# Harald Weiss > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Harald_Weiss > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Harald_Weiss.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harald_Weiss > Source revision: 1351354046 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) thumb|Weiss in 2009 '''Harald Weiss''' (surname also spelled '''Weiß'''; born 26 May 1949) is a German composer, director, [screenwriter](/source/screenwriter) and free-lance artist. ==Biography== Weiss was born in [Salzgitter](/source/Salzgitter). His compositions are influenced by [minimalism](/source/minimalist_music) as well as [jazz](/source/jazz) and [rock music](/source/rock_music). Numerous trips (in the context of theatre workshops and tours) to Africa, Asia, Europe, and South America have also had a significant influence on his music. Weiss has received many awards for his musical compositions and films, including the Niedersachsen Kulturpreis (1982), the Kulturpreis of Bielefeld (1984), and a fellowship from the [Villa Massimo](/source/Villa_Massimo) in [Rome](/source/Rome) (1985–1986). In 2009, Dorothee Mields and [Andreas Karasiak](/source/Andreas_Karasiak) were the soloists in his requiem composition ''Schwarz vor Augen und es ward Licht'', dedicated to the [Knabenchor Hannover](/source/Knabenchor_Hannover), premiered on 31 October 2009 with the [NDR Symphony Orchestra](/source/NDR_Symphony_Orchestra).[https://archive.today/20120914031230/http://www.schott-musik.de/news/archive/show,3754.html Harald Weiss Requiem] [Schott](/source/Schott_Music) 26 October 2009 (in German) Weiss has lived in [Mallorca](/source/Mallorca), Spain, since 1984, and his music is published by [Schott Music](/source/Schott_Music). ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== * [https://en.schott-music.com/shop/autoren/harald-weiss Harald Weiss] on the Schott website {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Weiss, Harald}} Category:1949 births Category:Living people Category:20th-century German classical composers Category:People from Salzgitter Category:20th-century German male composers --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Harald Weiss](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harald_Weiss) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harald_Weiss?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.