Heiner Ruland
Heiner Ruland was a German composer and music therapist.
Life
Born on 6 April 1934, 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 to 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 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.
Ruland died in Hamborn, on 25 March 2017, aged 82.
Work
Vocal music
Sologesang
Lieder, Duette, TerzetteLiederzyklen auf Gedichte von Hölderlin, Morgenstern, Heimlander, Goethe, Droste-HülshoffChoirDie TageszeitenSteffen-ChöreDer SeelenkalenderNovalis-ChöreProlog des JohannesSophokles-Chöre
CantatasAdvent-KantateDie sieben Worte des GekreuzigtenDie sieben Erscheinungen des AuferstandenenHimmelfahrts-Kantate "Denn die Erde ist sein"Michaeli-Kantate
- ''Die Kristallkugel ''
Choir and Orchestra
Grenzen der Menschheit Der TanzSingspiel
- ''Die Insel''
Chamber music
Variationen über ein Thema von A. von WebernDas Viergetier für Bratsche soloStreichquartettStreichseptett- ''Die Nacht der Künste für Flöte und Vierteltoncembalo''
Clavichord, Clavicantal, Harpsichord, Organ
3 SontinenStudie über die 8 Schlesinger'schen TöneSuite der Elemente für CembaloDie Wochentage- ''Der Öschelbronner Orgelkalender ''