Ernst Lüthold

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Ernst Lüthold (born May 24, 1904 in Baar ; † August 27, 1966 in Zurich ) was a Swiss composer .

Life

Ernst Lüthold comes from an old Baar family. His father, Arnold Lüthold, was a decorative painter and amateur clarinetist who substituted in the Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich . Although Ernst Lüthold showed musical talent at an early age, he first learned a commercial profession in Zurich and worked as an employee in the banking and pharmaceutical industries. In the end, Lüthold decided to take up a musical education and in 1927 passed the diploma examination to become a conductor at the Zurich Music Academy.

In the following years Lüthold was active as the musical director of various choirs and wind orchestras, including in Baar, Adliswil , Küsnacht , Lucerne and Kilchberg . With these orchestras he was also successful in competitions, around 1937 at the Zug Cantonal Music Festival and in 1948 at the Federal Music Festival in St. Gallen. In addition, he trained other wind music conductors and was active as a judge in competitions. He was also involved in founding the wind orchestra of the Zurich Music Academy and the ELWE music publisher .

plant

Lüthold was an important composer of military marches, including the well-known piece "Schwyzer soldiers". His first march, "Across the Ocean", was inspired by the Atlantic crossing that Charles Lindbergh made in 1927. Lüthold wrote a total of 23 marches; In addition, he wrote other pieces for wind music and numerous works for choir.

  • 1927 Across the ocean
  • 1927 Upward, March
  • 1930 honor of soldiers, march
  • 1933 Fidelity to the banner, march
  • 1933 Ready for military service
  • 1942 Fanfare March
  • 1944 freedom of nations
  • 1945 Aether waves, march
  • 1948 Conrad Ferdinand Meyer-March
  • 1952 Viva la Grischa, March
  • 1953 funeral march
  • 1953 anthem
  • 1954 Andante Festival
  • 1955 Musketeer March
  • 1957 March of the Zurich Division
  • 1960 Old friends, march
  • 1961 Festival march 100 years of EMC
  • 1961 Guild Masters March
  • 1961 anniversary march
  • 1961 A. Schindler March
  • 1961 Schwyz soldiers, march
  • 1962 March of the 83rd Infantry Regiment
  • 1963 March of the Feet, Battalion 59 (59er March)
  • 1964 festival march of the millers
  • 1964 Züri March
  • Kilchberg March

literature

  • 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. 480 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ The publisher. Website of the music publisher ELWE, accessed on November 7, 2018 .
personal data
SURNAME Lüthold, Ernst
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss composer
DATE OF BIRTH May 24, 1904
PLACE OF BIRTH Baar ZG
DATE OF DEATH August 27, 1966
Place of death Zurich