Heiner Ruland (6 April 1934 – 25 March 2017) was a German composer and music therapist.

Life

Born in Aachen, Ruland studied chemistry after a humanistic secondary school education, then school music with harpsichord as main subject with Fritz Neumeyer in Freiburg im Breisgau. From 1963–1974, he worked as a music teacher at the Waldorf School Benefeld, Lüneburg Heath.

Based on Kathleen Schlesinger's research and Rudolf Steiner's suggestions, intensive musical-anthroposophical research work developed alongside teaching, as laid down in Ein Weg zur Erweiterung des Tonerlebens : musikalische Tonkunde am Monochord[1] In the course of this musical-humanistic research, an extensive teaching and lecturing activity began. His work as a composer in an expanded tonal system became increasingly important. From 1976 to 2001, he continued to work full-time in the practice of Music therapy at the Öschelbronn Clinic, a hospital for internal diseases.[2]

Ruland died in Hamborn at the age of 82.[3]

Work

Vocal music

Sologesang

  • Lieder, Duette, Terzette
  • Liederzyklen auf Gedichte von Hölderlin, Morgenstern, Heimlander, Goethe, Droste-Hülshoff

Choir

  • Die Tageszeiten
  • Steffen-Chöre
  • Der Seelenkalender
  • Novalis-Chöre
  • Prolog des Johannes
  • Sophokles-Chöre

Cantatas

  • Advent-Kantate
  • Die sieben Worte des Gekreuzigten
  • Die sieben Erscheinungen des Auferstandenen
  • Himmelfahrts-Kantate "Denn die Erde ist sein"
  • Michaeli-Kantate
  • Die Kristallkugel (Brüder Grimm)

Choir and Orchestra

  • Grenzen der Menschheit (Goethe)
  • Der Tanz (Schiller)

Singspiel

  • Die Insel

Chamber music

  • Variationen über ein Thema von A. von Webern
  • Das Viergetier für Bratsche solo
  • Streichquartett
  • Streichseptett
  • Die Nacht der Künste für Flöte und Vierteltoncembalo

Clavichord, Clavicantal, Harpsichord, Organ

  • 3 Sontinen
  • Studie über die 8 Schlesinger'schen Töne
  • Suite der Elemente für Cembalo
  • Die Wochentage
  • Der Öschelbronner Orgelkalender (12 Umspiele und Reihen)

References

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