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List Of Swiss Composers
The following is a partial list of Swiss composers. A * Johannes Aal (c. 1500–1551) * Walther Aeschbacher (1901–1969) * Volkmar Andreae (1879–1962) B * Heidi Baader-Nobs (born 1940) * Jean Balissat (1936–2007) * Alfred Baum (1904–1993) * Conrad Beck (1901–1989) * George Becker (1834–1928 * Mario Beretta (born 1942) * Artur Beul (1915–2010) * Emile-Robert Blanchet (1877–1943) * Ernest Bloch (1880–1959) * Adele Bloesch-Stöcker (1875–1978) * Caroline Boissier-Butini (1786–1836) * Guy Bovet (born 1942) * Charles Samuel Bovy-Lysberg (1821–1873) * Thüring Bräm (born 1944) * Fritz Brun (1878–1958) * Adolf Brunner (1901–1992) * Paul Burkhard (1911–1977) * Willy Burkhard (1900–1955) C * Geneviève Calame (1946–1993) * Caroline Charrière (1960–2018) D * Jean Daetwyler (1907–1994) * Roland Dahinden (born 1962) * Jean-Luc Darbellay (born 1946) * Alexandre Dénéréaz (1875–1947) * Caspar Diethelm (1926–1996) * Gust ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johannes Aal
Johannes Aal (c. 1500 – 28 May 1553) was a Swiss Roman Catholic theologian, composer and dramaturg. Aal was born in Bremgarten, Switzerland, and was pastor there until 1529, then ''Leutpriester'' in Baden until 1536. At the collegiate church of Solothurn, he became preacher and choir leader in 1538. From 1544 to 1551, he was provost of the college of canons, where he died. He is the author of the tragedy ''Johannes der Täufer (St. John Baptist)'', first performed in 1549 in Bern. The piece is a folk play in two days with four acts each. It includes burlesques, romantic scenes and satirical elements. Its satire derides all classes and the court as well as curiosity, passion for finery, loquacity and the art of seduction of women. As a musician, he composed a tune in 16 verses on Saint Maurice and Saint Ursus of Solothurn. Further reading *Gombert, Ludwig: ''Johannes Aals Spiel von Johannes dem Täufer und die älteren Johannesdramen.'' In: Germanistische Abhandlungen, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fritz Brun
Fritz Brun (18 August 1878 – 29 November 1959) was a Swiss pianist, conductor and composer of classical music. Life Brun was born in Lucerne. He was a student of Franz Wüllner at the conservatory at Cologne, and studied piano and theory there until 1902. The following year he became a piano teacher at the music school in Bern. From 1909 until 1941, he led the symphony concerts of the '' Bernischen Musikgesellschaft'', and was conductor of the choral society and lieder group there. From 1926 to 1940, additionally, he was the vice-president of the Swiss music society ''Tonkünstlerverein''. In June 1941 Brun retired, except for occasional returns to conducting. He dedicated his first violin sonata to violinist Adele Bloesch-Stöcker. In 1912 Brun married Hanna Rosenmund; they had three children. Brun died in Grosshöchstetten. Compositions Fritz Brun composed many works, his most popular being the 10 symphonies composed between 1901 and 1953, the symphonies have been consi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Will Eisenmann
Will Eisenmann (3 March 1906, in Stuttgart – 20 August 1992, in Canton of Lucerne) was a German-Swiss composer. His opera ''Der König der dunklen Kammer'', based on a work by Rabindranath Tagore, won the Emil Hertzka Prize. Selected works ;Stage * ''Der König der dunklen Kammer'', Opera in 13 Scenes, op. 12 (1934–1935); words by Rabindranath Tagore * ''Bethsabé'', Drama-Pantomime-Oratorio in 3 scenes for tenor, baritone, speaking voices, actors, pantomimists and orchestra, op. 17 (1936); libretto by André Gide * ''Leonce und Lena'', Lyric Comedy in 3 acts for 7 soloists, 5 speaking parts and a large orchestra, op. 36 (1943–1945); libretto by Georg Büchner ;Orchestral * ''Die Stadt'' for string orchestra, op. 7 (1932–1933) * ''Primavera española'', op. 10 (1934) * ''Die gläserne Wand (Davoser Impressionen)'' for small orchestra, op. 11 (1934) * ''Musique en forme de spirale'' for small orchestra, op. 18 (1937) * ''Trauermusik (Epitaphe pour Maurice Ravel)'', op. 21 (1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Édouard Du Puy
