Arthur Ney

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Arthur Ney (born November 28, 1887 in Potsdam , † December 13, 1963 in Villars-sur-Ollon , Switzerland ) was a German-Swiss composer and conductor .

He received his musical training in Potsdam. In 1920 he became a Swiss citizen. He conducted the concert band Musikgesellschaft Interlaken , Spiez , Lyss , Schwyz , Sursee , Beckenried and Lucerne . From 1937 until his death, Ney lived as a freelance composer and publisher in Villars-sur-Ollon. He created numerous popular and extremely much played marches and overtures.

Works

  • 1921 Concordia . march
  • 1933 For the celebration . Overture, opus 95
  • 1934 rhythm
  • 1940 Ready to go , opus 110
  • 1943 St. Triphon . March, opus 114
  • 1945 Trumpeter call . March, opus 107
  • Excelsior . overture
  • Souvenir de Pleyel . overture
  • In the Röseligarte . Swiss songs potpourri
  • Sounds from the Bernese region . potpourri
  • Vivat Lucerna . Bravura march
  • Greetings from original Switzerland . march
  • For the fatherland . march

literature

  • Wolfgang Suppan , Armin Suppan : The brass music lexicon . 5th edition. HeBu-Musikverlag, Kraichtal 2010, ISBN 978-3-9806925-9-5 , p. 556 f .
  • William H. Rehrig: The Heritage Encyclopedia of Band Music. Composers and Their Music . Ed .: Paul E. Bierley. Volume 1: A – N. Integrity Press, Westerville, Ohio 1991, ISBN 0-918048-08-7 , pp. 554 .
personal data
SURNAME Ney, Arthur
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German-Swiss composer and conductor
DATE OF BIRTH November 28, 1887
PLACE OF BIRTH Potsdam
DATE OF DEATH December 13, 1963
Place of death Villars-sur-Ollon , Switzerland