Eduard Pütz (13 February 1911, in

Illerich Illerich is an – a Municipalities of Germany, municipality belonging to a , a kind of collective municipality – in the Cochem-Zell Districts of Germany, district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It belongs to the Kaisersesch (Verbandsgemeinde ...

– 18 January 2000, in

Bad Münstereifel Bad Münstereifel () is a historical spa town in the district of Euskirchen, Germany, with about 17,000 inhabitants, situated in the far southwest of the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. The little town is one of only a few historical tow ...

) was a

German German(s) may refer to: * Germany (of or related to) **Germania (historical use) * Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language ** For citizens of Germany, see also German nationality law **Ger ...

composer A composer is a person who writes music. The term is especially used to indicate composers of Western classical music, or those who are composers by occupation. Many composers are, or were, also skilled performers of music. Etymology and Defi ...

and

music teacher Music education is a field of practice in which educators are trained for careers as primary education, elementary or secondary education, secondary music teachers, school or music conservatory ensemble directors. Music education is also a res ...

Selected works

:: Pütz's scores are published by

Schott Music Schott Music () is one of the oldest German music publishers. It is also one of the largest music publishing houses in Europe, and is the second oldest music publisher after Breitkopf & Härtel. The company headquarters of Schott Music were fou ...

, Edition Tonger, Tonos Musikverlag and Hans Gerig Verlag. ;Opera * ''Riders to the Sea'', Opera in 1 act (1972); libretto by

Heinrich Böll Heinrich Theodor Böll (; 21 December 1917 – 16 July 1985) was a German writer. Considered one of Germany's foremost post-World War II writers, Böll is a recipient of the Georg Büchner Prize (1967) and the Nobel Prize for Literature (1972). ...

after

John Millington Synge Edmund John Millington Synge (; 16 April 1871 – 24 March 1909) was an Irish playwright, poet, writer, collector of folklore, and a key figure in the Irish Literary Revival. His best known play ''The Playboy of the Western World'' was poorly r ...

;Orchestral * ''Invention für Barbara'' for string orchestra (1956) * ''Concerto grasso'' for string orchestra and jazz-combo (1981) * ''Blue Fantasy'' (1996) * ''Tagebuchblätter aus Frankreich'' ;Concertante * ''Concerto giocoso'' for piano and orchestra (1979) * ''Pyrenäen-Rhapsodie'' (Pyrenees Rhapsody), 3 Impressions for piano and orchestra (1984) * Concerto for cello and orchestra (1985) * ''Romanze'' for alto saxophone, cello, string orchestra and percussion (1989) ;Chamber music * Sonatina for cello and piano (1963) * ''Improvisation modale'' for flute and piano (1964) * ''Nugae'', 7 Little Pieces for recorder, celesta and guitar (1969) * ''Ballade für T.S.'' for guitar (1973) * ''Tenso'' for

shakuhachi A is a Japanese and ancient Chinese longitudinal, end-blown flute that is made of bamboo. The bamboo end-blown flute now known as the was developed in Japan in the 16th century and is called the .

and guitar (1975) * ''5 Poèmes'' for violin and piano (1978) * ''Canto épico'' for string quartet (1981) * ''Die Marionetten der Ree Loo'', Garden Music for violin and piano (1983) * ''Meditationen'' for viola and guitar (1983) * ''Frammenti'' for 4 violas (1986) * ''Cries in the Dark'', Blues for saxophone and string quartet (1986) * ''Lydian Romance'' for cello and piano (1986) * ''"O Welt..."'', Quartet for oboe, violin, viola and cello (1987) * Sonata for 7 cellos (1988) * Sonata for viola and piano (1988) * ''Arabeschi capricciosi'' for flute and guitar (1989) * ''Funny Serenades'' for violin and piano (1989) * ''Traumstück'' for viola and harp (1989) * ''Adagietto'' for cello and piano (1990) * ''Blues for Benni'' for viola and piano (1991) * ''Blues Fantasy'' for 6 cellos (1991) * ''Dancing Strings'' for string quartet (1991) * Trio for clarinet, cello and piano (1991) * ''Tango passionato'' for 4 cellos (1992) * ''Capricious Waltz'' for flute and piano (1993) * ''Twilight Dream'' for violin and piano (1993) * ''Notturno pastorale'' for oboe and piano (1993) * ''Short Stories'', 10 Little Pieces for cello and piano (1994) * ''Serenade'' for treble recorder and accordion (1994) * String Quartet No. 2 (1994)Date of quartet 2 from . * Piano Trio (1996) * ''Why?'', Impressions for 4 saxophones (1996) * ''Blue Waltz'' for flute and piano (1997) * ''Jazz Capriccio'' for alto saxophone and piano (1998) ;Harpsichord * ''Suite baroque'' for harpsichord (or piano) (1977) ;Organ * ''Rosa mystica'' ;Piano * Sonatina in B (1945) * ''Frohes Musizieren'', 6 Little Pieces for piano 4-hands (1947) * ''Auf dem Rummelplatz'', Musik für Hansmartin, Little Pieces (1948) * ''Fünf Bagatellen'' (5 Bagatelles) (1950) * Sonatina in F (1960) * ''Hälfte des Lebens'', Klavierstück in 2 movements after a poem by

