Thomas Bruttger
composer

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Thomas Bruttger was born in Viersen/Germany in 1954 and studied music teaching and musicology, later composition with N.A. Huber at the Folkwang Hochschule Essen/Germany. Already during his course, he recieved the Folkwangprize for composition. Supported by a scholarship from the DAAD, he took a course in composition with Iannis Xenakis at the Sorbonne. At the same time he attended lectures in music analysis by Olivier Messiaen and Pierre Boulez. In 1985-88 he was editor at the publishing house Bärenreiter in Kassel/Germany, where he co-founded the "Kassel composers initiative" and organized numerous concert of national and international renown, e.g. as part of the "document IX" Since 1988 he teaches at the Folkwang Hochschule.

Thomas Bruttger recieved numerous commissions for compositions: his music was performed at important festivals like the Darstädter Ferienkurse, Emsemblia Mönchengladbach, World Music Days in Mexiko D.F. 1993 etc. and were produced for broadcasting.

His works include pieces for solo instruments, chamber music, pieces for ensemble and orchestra as well as electronic music.