Jörg Duda (born 17 December 1968 in Munich) is a German composer of classical music.
Duda was influenced by the church music of Scheyern Abbey. He took lessons in organ and improvisation with Harald Feller, in theory and composition with Dieter Acker. From 1988 to 1992 he studied church music at the Musikhochschule München. He studied choral conducting with Roderich Kreile and was a member in his choir Junge Kantorei München. He played organ concerts and worked as a Korrepetitor for the choir of the Bayerischer Rundfunk and the Philharmonischer Chor München. From 1992 Duda studied composition with Peter Kiesewetter at the Musikhochschule Hannover and continued with Dieter Acker in Munich, completing the "Meisterklasse" in 1997.
Since 1998 Duda has been Kantor of St Emmeram in Geisenfeld. He taught at times music theory at the Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg. Duda co-founded the Münchner Harmoniemusik and the piano quintet Cumulus. In 2007 he was awarded the Kulturförderpreis (culture prize) of Geisenfeld.
Duda composed especially in the fields of organ music, sacred choral music, chamber music for wind instruments and solo concertos. He has been inspired by Finnish authors and singers, such as Pirjo Honkanen, Lassi Nummi and Johann Tilli. His works are often commissioned by performers. He has collaborated with the chamber choir novAntica, alumni of the Musikhochschule München, who premiered in 1995 his Pater Noster for two mixed choirs. His motet Friede über Israel was commissioned and recorded in 2000 by Roderich Kreile and the Dresdner Kreuzchor. Duda composed four Finnish Quartets, each for a woodwind instrument and a string trio. The first was commissioned by bassoonist Lyndon Watts, premiered by him in 2001 and played again in Munich on 14 March 2011, together with the premiere of Bernd Redmann's Migrant and with the Basson Quintet of Graham Waterhouse. Duda's tuba concerto was composed for Andreas Hofmeir and premiered by him in Ingolstadt on 23 October 2010.
As a performer, he has promoted the works of local Geisenfeld composers such as Johann Feldmayr (1573–1635) and Johann Kyrzinger (1580?–1624).
Lacrimae lucis Op. 22 for violin and large orchestra (for Sonja Korkeala)Poéme fantasque Op. 30/1 for large orchestra (commission: Schulze Delitzsch Foundation)EXALTATION I Op. 31/1 for organ, 10 brass players and timpani (commission: Ingolstädter Orgeltage)EXALTATION II Op. 31 for flute and string orchestraSinfonia concertante I Op. 50 for 12 wind instruments, double bass, celesta, timpani and organSinfonia concertante II Op. 54 for piano and orchestraBassoon concerto Op. 66Tuba concerto Op. 67/1 (commission: Andreas Hofmeir, Ingolstädter Kammerorchester)Three motets Op. 3 for choir a cappellaNachtlieder Op. 10 for choir a cappella (Mörike, Storm, Fischer, Goethe)Nine Finnish madrigals Op. 14 for choir and soloists a cappella (Lassi Nummi, Viljo Kajava)Magnificat Op. 17 for double choir a cappella (commission: Madrigalchor der Musikhochschule München)Noë! Op. 21, Christmas oratorio for soloists, double choir, large orchestra and two organs (commission: Roderich Kreile, choir of the Christuskirche München)Laudes naturae Op. 24, motet for soprano and double choir a cappellaSeven motets Op. 25 for choir a cappella, includingFriede über Israel (commission: Roderich Kreile, Dresdner Kreuzchor)Lobet den Herr. Halleluja! (commission: Julian Chr. Tölle, Amadeuschor)Harmony in music Op. 34 for men's vocal ensemble and piano (Wordsworth, Shakespeare, Poe) (commission: Die Singphoniker)Im Herbst Op. 37a cantata for three female voices and piano (Mörike, Storm, Hölderlin, Rilke)Missa "laetentur coeli" Op. 46 for soloists, choir, large orchestra and organRequiem Op. 60 for soloists, choir, large orchestra and organSechs Lieder Op. 2 (Hermann Hesse) for mezzo-soprano and guitar (for Monika Fröhlich)Four Songs Op. 19 (John Keats) for bass-baritone, viola and pianoEXALTATION III Op. 31/3 (Psalm 88) for bass-baritone, horn, bass clarinet, cello and organ (Artionale München)Magnificat II Marian kiitosvirsi Op. 43/2 for soprano and organ (for Pirjo Honkanen)Puun rukous (prayer of the tree) Op. 43/4a (Lassi Nummi) for bass and organ (for Johann Tilli)Fünf Psalmengesänge Op. 47 for bass and organ (commission: Johann Tilli)Sonnenaufgang Op. 49a for soprano, alto flute and piano (commission: Trio Cantrajano)Wanderer im Spätherbst Op. 49c (Hesse) for mezzo-soprano, flute and mandoline (for Barbara Hesse-Bachmaier)Verrinnend Op. 55a (Theodor Storm) for alto, bassoon and piano (for Ruth Schorgg)Natura Finlandiae Op. 55c (Lassi Nummi) for bass and piano (for Johann Tilli)Two piano sonatasFantasiestücke Op. 36 for organ in three volumesFiori musicali Op. 61Sonatine Op. 1 for flute and guitarKAIHO (longing) Op. 23/3 for flute (for Gergely Bodoky)Elegie und Rhapsodie Op. 23/4 for alto saxophon and organSonate Finnischer Sommer Op. 35 for flute and piano (for Brunhild Fischer)Bassoon sonate Op. 52 (for Brigitte Starck)Sonatinas Op. 62Fantasia II Op. 29 for tuba and harp (for Andreas Hofmeir)Duo Op. 44/2 for violin and celloDreamdance No. 1 Op. 55b/1Four quartets Op. 41 Finnish Quartets for a wind instrument and string trio:No. 1 bassoon (commission: Lyndon Watts)No. 2 oboe d'amore (A)No. 3 clarinet (E flat)No. 4 flute (G)Tre Quartetti animati Op. 57/1-3 for oboe, clarinet, horn and bassoonQuartetto profondo Op. 57/4 for 2 horns and 2 bassoonsQuartetto semiserio Op. 57/5 for 4 bassoons (contrabassoon ad lib.)Notturno Op. 44/1 (commission: Albana Quartett)Five string quartetsFive wind quintets for flute, oboe, clarinet, horn and bassoonTwo brass quintetsQuartet Op. 48/1 for oboe, clarinet, bassoon and pianoTwo quintets for oboe, clarinet, horn, bassoon and pianoDivertimento Op. 33/4Cassazion Op. 42/3Suite en Sax Op. 33/3 for saxophone octet and tuba (for Hans Blume)EXALTATION IV: Oiseaux grotesque „Komische Vögel“ (after Joseph Fromm) Op. 40Three trios for clarinet, violin and celloTrios for flute, clarinet and bassoonQuartet in B for oboe, violin, viola and violoncelloTwo wind quintetsWind OctetMissa in B (No. 2) for soloists, choir, flute, strings and organMissa brevis in Es (Nr. 4) for soloists, choir, clarinet, violin, double bass and organ
