Jacques Wildberger
Jacques Wildberger (born January 3, 1922 in Basel , † August 23, 2006 in Riehen ) was a Swiss composer . He is considered one of the most important Swiss composers of the 20th century.
Life
Wildberger became a member of the Labor Party (PdA) in 1944 and composed battle songs for the workers' cabaret in Basel and the Neue Volksbühne Basel; In 1947 he left the PdA in response to Stalin's policies .
After initial studies at the Basel Conservatory (including piano with Eduard Henneberger ), he studied with Wladimir Vogel in Ascona from 1948 to 1952 , in particular twelve-tone technique (dodecaphony).
Initially hostile to his dodecaphonic work in Switzerland, he later caused a sensation abroad as the successor to Arnold Schönberg with his twelve-tone compositions. From 1959 to 1966 he was a lecturer at the Hochschule für Musik Karlsruhe for composition, analysis and instrumentation. After a stay in Berlin as a DAAD scholarship holder in 1967, he was professor for composition and composition at the Conservatory of the Music Academy of the City of Basel from 1967 to 1987 .
Awards (selection)
- Stereo Prize of the German Broadcasting Industry (1965)
- Composer Prize of the Swiss Tonkünstlerverein (1981)
Web links
- Literature by and about Jacques Wildberger in the catalog of the German National Library
- Jacques Wildberger's estate in the Basel University Library
- Short biography and list of works (SME - Musinfo, accessed October 6, 2017)
- Michael Kunkel: The composer Jacques Wildberger - a portrait sketch (statements and documents, compiled for his 80th birthday)
- Mortalino.com: Composer Jacques Wildberger died on August 25, 2006 ( Memento from September 27, 2007 in the Internet Archive )
- Sound recordings with works by the composer from the SRG SSR archive on Neo.Mx3
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Wildberger, Jacques |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 3, 1922 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Basel |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 23, 2006 |
| Place of death | Riehen |