Jean Baptiste Édouard Louis Camille Du Puy (17703 April 1822) was a Principality of Neuchâtel-born singer, composer, director, and violinist. He lived and worked in Copenhagen and Stockholm from 1793 until his death in 1822. Early years Édouard Du Puy was born in Corcelles-Cormondrèche, Principality of Neuchâtel, around the year 1770, although sources differ on the exact year. From the age of four, he was raised by his uncle, a city musician in Geneva, Republic of Geneva. Edouard later took the last name of this uncle. Seeing that his nephew had talent, the uncle made sure that Edouard became a musician of education. In 1786, Du Puy was sent to Paris, where he was taught to play the piano by Jan Ladislav Dussek, and the violin by François Chabran. In 1789, he was appointed concertmaster at the court of Prince Henry of Prussia (1726-1802), Heinrich of Prussia in Rheinsberg, replacing Johann Abraham Peter Schulz, J. A. P. Schulz, who was called to Denmark as a choir direct ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gustave Doret
Gustave Doret (20 September 1866 – 19 April 1943) was a Swiss composer and conductor. Career Doret was born in 1866 in Aigle, Switzerland. He studied at the Berlin Academy of Music with Joseph Joachim, and then at the Conservatoire de Paris with Théodore Dubois and Jules Massenet. His career as a conductor began in 1894 in Paris, where he led the first performance of Debussy's ''Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune''. He was second conductor of the Concerts d'Harcourt from 1893 to 1895 and director of the Opéra-Comique in the 1890s and 1900s. He was also the founder of the Théâtre du Jorat, in Mézières. His two serious operas, heavily indebted to Massenet, were performed in Paris; his light opera and other stage works were far more popular across French-speaking Europe. In 1914, Doret returned to Switzerland and began studying local popular music and folk music traditions. He also wrote for Swiss newspapers and wrote a memoir, ''Temps et contretemps'', published in 194 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caspar Diethelm
Caspar Diethelm (31 March 1926 – 1 January 1997) was a Swiss composer. Education Born in Lucerne, Diethelm studied at the Conservatory and the School of Church Music there (now both divisions of the Lucerne Musikhochschule).Vie, Caspar Diethelm at fattore.com; tr. Daniel Fattore from programme notes for performance of ''Das Rad des Lebens'' He studied composition privately with Johann Baptist Hilber (1891–1973) and Albert Jenny, and took master classes with and |
Alexandre Dénéréaz
Alexandre Denéréaz (or Alexandre Dénéréaz; 31 July 1875 – 25 July 1947) was a Swiss musician, composer, organist and teacher in the Canton of Vaud. His work was part of the music event in the art competition at the 1928 Summer Olympics. Biography Alexandre Denéréaz studied classics, science and music. In 1892 he left for Dresden where he enrolled for 4 years at the Royal Conservatory and worked the piano with Karl-Heinrich Doering (1834–1916), pipe organ with Julius Johannsen (1852–1921) and musical composition with Felix Draeseke (1835–1913). In 1896, he obtained the first prize for composition for his "First Symphony". Back in Lausanne in 1896, he was appointed organist at . In the same year, he succeeded his former teacher of composition, harmony and counterpoint, Charles Blanchet, at the Lausanne Conservatory. He conducted the Société mixte Sainte-Cécile, as well as the men choral ''La Recréation'' of Yverdon-les-Bains. In 1899 he became a founding mem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean-Luc Darbellay
Jean-Luc Darbellay (born 2 July 1946) is a Swiss composer, conductor, clarinetist and physician. He was chairman of the Swiss Society for New Music and board member of the International Society for Contemporary Music. Darbellay is a member of the composers group: Groupe Lacroix. He has published about 150 works. He was awarded with the French Ordre des Arts et des Lettres. Life and work Darbellay was born in Bern. Like his father and brother, he first studied medicine at the University of Bern. In 1975 he studied the clarinet with Kurt Weber at the Bern Conservatory and musical composition with Theo Hirsbrunner, Cristobal Halffter and Dimitri Terzakis. He attended seminars with Pierre Boulez (IRCM and Collège de France) and Franco Ferrara and masterclasses with Heinz Holliger and Klaus Huber. He was assistant of Edison Denisov at the Lucerne Festival. At a festival in Perugia he met John Cage, who visited Europe the last time before his death in 1992. He studied conducting ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roland Dahinden
