Hendrik Hofmeyr : lewe en werk, 1957-1999

[摘要] ENGLISH ABSTRACT:The topic of this thesis is the life and music of Hendrik Hofmeyr, from his birth in 1957until July 1999. The discussion on his life focusses on the events that influenced theestablishment of his works and also those that had an effect on the style in whichHofmeyr composes. Although he experienced a steady development and growth as acomposer, Hofmeyr's ten year stay in Italy and the event of the 1997 QueenElisabeth of Belgium Composition Competition can be mentioned as major influenceson his life and thus on his work.Hofmeyr's ideas on music are discussed in Chapter 2. To understand the intention ofhis music, it is important to know something of Hofmeyr's approach to music. Thechapter concludes that Hofmeyr can be described as a 'romantic' composer whichprovides the reason why he has always been outspoken against the avant-gardewhich characterises much of the artmusic of the zo century.The style analysis of the following chapter looks at three important parameters of anycomposer's style: harmony, melody and form. It further also discusses Hofmeyr'suse of counterpoint and the specific playing techniques he requires of instruments.These two aspects stand out as particular to the composer's style. Due to the scopeof the thesis, these aspects are dealt with in a limited way.A more detailed discussion of two compositions follow, the song cycle Alleenstrydand the String Quartet. Besides an analysis of both works, attention is also given tohow the composer's ideas on music are manifested in these works. The thesisconcludes with a detailed list of works including all works composed up to July 1999.50 compositions are listed. To allow for maximum exposure of each work, theduration as well as a description of each work are added to the otherwise standardinformation.

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