Eduard Pütz

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Eduard Pütz (born February 13, 1911 in Illerich near Cochem , Mosel ; † January 18, 2000 in Bad Münstereifel ) was a German composer and music teacher .

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Eduard Pütz studied 1930-1935 school music and mathematics at the College of Music and at the University in Cologne . His composition teachers were Heinrich Lemacher , Hermann Schroeder and Kaspar Roeseling. After the war he worked as a publishing arranger and pianist in various jazz ensembles. 1950–1965 he was a teacher at the grammar school in Rheinbach , 1965–1979 lecturer for music theory and composition at the Rheinische Musikschule in Cologne. In 1997 he was awarded the Federal Cross of Merit for his work .

Eduard Pütz's work includes an opera, a requiem, orchestral works, chamber music, choral music and piano music. As a composer, he was concerned with overcoming the boundaries between so-called “serious” and “entertaining” music; his compositions therefore often include stylistic features of jazz and pop music. One of these works is the “Jazz Sonata” for piano (1988), in which a synthesis between contemporary music and jazz is achieved. Contemporary tonality and jazz harmony are not opposites here, classical design and improvisational attitude combine to form a unit. Further works in cross-over style are "Twilight Dream" for violin and piano (1983), "Blues for Benni" for viola and piano (1991), "Cries in the dark" for saxophone and string quartet and the "Blues Fantasy" for 6 cellos. The orchestral piece “Blue Fantasy” was premiered in 1996 by the Landesjugend-Orchester Nordrhein-Westfalen and recorded on CD.

His musical convictions Pütz expressed in an interview in 1997:

“In our century, serious and light music have diverged greatly, which was not the case in the past. Years ago this separation was even stronger, today both seem to come together again for many. I've always stood in between. Many people see the simultaneous engagement with light music and serious music as a violation of artistic purity. You may be right. But Brecht wrote somewhere in his writings about the theater: One of the most important functions of the theater is entertainment. If I suppressed my inclination to lighter or more accessible forms of music, I would not be honest. ""

Pütz also wrote many easy-to-play works for children and young people and responded to requests from practice. Some works are often used in the classroom, including “Mr. Clementi goin 'on holidays ”for piano, the“ Short stories ”for cello and piano or the cycle“ Let's play together ”for piano four hands.

Works (selection)

Piano music

  • "Half of life". Piano piece in two movements based on a poem by Friedrich Hölderlin (1975)
  • Litaniae alle cinque (1976)
  • Mr. Clementi goin 'on Holidays. Little practice pieces in blues and rock style (1976)
  • Toccata (1976)
  • Capriccio, Notturno and Blues (1980)
  • I'm sorry, Mr. Czerny (1988)
  • Jazz Sonata (1988)
  • Let's swing, Mr. Bach! 6 Piano Pieces in 'Play-Bach' Style (1991)
  • Waltzing the Blues, 3 Jazz Waltzes (1991)
  • Young People's Music Box (1992)
  • Night pieces (1993)
  • How about that, Mr. Offenbach! (1995)
  • Jazz Sonatina (1998)

Piano four hands:

  • Pas de deux. Little ballet for piano four hands (1991)
  • 3 Jazz Waltzes for piano four hands, arranged by Fritz Emonts (1991)
  • Let's play together, 10 jazz pieces for piano four hands (1994)

Chamber music

  • Improvisation modale for flute and piano (1964)
  • Blue Waltzt for violin (flute, clarinet, saxophone, trumpet, cello) and piano (1976)
  • 5 poems for violin and piano texts by Shakespeare, Petrarca, Mayakowskij, Heine and Verlaine (1980)
  • Canto epico for string quartet (1982)
  • Meditations for viola and guitar (1983)
  • Sonata for viola and piano (1984)
  • Frammenti for four violas (1986)
  • Cries in the dark, blues for saxophone and string quartet (1986)
  • "O Welt ..." for oboe, violin, viola and cello (1987)
  • Sonata for 7 cellos (1988)
  • Funny Serenades for violin and piano (1989)
  • Adagietto for violoncello and piano (1990)
  • Blues for Benni, for viola and piano (1991)
  • Blues Fantasy for 6 cellos (1991)
  • Tango passionato for 4 cellos (1992)
  • Twilight Dream for violin and piano (1993)
  • Capricious Waltz for flute and piano (1993)
  • Short Stories, 10 small pieces for cello and piano (1994)
  • Serenade for treble recorder and accordion (1994)
  • 2nd string quartet (1995)
  • Trio for violin, violoncello and piano (1996)
  • Jazz capriccio for alto saxophone and piano (1998)

Organ music

  • "Rosa mystica". Four meditations for organ (1980)

Orchestral works

  • Concerto for violoncello and orchestra (1985)
  • Romance for alto saxophone, violoncello, strings and percussion (1989)
  • Blue Fantasy for orchestra (1996)

Vocal works

  • Opera "Riders to the Sea", one act by John Millington Synge , transl. by Heinrich Böll (1972)
  • The crazy minstrel, text by Joseph von Eichendorff for mixed choir (1993)
  • Requiem based on texts from the Old and New Testaments for soprano, tenor, baritone, mixed choir and orchestra (1994)

literature

  • Reinhart von Gutzeit , Rainer Mohrs: Music should create a connection between people . Conversation with the composer Eduard Pütz. In: Üben & Musiegen, Heft 5/1997, pp. 22–26
  • Rainer Mohrs: A border crosser between the worlds . On the death of the composer Eduard Pütz. In: Fermate, Rheinisches Musikmagazin, issue 2 vol. 19, 2000, pp. 43–45 (with catalog raisonné)
  • Rainer Mohrs: Between serious and popular music . For the 100th birthday of the composer Eduard Pütz. In: Ensemble, magazine for chamber music, issue 2, April / May 2011, pp. 40–43
  • Rainer Mohrs: On the 100th birthday of the composer Eduard Pütz . In: Yearbook of the Rhein-Sieg-Kreis 2012, pp. 154–158
  • Rainer Mohrs: Important artist from the Eifel. About the composer Eduard Pütz, who was born in Illerich . In: Yearbook 2013 for the Cochem-Zell district, pp. 168–174
  • Susanne Werner: A memory of the Rheinbach composer Eduard Pütz . In: Yearbook of the Rhein-Sieg District 2004, pp. 120–122.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Reinhart von Gutzeit, Rainer Mohrs: Music should create a connection between people . Conversation with the composer Eduard Pütz. In: Üben & Musiegen, Heft 5/1997, pp. 22–26

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personal data
SURNAME Pütz, Eduard
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Eddy
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German composer and music teacher
DATE OF BIRTH February 13, 1911
PLACE OF BIRTH Illerich near Cochem , Mosel
DATE OF DEATH January 18, 2000
Place of death Bad Münstereifel