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HELMUT BORNEFELD: SONATINE FÜR BLECHBLÄSER
Helmut Bornefeld was a German organist and composer born in Stuttgart in 1906. He studied organ, piano, and composition at the Hochschule für Musik in Stuttgart from 1924 to 1931. Until 1936 he taught music in Esslingen and conducted the Esslinger Chamber Choir. To avoid the restrictions imposed on musicians and composers by the Hitler regime he turned to sacred music and passed the 'A' examination for church music in 1937. He became Kantor (organist and choirmaster) in Heidenheim.
However, he was soon called up to participate in World War II. For six long years he had to fight in the armed forces. After the war, he resumed his activities in Heidenheim and was appointed 'Kirchenmusikdirektor' in 1951. His duties also comprised responsibility for organ design and maintenance throughout the region. In 1976 he was confered the title of a 'Professor'. With Siegfried Reda, he organized the Heidenheim Arbeitstage für Neue Kirchenmusik in 1946, and remained actively engaged in its activities until 1960. Helmut Bornefeld died on 11 February 1990 in Heidenheim, Germany.
However, he was soon called up to participate in World War II. For six long years he had to fight in the armed forces. After the war, he resumed his activities in Heidenheim and was appointed 'Kirchenmusikdirektor' in 1951. His duties also comprised responsibility for organ design and maintenance throughout the region. In 1976 he was confered the title of a 'Professor'. With Siegfried Reda, he organized the Heidenheim Arbeitstage für Neue Kirchenmusik in 1946, and remained actively engaged in its activities until 1960. Helmut Bornefeld died on 11 February 1990 in Heidenheim, Germany.
Helmut Bornefeld's compositions include numerous sacred and secular choral pieces, chamber music, and organ pieces. His Sonatine für Blechbläser was recorded by the Annapolis Brass Quintet in Munich for Bavarian Radio in 1976.
Annapolis Brass Quintet: 1976 (L to R) David Cran, Arthur LaBar, Robert Posten, Tim Beck, Robert Suggs
Sonatine für Blechbläser by Helmut Bornefeld
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As an organ keeper, Bornefeld designed numerous instruments with an eye to outer appearance, casing and mensuration. His musical aesthetic concerns are still evident today in many instruments, of which a selection of thirty have been listed in the area of the Protestant Church in Württemberg.
Orgel der Stadtkirche Murrhardt: Designed by Helmut Bornefeld
FOSTERING BRASS CHAMBER MUSIC
The score and parts for Helmut Bornefeld's Sonatine for blechbläser, along with the entire ABQ music library, are available for research and performance from the Oberlin Conservatory of Music Library.
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The score and parts for Helmut Bornefeld's Sonatine for blechbläser, along with the entire ABQ music library, are available for research and performance from the Oberlin Conservatory of Music Library.
Direct access to the Annapolis Brass Quintet Special Collection @ Oberlin
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