Hans-André Stamm facts for kids

Hans-André Stamm (born in 1958) is a talented German musician. He is an organist and a freelance composer who creates his own music. He lives in Leverkusen, a city near Cologne in Germany.

About Hans-André Stamm

Hans-André Stamm was born in Leverkusen, Germany, in 1958. When he was just 7 years old, he started learning to play the piano and the pipe organ. His teacher was Paul Wißkirchen, who was the organist at the Cathedral of Altenberg.

By the time he was 11, Hans-André was already a very skilled organ player. He began traveling around Europe to perform. He even recorded his first music track when he was only 13 years old!

From 1973 to 1976, he continued his organ studies at the Conservatoire Royal de Musique in Liège. Later, he studied church music and piano teaching at the Robert-Schumann-Hochschule Düsseldorf.

Hans-André Stamm is well-known for how he plays the music of the famous composer Bach. In the year 2000, he recorded two DVDs of Bach's organ works on the famous Trost organ. These recordings became very popular. Today, he lives in Leverkusen and works as a freelance organ player and composer.

What Music He Writes

Hans-André Stamm has written many different kinds of music. Here are some examples of his compositions:

Stage Works

These are like musical plays or operas, often based on stories:

• Fairy tale opera The Star Child (based on a story by Oscar Wilde)
• Fairy tale opera Peronnik and the treasure of the dark king
• Fairy tale opera Die Zaubertruhe (The magical chest)

Choir Works

These pieces are written for groups of singers (choirs):

• Cantata Christ, the heavenly Phoenix for choir and orchestra
• Missa gioiosa for different types of choirs
• Kölner Pueri cantores Messe for choirs
• Hymn Lobet Gott (Praise the Lord, Psalm 150) for choir and organ

Instrumental Works

These are pieces for musical instruments, sometimes with an orchestra:

• Concerto for organ and string orchestra
• Celtic Concerto for piano and string orchestra
• Concertino for 2 violins, piano and string orchestra

Chamber Music

These are pieces for smaller groups of instruments:

• Music for two trumpets and organ
• Music for trumpet and organ
• Pieces for flute and organ (or piano)
• Music for violin and organ (or piano)
• Pieces for saxophone and organ
• Little Jazz Suite for saxophone and organ
• Suites for horn and organ
• Suites for trombone and organ
• String quartet (for four string instruments)
• Salsamania for a woodwind quintet (five woodwind instruments)

Works for Organ Solo

These are pieces written just for one organ player:

• Organ works Vol. I-VI
• Four Suites for organ
• Three choral fantasies for organ
• Organ variations for Christmas time

See also

In Spanish: Hans-André Stamm para niños