Honorat Cotteli

Honorat Cotteli (born January 4, 1941 in Banska Bystrica , Slovakia ; † February 2, 2014 in Baden , Switzerland ) was a Slovak composer , violinist and music teacher .

Life

Honorat Cotteli 2006

Honorat Cotteli spent his early youth in his hometown of Banska Bystrica . At the age of six (1948) he received his first violin lessons. Soon his talent and musicality were noticed. At the age of 14 he moved to Brno and began studying violin at the local conservatory, which he graduated from in 1960 in Bratislava . A year before he graduated, he became a member of the Bratislava Radio Orchestra and music editor for the Czechoslovak radio . Soon thereafter, he joined the Slovak Philharmonic . From 1964 he also worked as concertmaster at the State Opera Banska Bystrica.

In 1967 Cotteli was able to leave the then communist Slovakia and move to Switzerland. He joined the orchestra of the St. Gallen City Theater as a violinist and was entrusted with the position of concert master two years later. With his Cotteli quartet (1st violin Honorat Cotteli, 2nd violin Miloslav Kopecky, viola Oskar Menzel, violoncello Conrad Schmid) he was active as a chamber musician and soloist.

In 1970 Cotteli became a member of the Zurich Opera Orchestra and moved to Spreitenbach not far from Zurich. Under the direction of Räto Tschupp he became a member of the Camerata Zurich . In 1976 he was appointed violin teacher at the Zurich Conservatory ( Zurich University of the Arts ZHdK). From 1970 onwards, the focus of his musical work falls in Switzerland. From 1986 his interest and his musical creation shifted more and more to the composition of his own works. His last composition, Trais , was composed in 2013, the year before his death.

Compositional creation

Cotteli's compositional work began in 1986. About 80 works were created for a wide variety of instrumentations. In 1996, the year of Slovak music, two of his works were awarded at the composition competition: Four Bagatelles for solo string instrument, composed in 1991 and Trio Burlesco for string trio , composed in 1994. His tonal language is characterized by an expanded tonality. Rhythms and themes from the folk music of his Slovak homeland flowed into it. Honorat Cotteli entrusted all of the material for his compositions to the Zurich Central Library in 2013 .

reception

Cotteli's individual works were included in the programs of chamber music ensembles and chamber orchestras. Performances took place in Switzerland, Slovakia, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Belgium, Spain and Japan.

Awards and honors

1996: Year of Slovak Music: The two works Vier Bagatellen (1991) and Trio Burlesco (1994) are awarded 2nd prize in the composition competition.
1999: Mentioned in the International Who's Who in Music (17th edition, 1999)
2005: Composer portrait as part of the chamber music series Foyer musical of the Zurich Opera, on the occasion of his departure from the orchestra

Works

Orchestral works

Orchestral works for strings

1989 Intrada , light lecture music for string orchestra

1993 Impressioni , light concert music for string orchestra

1994 Fantasia Giocosa , demanding concert music for solo violin and strings

1998 Swing Part , demanding swinging chamber music for string orchestra

1997 Partita Slovacca , demanding chamber music for solo Vl1 and Vl2 and string orchestra

2001 Creazioni Sonore , demanding chamber music for solo va and cb and strings

2004 Umori / moods , light concert music for strings

2005 Piccola Rapsodia Slovacca , medium- difficulty orchestral music for chamber orchestra

2006 Archi Spiccati , demanding rhythmic string music
2007 Fantasticando Una Fantasia , demanding concert music for strings and synthesizers

Orchestral works with / for wind instruments

1998 Intrada , light lecture music for brass band

Orchestral works for larger ensembles

1991 Little Swing , light swing music for strings, Fl, Ob, Cl, Fg, Tr, Tn, Vib., Play along CD available
1997 Fantasia Giocosa , demanding concert music for solo viol and orchestra
1996/98 orchestino , demanding orchestral music, concertino for symph. Orchestra
1996 Racconti Di Faust , demanding orchestral music for solo vl. and orchestra
2000 Saloniata , light concert music for salon orchestra
2001 Pohreb , demanding music for solos and choir and orchestra (in Slovak verses by M. Kováč)

Chamber music

Chamber music for 1–3 instruments

1988 Musica Per Due Archi , light performance music for Vl and Vla
1989 Musica Slovacca , light performance music for 2 string instruments

1991 Vier Bagatellen , demanding music for 1 string instrument solo (arr. For the following instruments: Vl; Va; Vc; or Cb)

1994 Trio Burlesco , demanding chamber music for Vl, Va and Vc

1997 Swing Part , demanding swinging chamber music for Vl, Git and Cb

1998 Framenti , demanding chamber music solo string instrument (arr. For the following instruments: Vl; Va; Vc)

1999 Duo Concertante , demanding duo music for 2Vl; 2 Va; or 2 Vc

2000 Promenade Avec Monet , demanding music for flute solo

2001 Contrasti , demanding concert music for solo harp

1955/1997 Melodia Opus 1 , easy performance music for two violins, alternatively with play along CD (revision of the composition from 1955/1997)

