Jean-Bernard Kaupert
Jean-Bernard Kaupert (born as Johann Bernhard Kaupert , born April 28, 1786 in Kleinherreth , Upper Franconia , † May 10, 1863 in Tolochenaz , Canton of Vaud ) was a Swiss music teacher and composer . He is considered to be the “singer fathers” of French-speaking western Switzerland .
Kaupert first studied theology in Jena before settling down as a teacher in Nyon in 1811 and later in Morges . In 1817 he received Swiss citizenship. Under the influence of the Wetziker School , inspired by Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi , Kaupert published the first French-language folk song collection Chant national suisse with 14 songs in 1830 . His folk song courses in Geneva , Lausanne and Morges formed the basis for the popular song movement initiated by Hans Georg Nägeli to spread from German-speaking Switzerland to French -speaking Switzerland .
literature
- Jacques Burdet: Les origines du Chant choral dans le Canton de Vaud. Lausanne, 1946, pp. 101-168.
Web links
- Jean Louis Matthey: Kaupert, Jean Bernard. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Kaupert, Jean-Bernard |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Kaupert, Johann Bernhard (maiden name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss music teacher and composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 28, 1786 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Kleinherreth , Upper Franconia |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 10, 1863 |
| Place of death | Tolochenaz , Canton of Vaud |