Roland Dahinden (born 2 May 1962) is a Swiss trombonist and composer. Career He was born in Zug, Switzerland. He studied the trombone and composition at Musikhochschule Graz with Erich Kleinschuster and Georg Friedrich Haas, at Scuola di Musica di Fiesole Florenz with Vinko Globokar). He earned an MA at Wesleyan University in Connecticut (1994), studying with Anthony Braxton, Alvin Lucier and a PhD at Birmingham University, England (2002), studying with Vic Hoyland. In 2003, he was awarded the "werkjahr" prize of the art council of the Canton of Zug, Switzerland. He is married to the pianist Hildegard Kleeb, whom he has worked with as a duo since 1987. Since 1992 he has worked as a trio with violinist Dimitrios Polisoidis. As a trombonist he specializes in the performance of contemporary music and improvisation/jazz. He has given concerts throughout Europe, America and Asia. Composers such as Peter Ablinger, Maria de Alvear, Anthony Braxton, John Cage, Peter Hansen, Hauke H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean Daetwyler
Jean Daetwyler (24 January 1907, Basel – 4 June 1994, Sierre) was a Swiss composer and musician. He is barely remembered, mostly for his largely forgotten works for alphorn inspired by Jozsef Molnar beginning in 1970. Also inspired by trombonist and other aspects of Swiss culture. Daetwyler was a pupil of Vincent d'Indy at the Paris Conservatoire. He returned to Switzerland in 1933 to teach for over four decades. His work was also part of the music event in the art competition at the 1948 Summer Olympics. References External links Video: ''Jean Daetwyler''en 1967, il dirige un chœur pour le Vendredi-Saint, une archive de la Télévision suisse romande Télévision Suisse Romande ("Swiss Television Romandy") was a TV network with two channels: TSR 1 and TSR 2 (the two channels became RTS Un and RTS Deux after 2012). They were the main French language channels in Switzerland, part of SRG .... Official website of the Jean Daetwyler FoundationYou can find a lot o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caroline Charrière
Caroline Charrière (26 December 1960 – 1 October 2018) was a Swiss composer, conductor, flautist and educator. From 2000 on she concentrated on composing, creating chamber music, choral music and orchestral pieces. In 2001, she established her reputation as a composer with the oratorio ''Le livre de Job'' (The Book of Job) for mixed choir, bass, soprano and orchestra. Her works have since been performed widely in Switzerland and abroad. Biography Born in Fribourg, Charrière studied transverse flute at the Lausanne Conservatory under Pierre Wavre, earning diplomas in teaching (1982) and concert performance (1984). She also began studying orchestration and composition in Lausanne under Jean Balissat, followed by post-graduate study at the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester, England. She received her orchestral conducting diploma from the Lausanne Conservatory in 1994. Charrière taught the flute at the Fribourg Conservatory, established the "Choeur de Jade", a fema ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geneviève Calame
Geneviève Calame (30 December 1946 – 8 October 1993) was a Swiss people, Swiss pianist, music educator and composer. Life Geneviève Calame was born in Geneva of Greco-Italian ancestry, and studied the piano in Geneva with Lottie Morel and then in Rome with Guido Agosti. She continued her education in Geneva with Louis Hiltbrand and Jacques Guyonnet. She took further courses in composition in London with Pierre Boulez, in Liège with Henri Pousseur and in Paris with Jean-Claude Eloy. She appeared as a piano soloist many times in the Studio de Musique Contenporaine from 1972 to 1983. She studied electronic and electro-acoustic technology in New York City with Hubert Howe and visual artist Bill Etra. After completing her education, Geneviève Calame worked as a composer through contemporary music studios in Geneva. In 1971 she and Jacques Guyonnet founded a studio for electronic music, video and information technology under the name A.R.T (Artistic Research Team), and she began t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
