Eugene Kutschera
Eugen Kutschera (born January 10, 1852 in Brno , † February 9, 1918 in Aarau ) was a Czech composer , conductor , teacher and music director .
Life
Kutschera graduated from high school in Brno and studied music at the Prague Conservatory. After completing his studies, Kutschera traveled to Linz , Brno , Graz , Gdansk , Vienna and Basel as a conductor , until he finally took up a permanent position as music director in Aarau in 1892 at the teachers' seminar (now the Neue Kantonsschule Aarau ). Eugen Kutschera initially took on a position as a piano teacher and from 1905 also worked as a singing teacher. He stayed in these positions in Aarau for the last 25 years of his life.
In addition to his work as a teacher, Kutschera composed several works, but without financial success. He contributed pieces to the centenary celebrations in the canton of Aargau and was the conductor of the Aarauer Cäcilienverein. He also wrote musical articles for the Neue Zürcher Zeitung .
Kutschera died unexpectedly of a stroke on February 9, 1918 in Aarau.
Works
- A young monk in the Heisterbach monastery (1898), for mixed choir.
- Music for the Aargau Centenary Celebration (1903), Festival for the Centenary Celebration 1903. Text by Gottlieb Fischer .
- The Battle of the Stoss (1905) Appenzell Festival for the centenary celebration in 1905. Text by Georg Baumberger .
- Music for Arnold von Melchthal (1907), festival drama for the Swiss Federal Gymnastics Festival. Text by Gottlieb Fischer.
literature
- Franz Kretz: Steps out of the house - beginnings and youth of teacher education in Aarau. Department of Education of the Canton of Aargau, Aarau 1994
- Arthur Frey, Jacob Suter .: Eugen Kutschera: (Nekrolog). Sauerländer Verlag, Aarau 1918
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kutschera, Eugene |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Czech composer, conductor, teacher and music director |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 10, 1852 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Brno |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 9, 1918 |
| Place of death | Aarau |