2002 Zingara Slovacca , light music for Vl, Acc and Cb

2005 Recitativo Al Piccolo Tango , virtuoso music for solo violin

2006 Contrasti Poetici , demanding chamber music for flute and harp

2007 Maniere Di Soler , demanding concert music for solo harpsichord

2007 Ave Maria , Liturgical Poème for string instrument and speaking voice

2007 Tango Breve , light lecture music for Acc and bass instrument

2009 Canto Amabile , light lecture music for 2 Vl, or 2 Vla, or 2 Vc

2010 Frammenti Nuovi , virtuoso solo music for Vl or Vla

2011 Spievanky , demanding chamber music for flute and harp

2011 sevenths , demanding chamber music for Cl, Cl B and Cl Es

2012 Dreams , demanding chamber music for harp and piano (based on Slovak folk motifs)

2013 Trais , demanding chamber music for piano, harp and electronics

Music for string quartet

1995 Swing Part , demanding swinging chamber music for string quartet

1998 Yiddish melody , light lecture music for string quartet

1999 Transeamus Usque Bethlehem , light Christmas music from Slovakia for string quartet

2007 Tango Breve , light lecture music for string quartet

2007 Roxy , demanding swinging music for string quartet

2009 Musica Slovacca , light performance music for string quartet

Works with piano

1995 Preludi , demanding chamber music for violin and piano

1996 Episodi , demanding chamber music for flute and piano

1996 Swing Part For 7 , demanding swinging chamber music for string trio, fl, sax, vibr. and piano

1996 Capriccio , demanding chamber music for violin and piano

1997 Volti Grotteschi , demanding chamber music for double bass (5-string / 4-string fis-hea) and piano

1998 Suit Per Tre , demanding chamber music for Vl, Vc and piano or for Cb, Fg, Cl in Bb, Cor in F, Tn

2004 Tangeada Engiadinaisa , medium- difficulty tango music for solo fl, solo fl, strings and piano

2004 Zuzkine Melódie , easy two- to three-part piano music

2007 Mishkin Swing , swinging lecture music for piano

2009 Ballad , demanding chamber music for double bass and piano

2012 Tango Breve , demanding chamber music for harp and piano

2012 Vocalise , demanding chamber music for harp, piano and vocal

Vocal works

1996/1997 Spievané Verše / Sung Verses , Five songs for mezzo-soprano and piano, based on texts by Slovak poets, demanding vocal music
1998 Herbstwind , ballad for baritone and piano on text by Manfred Krüger-Oestreich, demanding vocal music
2004 Wasserzauber , Poème for voice, Cb and piano
2006 Rufe Des Ozeans , Poème for high voice, Fl, Vc and piano
2009 Nenávisť A Zmierenie / Hass und Versöhnung , based on a poem by Alexander Žemla for soprano, Fl, Vc and piano, demanding vocal music
2010 Dôstojnosť Staroby / Dignity Of Age , Poème for deep male voice and piano, freely based on a poem by Alexander Žemla

Different line-ups

1987 Concertino “Instrumental” , light performance music for instrument solo and obligato (and / or ensemble and / or CD). Solo, Obligato, Ensemble, CD, totally combinable for all instruments and moods, e.g. B. Vl and Vl; Fl and Fg; Vc and Vib and Ens; Ob and Cl and CD and Ensemble; etc.
1995 Fantasticherie , demanding chamber music for Fl, Hp, Vl, Va and Vc
1997 Musica Per Ottoni , demanding chamber music for brass quintet
1997 Musica Per Contrabassi , demanding chamber music for four double basses, flute and vibraphone
1998 Swing Part For Six , demanding swinging chamber music for string quartet and Ob / Cl and Cl / Clb
1998 Favole Slovacche , light chamber music for 4-part harp ensemble
1999 Musica Cassoviae , demanding chamber music for string quartet, Ob / Cl and Cl / Clb
2000 Percussionata , light music for percussion instruments and accordion ensemble
2000 Wohlener March , light music for accordion ensemble
2005 Fiori , medium difficulty music for accordion, flute and strings

Music for class

2001 CD and solo instrument, ( Offenbach: Barcarole ) arr. For instrument in C

2001 CD and solo instrument ( B. Martinů: Jazz-Rhythmus ) arr. For Vl, Va, Vc and other instruments in C, Bb, Eb

2002 CD and solo instrument ( J. Massenet: Meditation ) arr. For Vl

2002 CD and solo instrument ( G. Fauré: Berceuse ) arr. For Vl

2002 CD and solo instrument ( J. Joplin: Entertainer ) arr. For Vl, Va, Vc and instruments in C, Bb, Eb

2002 CD and solo instrument ( J. Joplin: Synkopations ) arr. For Vl, Va, Vc and instruments in C, Bb, Eb
2003 CD and solo instrument ( folk music from Romania ) arr. For Vl, Va, Vc and instruments in C, B, Eb

Web links

Alfred Zimmerlin : Image-Music - Honorat Cotteli in the Zurich Opera House. In the NZZ , November 8, 2005, accessed on April 29, 2014

personal data
SURNAME	Cotteli, Honorat
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Slovak composer, violinist and music teacher
DATE OF BIRTH	January 4, 1941
PLACE OF BIRTH	Banska Bystrica
DATE OF DEATH	2nd February 2014
Place of death	to bathe