Klaus Bruengel
Quick Facts
Biography
Klaus Bruengel (born in October 1949 in Holzwickede) is a German Composer and bass player. Noteworthy are his 46 musical representations of the characters and places in Homer's epic Odyssey, summarized in the Odyssey Suite 2014 he composed the Ballet Suite "In Monets Garden"
Life
Bruengel studied music at the Hochschule für Musik Detmold and educational science at the University of Münster. He made a name for himself as composer, bassist and music-arranger with the "Kurt Weil Orchestra" in Sweden and Switzerland, and also as a member of the jazz rock band Time in Space. There followed a number of years as session musician and musical arranger at the WDR (German radio/TV station). He collaborated with Schauspielhaus Bochum, there he played in Saint Joan of the Stockyards by Bertolt Brecht, The Cherry Orchard by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov, The Bat by Johann Strauss II, Bruengel also worked as a bassist with artists like Markus Stockhausen, Herbert Grönemeyer, Jon Eardley and Jimmy Smith. He composed the Musical "Meeresleuchten". His Pseudonym is Nicola de Brun. 2002 he had his own Orchestra and played for the Unicef with Kevin Tarte and Afsaneh Sadeghi.
Publications
Discography
- Piano sounds of harmony, Verlag Fröndenberg, 1994
- Ballet Music for Exercises Album 1 – 5, Edition Scores&Parts, Dortmund, 2013
- Preludes for Piano and Small Orchestra, Edition Scores&Parts, Dortmund, 2013
- Nocturnes for Piano, Edition Scores&Parts, Dortmund, 2013
- Four Tangos, Edition Scores&Parts, Dortmund, 2013
- Four Seasons, Edition Scores&Parts, Dortmund, 2013
- Homer’s Epic Odyssey Album 1 – 2, Edition Scores&Parts, 2013
- Homer’s Epic Odyssey Album 3, Edition Scores&Parts, 2014, EAN 4250782288646
- Kammermusikalische Phantasien, 2014, EAN 4250782317865
- Impressions Album 1-18, 2014, EAN 4250782288639
- Impressions Album 19-36, 2014, EAN 4250782290267
- Music Kaleidoscope, 2014, EAN 4250782288622
- In Monets Garten (Ballett Suite), 2014, EAN 4250782287168
- Ballet Music for Piano Album 1-30, 2014, EAN 4250782286314
- Ballet Music for Piano Album 31-60, 2014, EAN 4250782286345
- Ballet Music for the Professional Dancer, 2014, EAN 4250782352439
- Ballet Music for Dancers, 2014, EAN 4250782382931
- Music for Piano, Harp, Cor Anglais and Oboe D'Amore, 2015, EAN 4250782404015
- Pavane for Harp and Cor anglais, 2015, EAN 4250782406149
- Scherzino for Oboe and Harp, 2015, EAN 4250782411167
Notebooks
- Ballet Music For Exercises 1 – 5, Edition Scores&Parts, Dortmund, 2013, ISBN 9783955771027
- Preludes for Piano and Small Orchestra, Edition Scores&Parts, Dortmund, 2013, ISBN 9783955772253
- Nocturnes for Piano, Edition Scores&Parts, Dortmund, 2013, ISBN 9783955771591
- Four Tangos, Edition Scores&Parts, Dortmund, 2013, ISBN 9783955771614
- Four Seasons, Edition Scores&Parts, Dortmund, 2013, ISBN 9783955771898
- Homer’s Epic Odyssey 1 – 2, Edition Scores&Parts, Dortmund, 2013, ISBN 9783955771911
- Jazz Rhythm Changes One, Edition Scores&Parts, Dortmund, 2013, ISBN 9783955772062
- Ballet Music for Piano Album 1-30, ISMN 9790502433055, 2014
- Ballet Music for Piano Album 31-60, ISMN 9790502433062, 2014
- Impressions Album 01-18, ISMN 9790502433079, 2014
- Impressions Album 19-36, ISMN 9790502433086, 2014
- Pantasies, ISMN 9790502433024, 2014
- Music Kaleidoscope, ISMN 9790502433031, 2014
- Musical Meeresleuchten, ISMN 9790502433772
Books
- Xa-Lando – Lernen als Abenteuer. Materialien. Lesen – Sprache – Sachunterricht, Beteiligung, Schöningh Verlag im Westermann Druck- und Verlagsgruppe|Westermann Schulbuchverlag, 1997, ISBN 978-3-14-063101-3
- JeKi elementar – Grundlagen Materialien Ideen – Beteiligung, Musikproduktion 2 CDs für Schott Music, 2011, ISBN 978-3-7957-5248-4
- Sylt Impressionen – Bilder Musik Prosa – Edition Scores&Parts, 2011, ISMN 978-0-50243-102-0
- Ballet Music For Exercises 1- 5, Edition Scores&Parts, Dortmund, 2013, ISBN 9783955771027
Music Scores
Piano Solo • New Music
- Provocation • Audio/Video • ISRC DESN91300141
- Fire and Ice • Audio/Video • ISRC DESN91300140
- Ballet Music for Piano • Exercises 1-60 • Edition Scores&Parts • 2014
- Monday • ISMN 9790502431969 • Edition Scores&Parts • 2014
Duets
Tuba, Piccolo
- Duet for Tuba and Piccolo • Audio/Video • ISRC DESN91300139
Oboe, Trombone
- Duet for Oboe and Trombone • Audio/Video • ISRC DESN91300138
Ensemble Music, Scores incl. Audio
Flute, Oboe, Strings, Cello, Harp, Piano, Bass
- Impressions 1 - 36• Edition Scores&Parts • 2013
Flute, Oboe, Piano
- Modality 1 - 8 • Edition Scores&Parts • 2013
Flute, Oboe, Harp, Bassoon, Bass
- Modality 09 La Mer and Fuge • Edition Scores&Parts • 2013
Flute, Oboe, Strings, Harp
- Modality 10 - 11 • Edition Scores&Parts • 2013
Jazz Orchestra
- Jazz Rhythm Changes One - Three • Edition Scores&Parts • 2013
Flute, Oboe, Violins, Cello, Harp, Piano, Bass
- Homer‘s Epic Odyssey III Album 1 - 23 • Edition Scores&Parts • 2013
Flute, Oboe, Violins, Cello, Harp, Bass
- Ballet Suite - In Monets Garden • Edition Scores&Parts • 2014
String Quartet
- Whole Tone piece for String Quartet • ISMN 9790502431846
- Twelve-tone composition for String Quartet • ISMN 9790502431914
Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Harp
- Impromptu • ISMN 9790502431952
Flute, Cor Anglais, Piano
- Perfect Fourth Game • ISMN 9790502433147