Hans Moeckel
Hans Moeckel (born January 17, 1923 in St. Gallen ; † October 6, 1983 in Zurich ) was a Swiss composer and conductor .
Live and act
In 1939 he was the band leader of the Swing Pulis in St. Gallen , where he played the saxophone and clarinet himself . He gathered a few jazz enthusiasts from among his classmates at the canton school. Some of these also played in the St. Gallen Town Musicians and he had a lot of discussions with the music director Hans Heusser , who complained about the tone formation of the band's wind instruments. He was a member of the St. Gallen scouts department of the Corps Hospice, first as a member with the Vulgo Gimpel , and later as a composer for various entertainment events.
He completed his studies at the Conservatory in Zurich in the subjects of piano , composition and music theory . He then worked as the conductor of the orchestra at the St. Gallen City Theater . Because of a new engagement, he moved with his family to Basel in 1947 , where he initially worked as an arranger and deputy conductor in the Basel studio of the Swiss radio station DRS . In 1966 he succeeded Cédric Dumont as conductor of the entertainment orchestra of Schweizer Radio DRS (then known as Beromünster entertainment orchestra ). With the UOR he recorded many current hits by domestic and foreign composers, many of which were arranged by Herbert Rehbein. His attention to brass music was certainly one of the decisive factors in the founding of the radio wind orchestra in Basel, which he helped to initiate. He also conducted the police music of the city of Basel. Later he also conducted the Stadtmusik Zürich and the Feldmusik Jona from 1975 to 1983.
He became known to a wide audience as the composer of musicals , which from the late 1950s to the 1970s were very well known and popular not only in Zurich, where they were performed, not least thanks to the recordings that were recorded from them. He also composed music for chansons that Swiss actresses such as Stephanie Glaser and Ines Torelli played for their recordings. He also appeared regularly as an orchestra conductor in the entertainment programs of the Swiss television station DRS. Most recently he followed a call as a lecturer at the Conservatory in Zurich .
He was married to the singer Ella Moeckel; the jazz musician Thomas Moeckel is his son.
Works
Works for orchestra
- 1956 African Night Symphonic study of motifs from African folk music
- 1965 Zurich by Night
- Bitterli and the rice nails
- Bolero
- Causerie sentimentale pour deux cello solo and orchester
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Concertino for piano and orchestra opus 38
- Intrada
- Nocturne
- Capriccio
- A harlequinade in five sketches, opus 9
- Capricious waltz
- Little landlord
- Rondo in Swing for Wurlitzer electronic piano and orchestra
- Serenade + Variée for violin and orchestra, opus 22
- Trumpet Parade for Trumpet and Orchestra
- Ul Furmighin for orchestra and choir
- To the golden ox
Works for wind orchestra
- 1961 Volk und Heimat anthem
- 1962 Allegro Festivo Divertimento
- 1963 spring greeting
- 1968 The Riders of Saignelégier Overture
- 1968 Fanfare intrade
- 1968 autumn call
- 1968 landscapes suite
- 1973 Jura Heights Overture
- Images from asymmetries
- Cortege
- Danza Paesana Rural Dance
- The child of God
- The unit plate
- Birthday march using "Happy Birthday to you"
- travel plans
- Retraite for Basle drum and band
- Rhythmicals Suite
- Black flaps
- Summer hike
- Stratosphere
- Four marches
- Weidmann March
- Winter joys
- Step by step for trombone trio and wind orchestra
- Fast moves for trombone trio and wind orchestra
Stage works
- 1947 De Füürstei and de Häxegeist fairy tale game based on Hans Christian Andersen - Text: HK Graf
- 1959/1970 Eusi chlii Stadt Musical - Text: Werner Wollenberger
- 1964 Bibi-Balù A crook musical in 19 pictures - Text: Hans Gmür and Karl Suter
- 1964 Voici Bale 3 songs from the Basel play for the 1964 Expo - Text: Max Afflerbach and Blasius
- 1967 Golden Girl Musical - Text: Hans Gmür and Karl Suter
- 1973 Viva Banana Musical - Text: Hans Gmür and Karl Suter
- 1976 Z for Züri Musical - Text: Hans Gmür and Karl Suter
- 1977 Torelli Total stage show by Ines Torelli - Text: Hans Gmür
- Ballet for the "Rhyn in Alsace" ballet
- Boniface and the magic lamp
- Enjoy your life! a cheerful game in eight pictures - text: Walter Lesch
- The pious Helene Ballet based on the poem by Wilhelm Busch
- Spring fever ballet music for orchestra and a singing quintet, opus 33
- The Glass Heart Ballet by Mara Jovanovits
- Music for the game Mr and Mrs Fischer music for the game
- The red shoes a dance game - based on an idea by Wanda Weber-Bentel
- Tabourettli mini musical
- Tredeschin opus 29, for orchestra and one voice - ballet by Maria Jovanovits
- Valses fantastiques - Fantastic waltzes cinq impressions de Ballet
- Magic, circus, sugar loaf a musical for young and old - text: Jörg Schneider , lyrics: Hans Gmür
- Zimmer wanted a cabaret musical - Text: Walter Probst
- Zvil Fränkli
Works for radio and television
- 1957 You are calling the Fährimaa
