Hans Eugen Frischknecht
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Hans Eugen Frischknecht (born 8 May 1939) is a Swiss composer, organist, choral conductor and harpsichordist.


Life

Born in St. Gallen, Frischknecht graduated from the
Swiss Music Pedagogic Association The Swiss Music Pedagogic Association (SMPA) (in German ''Schweizerischer Musikpädagogischer Verband (SMPV)'', in French ''Société Suisse de Pédagogie Musicale (SSPM)'', in Italian ''Società Svizzera di Pedagogia Musicale (SSPM)'', in Romansh ' ...
after his school-leaving exams as a piano teacher (SMPV). From 1959 to 1962, he studied composition with Boris Blacher, counterpoint with
Ernst Pepping Ernst Pepping (12 September 1901 – 1 February 1981) was a German composer of classical music and academic teacher. He is regarded as an important composer of Protestant sacred music in the 20th century. Pepping taught at the and the . His musi ...
, organ (final examination) with Michael Schneider and twelve-tone music with Josef Rufer at the Universität der Künste Berlin.Kürschners Musiker-Handbuch, 2006. in der MusicSack-Datenbank From 1962 to 1964 he continued his training with
Olivier Messiaen Olivier Eugène Prosper Charles Messiaen (, ; ; 10 December 1908 – 27 April 1992) was a French composer, organist, and ornithologist who was one of the major composers of the 20th century. His music is rhythmically complex; harmonically ...
(courses in analysis), in organ with Gaston Litaize and in harpsichord with
Robert Veyron-Lacroix Robert Veyron-Lacroix (13 December 1922 in Paris – 2 April 1991 in Garches (Hauts-de-Seine)) was a French harpsichordist and pianistPâris, Alain. Robert Veyron-Lacroix. In: ''Dictionnaire des interprètes''. Éditions Robert Laffont, Paris, ...
at the
Conservatoire de Paris The Conservatoire de Paris (), also known as the Paris Conservatory, is a college of music and dance founded in 1795. Officially known as the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Paris (CNSMDP), it is situated in the avenue ...
. Until 1969, he studied music theory (teaching diploma) with Theo Hirsbrunner and
Jörg Ewald Dähler Jörg Ewald Dähler (16 March 1933 – 3 November 2018), is a Swiss conductor, harpsichordist, forte piano player and composer. Life Born in Bern, Dähler, son of the reformed pastor Karl Walter Dähler (1903-1986), grew up in Langnau im Emme ...
at the
Hochschule der Künste Bern __NOTOC__ The University of the Arts Bern (german: Hochschule der Künste Bern) is an art school with locations in Bern and Biel/Bienne. It was created in 2003 from the merger of the University of Music and Theatre and the School of Design, Art and ...
. As organist and harpsichordist, he gave concerts in Europe and the USA. From 1964 to 2002, he was organist and choirmaster at the Protestant-Reformed
Johanneskirche The Johanneskirche (Church of St. John) is a catholic church located in Freiburg im Breisgau. It was first opened in 1899 and is currently located in the Wiehre district. Around the church, further historic buildings were built. On the western sid ...
in the Breitenrain quarter of Bern. In 1970, he founded and took over the direction of the
International Society for Contemporary Music The International Society for Contemporary Music (ISCM) is a music organization that promotes contemporary classical music. The organization was established in Salzburg in 1922 as Internationale Gesellschaft für Neue Musik (IGNM) following the ...
Vocal Soloists Bern. In 1980, he conducted the world premiere of the ''Madrigal'' by
Manfred Trojahn Manfred Trojahn (born 22 October 1949) is a German composer, flautist, conductor and writer. Career Trojahn was born Cremlingen in Lower Saxony and began his musical studies in 1966 in orchestra music at the music school of Braunschweig. After gra ...
. From 1983 to 2003, he taught improvisation and theory at the
Hochschule der Künste Bern __NOTOC__ The University of the Arts Bern (german: Hochschule der Künste Bern) is an art school with locations in Bern and Biel/Bienne. It was created in 2003 from the merger of the University of Music and Theatre and the School of Design, Art and ...
in Biel. Frischknecht was President of the Bern City Association of the International Society for New Music (IGNM) from 1977 to 1988. He served as President of the local Swiss Music Pedagogical Association (SMPV) in Bern from 1978 to 1990. He was also for many years president of the SMPV. In 2002/03, he was a founding member of the in Bern. In addition to organ, piano and harpsichord pieces, he composed mainly
chamber music Chamber music is a form of classical music that is composed for a small group of instruments—traditionally a group that could fit in a palace chamber or a large room. Most broadly, it includes any art music that is performed by a small numb ...
and choral works. They have been performed in Europe and the United States by the and the Ensemble Sortisatio, among others. Frischknecht is married to the organist Eliane Kneuss and lives in Muri near Bern.


