Georges Aeby (composer)
Georges Aeby (born August 13, 1902 in Friborg ; † January 26, 1953 there ) was a Swiss composer , conductor and professor at the Conservatory .
Life
Georges Aeby's family is originally from Saint Silvestre . His father was the tailor Francois-Auguste. His mother was Elisabeth Gnoblauch. He spent his childhood in Friborg. He received his first musical instruction at the Ecole normal d ' Hauterive from Joseph Bovet ( Gregorian chant and polyphony ) and from Léo Kathriner ( piano and organ ). When Paul Haas , the organist at the Cathedral of St. Nicholas , he had music and organ lessons. He studied at the conservatory in Bern with Ernst Graf (1886–1937). He studied conducting in Zurich with Hermann Scherchen and in Basel with Felix Weingartner . In his hometown and birthplace of Friborg, he was an important figure in cultural life. From 1922 to 1936 he was a teacher at the École de l'Auge, from 1934 to 1946 organist and director of the choir in the parish of St. Maurice , choir director at the Caecilienverein in Mutuelle , from 1952 to 1953 at the mixed choir - Chœur mixed in Bulle , Conductor of orchestras, from about 1934 to 1953 the well-known brass orchestra Musique “La Landwehr” de Friborg and last but not least professor at the conservatory.
Works
Georges Aebys œuvre includes festival music , masses , choir and wind orchestra works . The Bibliothèque cantionale et universitaire de Friborg published a catalog of his works.
Works for wind orchestra
- 1934 La légende du village poème dramatique en un prologue, deux axtes et un épiloge par Jean Risse , incidental music for solos, mixed choir, male choir, children's choir, fanfare orchestra and piano
- 1943 Land up, land down
- 1946 Gruyère hymn - hymn à la Gruyère for wind orchestra
- 1950 Fanfare du printemps (Spring March)
- Joseph vendu par ses frères , biblical drama for choir, organ and fanfare orchestra
- Tryptique
Choral works and masses
- 1940 Missa brevis ad 4 voces aequales
- 1953 Mass in the Caecilian style for 4-part male choir, organ accompaniment and brass
- A Nouthra Dona dè L'Evi for mixed choir, text: Cécile Lanthmann
- Chant de guerre for mixed choir (or male choir), text: Jean Risse
- Chœur du géranium for soprano solo and mixed choir, text: Paul Bondallaz
- La fille en bleu (sous le ciel d'Estavayer) for mixed choir, text: Jean Risse
- Au pays de Gruyère for mixed choir, text: Albert Schmidt
- Lè fèrmaillè for mixed choir, text: Jean Risse
- Fair brève pour la Journée fribourgeoise à l'Exposition nationale (Ascension 1964)
- Notre dame aux oiseaux for soprano solo and mixed choir, text: Jean Risse
- La légende de l'Edelweiss , chœur à voix égales, text: Jean Risse
- La réche dou moulin (La scie du moulin) for mixed choir, text: Pierre Quartenoud
- To bounamin for mixed choir, text: Jean Risse
- Ustaage-Liedli for mixed choir, text: Bernhard Rappo
Other works
- 1926 La sérénade . Operetta in 1 act for soprano, tenor, baryton, bass, choir and orchestra, text: Pierre Verdon
- 1937 The flag . Festival in 3 acts with prologue and epilogue
- 1938 Kan la têrà tzantè La Grôcha Fin . Drame villageois en 4 actes de Joseph Yerly , texts des chants de Jean Risse
- 1952 Jehan l'Eclopé , légende gruérienne en 8 tableaux d'Albert Schmidt
literature
- Jean-Louis Matthey: Aeby, Georges. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
- Etienne Chatton: Georges Aeby. Catalog exhaustif de l'œuvre Foreword: Martin Nicoulin Text: Oscar Moret
Web links
- Publications by Georges Aeby in the Helveticat catalog of the Swiss National Library
- Works by and about Georges Aeby in the catalog of the German National Library
- Georges Aeby (French)
Individual evidence
- ^ A b Maurice Senn: Catalog des œuvres de Georges Aeby . Ed .: Bibliothèque cantionale et universitaire de Friborg. Friborg 2014 (French, rero.ch ).
- ^ Daniel Peter Fattore: Georges Aeby. Retrieved October 22, 2017 .
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Aeby, Georges |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss composer and professor |
DATE OF BIRTH | August 13, 1902 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Freiburg in Üechtland |
DATE OF DEATH | January 26, 1953 |
Place of death | Freiburg in Üechtland |