Hieronymus Lochmatter
Hieronymus Lochmatter (born March 3, 1916 in St. Niklaus , † 1993 in Brig-Glis ) was a Swiss conductor and composer . He is the composer of the famous Walliser March .
family
Hieronymus Lochmatter was a grandson of Maria Lochmatter, born in 1820, who was the eldest sister of Josef Marie Lochmatter . In 1945 Hieronymus Lochmatter married Maria Anna Brägger von Kirchberg . The couple ran the Hotel Monte Rosa in St. Niklaus Dorf from 1960. The family moved to Brig-Glis .
conductor
Hieronymus Lochmatter was a conductor a. a. of the Edelweiss Music Society in St. Niklaus VS and from 1962 to 1977 the Brunegghorn Music Society in Herbriggen .
composer
Hieronymus Lochmatter composed a. a. in 1968 the Walliser March (also: March of the Gebrigsinfanterieregiment 18 ( Geb Inf Rgt 18 , today Gebirgsinfanteriebrigade 9 ( Geb Inf Br 9 ))) and in 1972 the Aletsch March . The Valais March was a success in Switzerland and was acquired by a Dutch music agency. Even today it is played quite often, such as at the 82nd Oberwalliser Musikfest in 2017.
Individual evidence
- ^ Walliser Jahrbuch , Volume 82, Rotten Verlag, Visp 2013, page 24.
- ^ J. Ruppen and V. Summermatter: Family statistics . 1975, p. 302.
- ^ Walliser March in the WorldCat library catalog , accessed on October 18, 2017.
- ↑ Geb Inf Rgt 18 is definitely history. In: Urner Wochenblatt, August 29, 2003, accessed on October 19, 2017.
- ^ Aletsch March in the WorldCat library catalog , accessed on October 18, 2017.
- ^ Walliser Marsch , Molenaar Edition BV, Wormerveer
- ^ Walliser Marsch extract from the score on sheetmusicplus.com
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Lochmatter, Hieronymus |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Lochmatter, Hironymus |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss conductor and composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 3, 1916 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | St. Niklaus , Canton of Valais, Switzerland |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1993 |
| Place of death | Brig-Glis |