Biography
Edu Haubensak was born in Helsinki in 1954 and spent his childhood in Zurich. He used Arnold Schoenberg’s ‘Theory of Harmony’ as a means of self-tuition. He then studied theory and composition with Thomas Kessler and Robert Suter at the Basle Academy of Music (1976–79). It was at this time that he wrote his first piano works (‘Black White’) and musico-scenic compositions (‘Gleichgewichte’).
He also composed electronic collages for the radio, and several works of his were realized choreographically. In the Tonhalle, the Collegium Musicum Zurich gave the world premiere of his first orchestral work, under the baton of Brenton Langbein. Haubensak is a co-founder of the Fabrikkomposition concert series at Zurich’s Rote Fabrik. In 1984/85, he was awarded a scholarship to the Istituto Svizzero in Rome, and in the same year was awarded First Prize by the jury of the International Composer’s Seminar in Boswil. Haubensak has taken an intense interest in instruments with new tunings. His first pieces for piano solo with altered pitches culminated in the ten-part piano cycle ‘Grosse Stimmung’ (1989–2005, 175’). In 1994, he was awarded a one-year work grant by the City of Zurich. He also attended composition courses and masterclasses with Heinz Holliger and Klaus Huber. In 2006 he won the Zollikon Arts Prize. He has been invited to international festivals (such as MaerzMusik Berlin) and has given lectures, taught, and engaged in research projects, sound installations and conceptual compositions. He has published various essays in DU, in WERK, POSITIONS and in the Neue Zürcher Zeitung. In 2010, he is a scholar of the cultural foundation Landis & Gyr in London.
Edu Haubensak works with wellknown musicians such as Sylvia Nopper, Sylwia Zytynska, Deborah Marchetti, Stefan Wirth, Conrad Steinmann, Fritz Hauser, Tomas Bächli, Rico Gubler, Jürg Dähler, Heinz Holliger, Simone Keller, Martin Lorenz and the ensembles Collegium Novum, Cattral and æquatuor, the orchestras Ensemble Resonanz Hamburg, the Basel Sinfonietta and the Musikkollegium Winterthur.
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Der Komponist Edu Haubensak wurde 1954 in Helsinki geboren. Autodidaktische Studien der Harmonielehre Arnold Schönbergs. Musikalische Ausbildung in Theorie und Komposition an der Musikakademie Basel (1976–79) bei Thomas Kessler und Robert Suter. In dieser Zeit entstehen Klavierwerke (Schwarz Weiss) und musikszenische Kompositionen (Gleichgewichte). Erstes Orchesterwerk «KurvenKonturenFiguren» (1984–87) in neuer Stimmung. Mitbegründer der Konzertreihe Fabrikkomposition in der Roten Fabrik Zürich. 1984/85 erhält er ein Stipendium am «Istituto Svizzero di Roma» und im selben Jahr den 1. Preis der Jury am Internationalen Komponistenseminar in Boswil.
Intensive Beschäftigung und Forschung an neu gestimmten Instrumenten. Werke für Klavier solo mit veränderten Tonhöhen münden im zehnteiligen Klavierzyklus «Grosse Stimmung» (1989–2005). 1994 Werkjahr der Stadt Zürich. Kompositions- und Meisterkurse bei Heinz Holliger und Klaus Huber. Erhält 2006 den Zolliker Kunstpreis. Einladungen an internationale Festivals (MaerzMusik Berlin). Unterrichtstätigkeit, Vorträge und Forschungsprojekte, Klanginstallationen und Konzeptkompositionen. Publizierte diverse Essays (NZZ). 2010 Stipendiat der Kulturstiftung Landis & Gyr in London.
Edu Haubensak arbeitet mit bekannten Musikerinnen und Musikern wie Sylvia Nopper, Sylwia Zytynska, Deborah Marchetti, Stefan Wirth, Conrad Steinmann, Fritz Hauser, Tomas Bächli, Rico Gubler, Jürg Dähler, Heinz Holliger, Simone Keller, Martin Lorenz und den Ensembles Collegium Novum, Cattral und Aequatuor, den Orchestern Ensemble Resonanz Hamburg, Basel Sinfonietta und dem Musikkollegium Winterthur.
Le compositeur Edu Haubensak est né ...