Awards

* 1964: Premier Prix of the Classe d’Analyse at the Conservatoire de Paris * 1971: First prize at the St Albans International Organ Festival in England


Recordings

* Orgelwerke (Pro, 1992) * Musik für meine Freunde (Classic, 1995) * Festival l’art pour l’Aar 2003 (
Müller & Schade Müller & Schade is a Swiss music publisher house founded in 1850 and based in Bern. History Müller & Schade was founded in Bern in 1850 and is organised in the legal form of a public limited company. The Musiknotenhaus publishes choral and ...
, 2005) * Festival l’art pour l’Aar 2005 (Müller & Schade, 2006)


Publications

* ''Rhythmen und Dauerwerte im Livre d’Orgue von Olivier Messiaen''. In ''Musik und Gottesdienst'' 22 (1968) 1, . * ''Kirchenmusik auf falschem Weg''. In ''Musik und Gottesdienst'' 22 (1968) 1. * ''Jugend und Avantgarde''. In ''Schweizerische Musikzeitung'' 116 (1976) 4, . * ''Die geistliche Musik von Olivier Messiaen''. In ''Musik und Gottesdienst'' 32 (1978) 6, . * ''Vergleichende Musiktheorie''. In ''Schweizerische Musikzeitung'' 119 (1979) 5, . * ''Wie laut soll eine Orgel sein''. In ''Musik und Gottesdienst'' 34 (1980) 5. . * ''Komponist – Elfenbeinturm – Laie''. In ''Neue Musik für Jugendliche und Laien'' (1980), . * ''Sätze zu Chorälen des Kirchengesangsbuches''. In ''Musik und Gottesdienst'' 43 (1989) 3. . * ''Geistliche Musik und Orgelmusik der letzten Jahre''. In ''Musik und Gottesdienst'' 44 (1990) 5. . * ''Zum Gedenken an Olivier Messiaen''. In ''Musik und Gottesdienst'' 46 (1992), . * ''Abriss der Musikgeschichte seit 1945. Ein Leitfaden für Musikstudierende''. In ''Schweizer Musikpädagogische Blätter'' 85 (1997) 2, .
Digitalisiert
PDF; 157 kB) * ''Die Rosinen aus den Kantionalsätzen herausgenommen''. In ''Musik und Gottesdienst'' 55 (2001) 3,. * ''Von der römischen Windlade zur Viertelton-Orgel. Streifzüge durch den schweizerischen Orgelbau''. In ''Musik & Kirche'' 74 (2004), 1, . * ''Ein oder mehrere Achtflüsse?'' In ''Musik und Gottesdienst'' 62 (2008) 1, . * ''Potential und Grenzen einer musikalischen Sprache. Olivier Messiaens « Modes à transpositions limitées » unter der Lupe.'' In ''Dissonanz'' 104 (2008), .


