century German conductors (music) 20th-century German male musicians Berlin University of the Arts alumni