Jakob M. von Verschuer

(* 1987 in Elmarshausen/Germany)

Résumé
Born on 4th September, 1987 in Elmarshausen/Wolfhagen (near Kassel in Hessen). First attempts at composition at the age of seven (1994). Instrument tuition including violin (1995), piano (1999) and viola (2003). From 2001 to 2002 composition tuition from Christian Gayed (Rendsburg). From 2002 to 2007 tuition in composition and music theory from Thilo Jaques (Hamburg). From 2006 to 2008 studied eurhythmics at the Alanus University in Alfter near Bonn. Since 2008 studying eurhythmics at the School for Eurhythmic Art in Berlin. Since early 2007 receiving composition tuition from Michael Denhoff in Bonn.

Oeuvre:
Piano pieces, solo pieces for strings and brass, chamber music for strings with and without piano, piano songs, orchestral and choir music.

Kind of Music:
Jakob M. von Verschuer composes in a free-tonal manner. One stylistic characteristic of his music is his way of dealing with the means of musical expression, giving his music a defining intensity. Frequently a minimalist motif (e.g. an interval) or some other kind of musical idea forms the nucleus of the whole piece. His music stems from an expressionistic stance.
In his songs he composes very closely following the mood of the words and sentences without losing sight of the whole. The musical development occurring in the instrumental music is distinguished by a singleness of purpose.

More information: www.verschuer-musik.de