- 1972 Gaslicht detective radio play by Patrick Hamilton , German: Guenter Bloecker
- Alaska-Kid radio play - Text: Kurt Vethake
- Allah has a hundred names radio play by Günter Eich
- Amalie Klapotek radio play music
- Call from the afterlife radio play by Robert Innoch
- Atalanta radio play music
- Radio play music at every turn
- Eye for an eye radio play
- The promotion play radio play
- Biggels on a great mission Radio play music - Text: WE Johns , H. Schürmann
- Bitterli on the high seas Radio play music
- La Boutique radio play
- The Bremen Town Musicians
- Prelude to Ces Opus 5 - Text: Cesar Kaiser
- The lady with the black dachshund radio play
- Dominik Dachs TV youth game
- Sleeping Beauty awakening
- Do-Your-Plättli-Self radio play
- Three bullets in the heart radio play
- Three men in the snow Radio play music for Erich Kästner and René Juillet
- The three deaths of Mr. X (theme with variations) radio play music
- The end of the night radio play
- Grandchildren through the window Radio play Text: Hugh Wickham , German by: Angela Süssdorf
- It billows! Radio play - Text: Werner Wollenberger
- Eusebius Bitterli among the Martians radio play
- Züri by night
- Escape from the Kruger Park radio play music
- Five stairs - without a lift Radio play - Text: KR Neubert
- The story of the roaring pencil radio play by K. Vethake
- Goldregen Radio Play Music Text: JB Priestley and Jul. Filip
- The house full of guests radio play - Text: Johannes Hendrich
- Helvetiastrasse 17 radio play - Text: Jacob Fischer
- The Herr Ornifle radio play - Text: Jean Anouilh , German: Franz Geiger
- Behind the Wall Radio Play - Text: Vel Gielgue
- I would like to be king one day radio play - Text: James Krüss
- The Iliad radio play - Text: Walter Lens and Plattner
- Jim Knopf and the wild 13 radio play
- Canal project Cognac radio play - Text: Peter Hammond , Colin Craig
- The little gray cells of radio play music
- The Art of Lying Radio Play Music (Variations on Ueb Always Faithful and Honest )
- The last passenger radio play
- The last visit radio play based on a novel by H. Gruhl , HG Berthold
- Livingstone's Last Journey Radio Play Music
- The pay of the work radio play by Kurt Vethake
- My house is my castle radio play music
- My name is Paul Cox radio play by Rolf and Alexandra Becker
- Radio play music for "Morals" Radio play music - Text: Ludwig Thoma
- Mord am Pharao radio play - Text: Victor Pemberton , A. Werner
- Murder in Venice radio play by Val Gielgud , Hans Hausmann
- A murder seldom comes alone Radio play by Michael Davis, Hans Hausmann
- Morgenstund has gold in its mouth radio play by Roderick Wilkinson
- One night away from home - A night out radio play by Willy H. Thiem
- Naked Fear radio play by Charles Maître
- Nora radio comedy by Georges Mikes
- The Odyssey radio play
- Ugh Martina
- Prince Mandalay radio play music
- Quo vadis radio play music
- The Singing War of the Heidehasen a radio play for children by James Krüss
- S'Geisteret in dr Ruetegass radio play - Text: Hermann Schneider
- The silver Buddha radio play by Martin Blattner
- Spalebärg 77a
- Gone without a trace Radio play by Russel Warren , Dan Ferguson , Albert Werner
- A city is looking for a founder. Radio play - Text: Hans Hausmann, Kurde Heyne
- The hobbyhorse of radio play music
- Study in scarlet radio play music - Text: Albert Werner
- A day in Basel radio play music
- Teleboy entertainment program
- Theseus radio play by Edward Blishen , Jeanette Blattner
- Sweet home - happiness alone radio play
- Meeting point Basel! Radio play music
- Di tumm Auguschtine radio play by Trudi Matarese-Sartoni
- The Merciless Samaritan Radio Play - Text: Val Gielgud , Doris Suter
- Beneath All Dog radio play by Rod Wilkinson
- Don't leave your garden Radio play - Text: Walter Oberer
- Four times two radio play
- A hundred years ago radio play - Text: Gertrud Lendorff
- Weekend radio play by Noël Coward - German: Martin Dongen
- The white carnation radio play
- Last Who Laughs Radio play by Noël Coward , Rob. Gillner
- Room with a prospect of death Radio play by Alain Bernier , Roger Methide
- In the days of Herod radio play music
Film music
- 1955 Nos Forets
- 1958 To the golden ox (in Germany: A ride on the Rhine, it's funny )
- 1958 SOS - glacier pilot
- 1959 The model husband
- 1959 Läppli, the stage hero
- 1960 The gentleman with the black bowler hat together with Béla Bartók
- 1961 Chikita
- 1961 The Hypocrites (The Hunted)
- 1962 The 42nd Heaven together with Werner Kruse
- 1966 Der Würger vom Tower together with Walter Baumgartner and Bruno Spoerri
- 1968 The six cummerbubs together with Robert Blum
- Winterthur Film bypass
Chamber music
- Anthracite for trombone
- Music for Menander the Misanthrope - Dyskolos for oboe and percussion
Web links
- Gabriela Schöb: Moeckel, Hans. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Moeckel, Hans |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss composer and conductor |
DATE OF BIRTH | January 17, 1923 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | St. Gallen |
DATE OF DEATH | October 6, 1983 |
Place of death | Zurich |