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Selected Works
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1976
Metamorphose for guitar solo (Hug & Co., Zürich) 3'
1979
Schwarz Weiss for piano solo (Hug & Co., Zürich)
(compact disc) 11'
1979/81
Gleichgewichte for 2 violins, 2 violas, 2 clarinets, trombone, 2
actors, picture, object (author) 40'
1983
Tiefer & Tiefer for flute, violin, viola, cello, piano (SME/EMS,
Lucerne) 20'
1985/86/91
KurvenKonturenFiguren I-III composition for orchestra (SME/EMS, Lucerne)
(compact disc) 26'
1988
Refugium for guitar solo in scordatura (Hug & Co., Zürich) 8'
1988/89
Poesie des Südens songs for mezzo-soprano, oboe, saxophone,
cello, 2 percussion (Hug & Co., Zürich) 20'
1989-2005
Grosse Stimmung I–X works for piano solo in scordatura (SME/EMS, Lucern) 175'
1989/92
Campi Colorati I-III for piano solo with scordatura (SME/EMS, Lucerne)
(compact disc) 24'
1990
Bläser Konstellation for 13 wind instruments, vibraphone, percussion
(SME/EMS, Lucerne) 13'
1991
Gestes for saxophone and percussion (SME/EMS, Lucerne) 4'
1992/96
Streichtrio I-III for violin, viola, cello, with scordaturas (SME/EMS,
Lucerne)
(compact disc) 24'
1993
Idiorhythmische Studie installation (chair, electronics) (SME/EMS,
Lucerne)
1993/94
Spazio for piano solo with scordatura (SME/EMS, Lucerne) 14'
1994
Message performance with 4 percussionists (author) 20'
1994/97
Falsches Konzert für 97 Saiten I-IV for 24 solo strings in 5
groups with scordaturas (SME/EMS, Lucerne) 24'
1995
Schöner Wolf for alto saxophone, viola with scordatura (SME/EMS,
Lucerne) 8'
Odem language composition, tape (radiophonic work) (author) (compact
disc) 38'
1996
Sechs Walserminiaturen for soprano, violin (SME/EMS, Lucerne) 8'
Deux Mondes for solo marimba, 8 gongs (SME/EMS, Lucerne) 10'
1997
Tones Music for 3-7 instruments (SME/EMS, Lucerne) 14'
1998
Vertikale Horizonte Quartett for flute, clarinet, violin and violoncello (SME/EMS Lucerne) 8'
Veränderte Luft for piano solo with scordatura (SME/EMS, Lucerne)
11'
1999
Zarathustra Destillation for 11 solo voices, SATB: 4,3,2,2 (SME/EMS,
Lucerne) 25'
1999/2000
Klaviertrio (in Skordatur) (SME/EMS, Lucerne) (compact disc) 15'
Klangmoment for 1 actor (SME/EMS, Lucerne) 3'
2000
Locomozione for violin, viola and percussion (SME/EMS, Lucerne) 17'
2001
HALO for piano solo in scordatura (SME/EMS, Lucerne) 20'
2002
Falsche Schönheit for two string quartets in scordatura (SME/EMS,
Lucerne) 11'
Gefärbte Variationen for piano solo in scordatura (SME/EMS,
Lucerne) 14'
2003
Fünf Zusammenhänge for piano solo in scordatura (SME/EMS, Lucerne) 21'
2003/04
Suite for piano solo in scordatura (SME/EMS, Lucerne) 22'
2004
Coro Nuovo for piano solo in scordatura (SME/EMS, Lucerne) 19’
2004/05
Pur for piano solo in scordatura (SME/EMS, Lucerne) 11’
2005
MON SILENCE DISCONTINUE! Quartett for soprano, oboe (cor anglais), cello and piano (SME/EMS, Lucerne) 24’
Collection for piano in scordatura (SME/EMS, Lucerne) 19’
2006
Spazio Due Quartett for sax. alto, trumpet, trombone and piano in scordatura (SME/EMS, Lucerne) 13’
2007
Spazio Tre Septett for trp., sax. alto, tromb., viola, cello, double-bass and piano in scordatura (SME/EMS, Lucerne) 18’
Lo-To action for 9 –18 performers with ‚Lotosflöten’,
(SME/EMS, Lucerne) 4-6 hours
2008
Veränderte Luft, Quartett for clar. in A, viola, cello, piano in scordatura
(SME/EMS, Lucerne) 19’
Echte Zeit for sax. soprano, audio, video
(SME/EMS, Lucerne) 45’
2009
Chroma 24 für Renaissance Blockflöten und Gamben Consort in mitteltöniger Stimmung, (SME/EMS, Lucerne) 15'
2009/10
Alte Stimmung for voice (soprano) and piano. Poems by the composer (SME/EMS, Lucerne) 20'
2010
Three Timpani for one percussionist (SME/EMS, Lucerne) 44'
2011
Octaves for Two for violin (scordatura) and piano (SME/EMS, Lucerne) 20'
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