Further reading

* ''Frischknecht, Hans Eugen.'' In Paul Frank,
Wilhelm Altmann Wilhelm Altmann (4 April 1862 – 25 March 1951) was a German historian and musicologist. Altmann was born in Adelnau (Odolanów), Province of Posen, and died in Hildesheim Hildesheim (; nds, Hilmessen, Hilmssen; la, Hildesia) is a city in ...
: ''Kurzgefaßtes Tonkünstlerlexikon. Second part: Ergänzungen und Erweiterungen seit 1937''. Vol. 1, Heinrichshofen, 15th edition, Wilhelmshaven 1974, , . * ''Hans Eugen Frischknecht''. In Lucerne Festival (ed.): ''Vom alphornruf zum synthesizerklang. Schweizer Musik aus 150 Jahren Rathaus der Stadt Luzern (Kornschutte). 17. August – 11. September 1991''. Walter Labhart, Endingen 1991, , . * ''Hans Eugen Frischknecht''. In Hans Steinbeck, Walter Labhart (ed.): ''Schweizer Komponisten unserer Zeit. Biographien, Werkverzeichnisse mit Discographie und Bibliographie''. Amadeus, Winterthur 1993, , . * ''Frischknecht, Hans Eugen''. In David M. Cummings (ed.): ''International Who’s who in Music and Musicians’ Directory''. 14th edition, Melrose Press, Cambridge 1994, , . * Theo Hirsbrunner: ''Improvisationen, notiert. Der Komponist Hans Eugen Frischknecht.'' In ''Dissonanz.'' 63 (1998), . * ''Hans Eugen Frischknecht''. In
Daniela Philippi Daniela Philippi (born 1966) is a German musicologist with a research focus on Christoph Willibald Gluck, Antonín Dvořák and Czech music history and music of the 20th century. Life Born in Limburg an der Lahn, Philippi studied musicology, ...
: ''Neue Orgelmusik. Werke und Kompositionstechniken von der Avantgarde bis zur pluralistischen Moderne''.
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, Kassel 2002, ''Neue Orgelmusik : Werke und Kompositionstechniken von der Avantgarde bis zur pluralistischen Moderne''
on WorldCat
. * ''Frischknecht, Hans Eugen.'' In
Peter Hollfelder Peter Hollfelder (24 November 1930 – 6 December 2005) was a German classical pianist. Life Born in Munich, supported by the Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes, Hollfelder studied at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater München. His teacher ...
: ''Klaviermusik. Internationales chronologisches Lexikon. Geschichte. Komponisten. Werke.'' Supplement, Noetzel, Wilhelmshaven 2005, , . * ''Frischknecht, Hans Eugen.'' In Axel Schniederjürgen (ed.): ''Kürschners Musiker-Handbuch.'' 5th edition, Saur Verlag, Munich 2006, , . * Stephan Thomas: ''Die Aare und die Neue Musik''. In the ''
Schweizer Musikzeitung The ''Schweizer Musikzeitung'' (SMZ) is a monthly (9 times a year) music magazine from Brunnen. It is published in German, French and sporadically in Italian and reaches a circulation of 19,484 copies and a reach of 24,000 readers.https://www.m ...
'' 10 (2007) 12, . (Interview) * Theo Hirsbrunner: ''Hans Eugen Frischknecht. Improvisationen, notiert.'' In ''Au carrefour des mondes, édition dissonance.'' 1 (2008), . *
Bruno Spoerri Bruno Alexander Spoerri (born 16 August 1935) is a Swiss jazz and electronics musician. Born in Zurich, he studied applied psychology in Basel and Zurich. He played the saxophone as a student, and toured with the Modern Jazz Group Freiburg ...
: ''Hans Eugen Frischknecht''. In Bruno Spoerri (ed.): ''Musik aus dem Nichts. Die Geschichte der elektroakustischen Musik in der Schweiz''. Chronos, Zürich 2010, , .


References


External links

* *
Literatur von Hans Eugen Frischknecht
in the
Bibliography of Music Literature The Bibliography of Music Literature (BMS or BMS online, german: Bibliographie des Musikschrifttums) is an international bibliography of literature on music. It considers all kind of music and includes both current and older literature. Since 196 ...
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