Hans-Joachim Hespos

Short bio Hans-Joachim Hespos

Birthday: 1938

Died: 2022

Full biography Hans-Joachim Hespos

Hans-Joachim Hespos (1938-2022) was a German composer known for his avant-garde music. He initially trained as a teacher and worked in that profession until 1984. Hespos' compositions were characterized by a radical approach to sound and form, often incorporating unconventional techniques and materials.

Hespos was a self-taught composer, and he approached music from a unique perspective, combining his interest in philosophy and linguistics with his passion for music. Throughout his career, he was associated with the Darmstadt School of composers, a group that embraced experimental and avant-garde approaches to music.

Some of Hespos' notable compositions include "Weischatten," a piece for small orchestra and tape, and "Richtenburg 1990," which features a combination of live and recorded sounds. Hespos' music was greatly influenced by his experiences as a survivor of the Second World War, as well as his interest in exploring the limits of musical language.

Hespos' legacy has continued to inspire generations of composers, and his work has been celebrated at festivals and concerts around the world. His music is also frequently studied as a way to explore new ways of thinking about sound and form in contemporary music. Despite his passing in 2022, Hans-Joachim Hespos remains an important figure in the development of experimental and avant-garde music.

Albums featuring Hans-Joachim Hespos

#	Name album	Year	Music label
1	Hans-Joachim Hespos, Dominik Susteck, Enikö Ginzery – batak / traces de ...(CD, Album)	2019	Kreuzberg Records
2	Hans-Joachim Hespos / Kommissar Hjuler & Mama Baer – t a n E K	2013	Domestic Violence Recordings
3	Oskar Schlemmer, Hans-Joachim Hespos – Das Triadische Ballett(CD, Album)	2008	Academy
4	Zacher \| Ligeti \| Allende-Blin \| Hespos \| Bares \| Herchet \| Goldmann \| Winkler – Musik Für Orgel(CD, Compilation)	2006	RCA Red Seal
5	Stockhausen \| Zender \| Hespos \| Keller \| Stahnke \| Phosphor (2) – Spielformen Der Improvisation(CD, Compilation)	2005	RCA Red Seal
6	Interzone Perceptible Plays Hespos – Interzone Perceptible Plays Hespos(CD, Album)	2004	Artists Own
7	Rihm • Ruzicka • Feldman • Scelsi • Hespos - Friedemann Herz – Zeit (Contemporary Organ Music)(CD, Album, Reissue)	2004	aulos MusiKado
8	Kagel \| Katzer \| Schenker \| Hespos – Instrumentales Theater 1964-1981	2004	RCA Red Seal
9	Hespos / L'Art Pour L'Art – Solo Works 69-96(CD, Album)	2003	cpo
10	Studio Percussion, Tüür, Hespos, Sciarrino, HP Platz – Dunkle Musik(CD, Album)	2002	Extraplatte
11	Kagel \| Spahlinger \| Globokar \| Allende-Blin \| Hespos \| Barlow \| Stelzenbach / Hoyer \| Heisig – Sprachkomposition(CD, Compilation)	2001	RCA Red Seal
12	Hans-Joachim Hespos, Ensemble 13, Manfred Reichert – Seiltanz(CD, Album)	1994	cpo
13	Hans-Joachim Hespos, Ensemble 13, Manfred Reichert – Works(CD, Album)	1992	cpo
14	Mauricio Kagel, Hans Joachim Hespos, Robert HP Platz, Volker Heyn - Ensemble Köln – Konzert Für Arno Schmidt(CD, Album)	1991	Thorofon
15	Hans-Joachim Hespos / Howard Skempton / Dieter Schnebel / Christian Wolff / Michael Rumpf / Kurt Schwitters – Air Maul - An Arnold Schönberg, 5860 Canyon-Cove, Hollywood, CA(2×LP, Compilation)	1988	Murawski-Zimmermann Verlag
16	Hans-Joachim Hespos / Gerhard Stäbler – Biomba, Z/dor->, Tiff / Drüber...(LP)	1987	pläne
17	Das Blockflötenensemble Gerhard Braun - Hespos . Lechner . Lehmann / Stahmer . Heider . Braun – Flautando (Neue Musik Für Blockflöten)(LP)	1984	Thorofon
18	Deutsche Akademie Villa Massimo Rom - Dokumentationsschallplatte 1(10", Limited Edition, Stereo)	1973	Deutsche Akademie Villa Massimo Rom
19	Dschen / Palimpsest / Splash / Kitara(LP)	1972	Electrola
20	Hans-Joachim Hespos, Ensemble 13, Manfred Reichert – ...Damit Transparenz Sich Ereigne, Frische Hellhörigkeit Neu-Anderen Sinnens(2×LP, Stereo)	-	Ensemble Musikproduktion
21	Mama Bär & Kommissar Hjuler & Hans-Joachim Hespos & Christoph Ogiermann & Jan Van Hasselt – t a n E K u b u s(DVDr, Album, Stereo)	-	Der Schöne Hjuler-Memorial-Fond

Videos featuring Hans-Joachim Hespos

DAS TRIADISCHE BALLETT - Trailer

Excerpt from DAS TRIADISCHE BALLETT / THE TRIADIC BALLET

Gelber Reihe, Großer Rock

Choreography Oskar Schlemmer / Gerhard Bohner

Musik Hans Joachim Hespos

©Bayerisches Staatsballett II/2015

tanEKubus by Mama Baer & Hans-Joachim Hespos & Kommissar Hjuler

Auftragsarbeit für das REM Festival Bremen 2015, dort Erstaufführung, Film basiert auf dem gleichnamigen Stück von Mama Baer & Hans-Joachim Hespos, veröffentlicht auf LP, DVR-HGA (PL).