Carlferdinand Zech

Carlferdinand Zech (14 December 1928 – 16 September 1999) was a German musicologist, composer and choir conductor.

Early life Born in Potsdam, Zech attended Franckesche Stiftungen in Halle an der Saale. From 1939 to 1943, he was a member of the . Afterwards, he attended secondary school in Schönebeck (Elbe) in 1948, where Hans Naumilkat was his teacher. During this time, he conducted the Volkschor and the school choir of Schönebeck. Zech also composed his first works of music for the stage. From 1950 to 1955, he studied at the , studying under Werner Gößling (conducting), Fritz Reuter (music theory and composition) and Walther Siegmund-Schultze (music history). He completed his studies as Kapellmeister. He also passed the Staatsexamen in conducting and music theory.

Career From 1955 to 1959, Zech was an assistant at the Institute for Musicology of the Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg. He then directed the Stadtsingechor zu Halle until 1968, which he rebuilt. He installed choir classes and affiliated the choir with Latina August Hermann Francke. From 1951 to 1976, he served as choir director of the "Johann Friedrich Reichardt". From 1968, he taught music theory and music history at the University of Halle-Wittenberg.

In 1972, he was awarded the Dr. phil. with this dissertation Die Solokonzerte von Dmitri Shostakovich. Untersuchungen über Aufbau der Werke und ihre ästhetische Wertung. In 1982 he completed a second disseration: Die kompositorischen Gestaltungsmittel unseres Jahrhunderts als Gegenstand der Musiktheorie.

Zech published several contributions to music theory and emerged as a composer.

Zech died in Halle (Saale) at the age of 78. Since 2013, his estate has been managed by the .

Compositions Instrumental music Kleine Suite für Kammerorchester, 1957 2 Sonatinen für Klavier, 1958 Holzbläser-Quartett, 1959 Kleine Suite, 1959 Vier kleine Stücke für Klavier, 1960 Festliche Musik für Kammerorchester, 1961 Preludio, 1963 Leuna II, 1963 Nonett für Bläser und Schlagwerk, 1966 Kleine Sinfonie für Jugendorchester, 1968 Divertimento für Streichorchester, 1970 Concertante Musik für Kammerorchester, 1971 Streichquartett, 1977

Vocal music Kantate vom neuen Menschen, 1960 Festkantate, 1961 Unser Jahr beginnt im Mai, 1965 Memlebener Kantate, 1976

Publications with Kurt Johnen: Allgemeine Musiklehre. 15th completely reworked edition, Reclam, Leipzig 1984. Tonsatzstudien. Funktionsharmonik, Liedbegleitung, Kontrapunkt. Deutscher Verlag für Musik, Leipzig 1988. Die kompositorischen Gestaltungsmittel unseres Jahrhunderts als Gegenstand der Musiktheorie.