Martin Lohse

Martin Lohse (born 29 May 1971) is a Danish classical composer and visual artist.

Biography Martin Lohse was born in Copenhagen, where he began his education at the Musical Science Institute (1990–92) in addition to studies in rhetoric and math (1992–93) as well as geology (1994) at the University of Copenhagen. In 1995 he was admitted to the Royal Danish Academy of Music, Copenhagen, where he studied composition and music theory as a pupil of Hans Abrahamsen and Niels Rosing-Schow. In 2000 he started a postgraduate course in composition and in 2004 he had his debut from the Royal Academy of Music, where he also got a master in music theory in 2005. Currently he is associate professor in music theory and head of the Music Theory Department at the Royal Danish Academy of Music.

Music

Romantic and, to some extent, Baroque music and minimalism are key elements in the music of Martin Lohse. Symphony in one movement, Collage de temps, mixed with a floating sensation of times, sometimes with long and continues accelerandoes or decelerandoes and at other times with tempos slowly departing from each other.

Performances Lohses works have been widely performed.

Orchestral works Lurid Light W.5 (1998) (symphony orchestra) Moto immoto W.35 (2009/2018) (symphony orchestra) Symphony in one movement W.58 (2020) (symphony orchestra)

Concertos In liquid... (accordion concerto) W.29b (2008–10) (accordion and symphony orchestra) Collage de temps W.41 (2013) (piano and sinfonietta) Concerto in G W.51 (2018) (recorder and baroque strings)

Vocal works The Dying Child W.4 (1998) (4-part choir) Tree haiku W.7 (1999) (12-part choir) Utroligheds frø W.15 (2002) (psalm, 4-part choir) The Treads of Man W.16 (2002) (mezzo-soprano solo)

Chamber works For at forfølge det håb... W.1 (1997) (mezzo-soprano and violin) Istid W.2 (1997) (clarinet, violin, cello and piano) Haiku W.6 (1999) (clarinet, violin, cello and piano) Smoke W.8 (2000) (clarinet, violin, cello and piano) Koncert W.10 (2001) (clarinet, violin, cello and piano) In liquid... W.18 (2003) (violin, and piano) Image balancantes W.22a (2004) (clarinet, violin, cello and piano) Nocturne W.25 (2007) (piano solo) In liquid... W.26 (2003–08) (accordion and piano) 8 momenti mobile W.27 (2008) (saxophone quartet) Concerto in tempi W.34 (2010) (accordion and piano) 5 momenti mobile W.42 (2013) (accordion duo and piano trio) Ver W.55 (2019) (guitar duo)

Solo works Passing w.36 (2011-12) (accordion) Menuetto W.27b.5 (2008/2014) (accordion) Seasons W.47 (2016) (accordion) Fast track 49b (2017) (organ) Encircled W.52 (2018) (accordion) L'eau W.54 (2019) (guitar)

Electroacoustic works Vibration in blue and yellow (2000) (Electronic music) Entity W.14a (1999–2002) (solo violin and five delays) Slow movement (2004) (Electronic music: orchestra samples) Sorrow (2006) (Electronic music: orchestra samples) Change ringing W.31 (2009) (clarinet, harp, marimba and electronic music: orchestra samples) Wood on strings W.32 (2010) (string quartet and five delays) Speed W.33 (2010) (solo marimba and five delays) Moto in moto (2010) (Electronic music: orchestra samples) The Earth and the Sea W.56 (2019) (solo cello and delays)

Correspondence chess Awarded the grandmaster title in the International Correspondence Chess Federation in 2009. Best result is a 3. place in the candidate tournament WCCC28CTO3, where a 1-2. place qualify to the final in the World Championship.