Friedrich Hölderlin Johann Christian Friedrich Hölderlin (, ; ; 20 March 1770 – 7 June 1843) was a German poet and philosopher. Described by Norbert von Hellingrath as "the most German of Germans", Hölderlin was a key figure of German Romanticism. Part ...

(1975) * ''Litaniae alle cinque'' (1976) * ''Mr. Clementi Goin' on Holidays'', Short Exercises in Blues and Rock Styles (1976) * ''Toccata bruta'' (1976) * ''Capriccio, Notturno und Blues'' (1980) * ''12 Präludien zum Gebrauch an Sonntagnachmittagen'' (12 Preludes for Use on Sunday Afternoons) (1984) * ''Sentimental Serenades'' (1987) * ''I'm Sorry, Mr. Czerny'', Little Jazz and Jazz-related Pieces (1988) * ''Jazz Sonata'' (1988) * ''Let's Swing, Mr. Bach!'', 6 Piano Pieces in "Play-Bach" Style (1991) * ''Pas de deux'', Petit Ballet for piano 4-hands (1991) * ''Waltzing the Blues'', 3 Jazz Waltzes (1991) * ''Young People's Music Box'', 12 Easy Pieces (1992) * ''Nachtstücke'' (Night Music) (1993) * ''Let's Play Together'', 10 Jazzy Pieces for piano 4-hands (1994) * ''How about That, Mr. Offenbach!'', Can-Can Fantasy (1995) * ''Valsette'' (1996) * ''Jazz-Sonatine'' (1998) * ''Take It Easy'', 3 Little Piano Pieces in Jazz Style (2000) ;Vocal * ''When We Dead Awaken'' for soprano, flute, electric guitar, electric piano, percussion and double bass (1974); words by

Rudi Holzapfel Rudolf Patrick (Rudi) Holzapfel (11 December 1938 in Paris, France – 6 February 2005 in Bonn, Germany) was an Irish poet and teacher. Early life His father, Rudolf Melander Holzapfel (1900–1982), was a Shakespeare scholar, expert on Old Mas ...

* ''Requiem im Park'' for mezzo-soprano, oboe, clarinet, horn, bassoon, cello, piano and bongos (1980); words by Ursula Claude * ''Melodie am Abend'' for baritone and piano (1981) ;Choral * ''Johnny John'', 5 Impressions for male chorus (1964); words by Hansjochem Kunze * ''Der irre Spielmann'' for mixed chorus (1993); words by

Joseph von Eichendorff Joseph Freiherr von Eichendorff (10 March 178826 November 1857) was a German poet, novelist, playwright, literary critic, translator, and anthologist. Eichendorff was one of the major writers and critics of Romanticism.Cf. J. A. Cuddon: '' ...

* ''Requiem nach Texten des alten und neuen Testamentes'' for soprano, tenor, baritone, mixed chorus and orchestra (1994)

Notes

External links

Eduard Pütz
profile at

{{DEFAULTSORT:Putz, Eduard 1911 births 2000 deaths 20th-century German composers People from Cochem-Zell Recipients of the Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany