Schiller Christoph Markus
(28. 03. 1963)
Genre: Classical Music
Biography
* 28. 03. 1963.
Studied visual arts at the Academy of Art in Stuttgart and the HfBK (School of visual Arts) Hamburg. Studied piano under Daniel Cholette (1995 - 1999) and music theory at the Free School of Music in Basel (1995 - 1999).
Performs concerts as improvising pianist since 1997.
Co-organiser of the Festival for Improvised and Composed Contemporary Music in Basel (together with Hans-Jürg Meier and Dominique von Hahn).
Lives in Weil am Rhein and Basel.
Studied visual arts at the Academy of Art in Stuttgart and the HfBK (School of visual Arts) Hamburg. Studied piano under Daniel Cholette (1995 - 1999) and music theory at the Free School of Music in Basel (1995 - 1999).
Performs concerts as improvising pianist since 1997.
Co-organiser of the Festival for Improvised and Composed Contemporary Music in Basel (together with Hans-Jürg Meier and Dominique von Hahn).
Lives in Weil am Rhein and Basel.
Work list
Piano Piece I (1996)
Duration: 2' 00"
Manuscript
Innen - Aussen (1996)
Instrumentation: for piano, trumpet and two trombones
The wind play in the open air while the audience and piano are to be found in the performance room. Piano: improvised play on the inside of a grand.
Duration: 10' 00"
Manuscript
Piano piece II (1997)
Instrumentation: for four pianos
Four pianos in different rooms.
Duration: 10' 00"
Manuscript
Seestück (1998)
Instrumentation: for mixed choir or female choir
Duration: 10' 00"
Manuscript
Du bist ein fernes Land (1998)
Cycle
Instrumentation: for three female voices (SMezA)
Texts: Jacopo da Bologna, Friederike Mayröcker
Over a madrigal by Jacopo da Bologna and a poem by Friederike Mayröcker.
Duration: 18' 00"
Manuscript
Instrumentation: for three female voices (SMezA)
Texts: Jacopo da Bologna, Friederike Mayröcker
Over a madrigal by Jacopo da Bologna and a poem by Friederike Mayröcker.
Duration: 18' 00"
Manuscript
de travers (1998)
Instrumentation: for five transverse flutes
Duration: 10' 00"
Manuscript
9 Heine-Lieder (1998-1999)
Instrumentation: for soprano and piano
Texts: Heinrich Heine
Duration: 25' 00"
Manuscript
Die alles zerstörende Zeit (1999)
Instrumentation: for eight male voices and piano
Texts: Franz Schubert
Duration: 30' 00"
Manuscript
Riss in der Stunde (1999)
Instrumentation: for female choir
Texts: Marianne Schuppe
Duration: 8' 00" (variabel)
Manuscript
An den Schlaf (2000)
5 lieder after texts by Robert Walser
Instrumentation: for voice and piano
Texts: Robert Walser
Piano ad lib. played by the singer him/herself.
Duration: 10' 00"
Manuscript
Instrumentation: for voice and piano
Texts: Robert Walser
Piano ad lib. played by the singer him/herself.
Duration: 10' 00"
Manuscript
Ob sie von sonderlichem Brot esse (2000)
Ensemble lied
Instrumentation: for soprano and eight instruments (fl/tpt.tbn/va.vc/pf/metal objects)
Text from 'Des Knaben Wunderhorn'.
Duration: 8' 00"
Manuscript
Instrumentation: for soprano and eight instruments (fl/tpt.tbn/va.vc/pf/metal objects)
Text from 'Des Knaben Wunderhorn'.
Duration: 8' 00"
Manuscript
Zweige (2000)
Instrumentation: for female choir
Duration: 8' 00"
Manuscript
eismeer (2001-2002)
Musical theatre
Instrumentation: for speaker, three singers, male voice and ensemble, orchestra (4.2.2.1.sx/2.2.1.1/pf[=hpd]/gtr[=egtr]/perc/6.6.5.5.3) and electronic tape
libretto by Christoph Schiller after Julius Payer and Fridtjof Nansen.
Small version:
speaker, four singers, ensemble (2.1.sx/perc/pf/2.1.1.1) and electronic tape.
Duration: abendfüllend
Manuscript
Instrumentation: for speaker, three singers, male voice and ensemble, orchestra (4.2.2.1.sx/2.2.1.1/pf[=hpd]/gtr[=egtr]/perc/6.6.5.5.3) and electronic tape
libretto by Christoph Schiller after Julius Payer and Fridtjof Nansen.
Small version:
speaker, four singers, ensemble (2.1.sx/perc/pf/2.1.1.1) and electronic tape.
Duration: abendfüllend
Manuscript
Ofenküchlein (2002)
Instrumentation: for mixed choir
Texts: tiptopf
Duration: 2' 30"
Manuscript
Kleingebäck (2003)
Madrigals
Instrumentation: for five voices (SSATB)
Texts: tiptopf
Duration: 12' 00"
Manuscript
Instrumentation: for five voices (SSATB)
Texts: tiptopf
Duration: 12' 00"
Manuscript
Lego (2005)
Instrumentation: for oboe, trumpet, guitar and piano
Duration: 7' 00"
Manuscript
Ensembles
Last updated: 2020-10-06 16:48:10