Jean Daetwyler

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Jean Hans August Daetwyler (born January 24, 1907 in Basel ; † June 4, 1994 in Sierre ) was a Swiss conductor and composer .

Life

Daetwyler studied in Paris from 1927 to 1938 at the Schola Cantorum and at the César Franck School , where he was a student of Vincent d'Indy , Charles Koechlin , Guy de Lioncourt , Albert Bertelin and Jean de Valois from 1927 to 1938 . In 1939 he returned to Switzerland and settled in Sierre . There he became music director. From 1947 to 1972 he was Professor of Harmony and Counterpoint at the Conservatory of Sion , Switzerland . Daetwyler was the founder and from 1948 to 1990 also the conductor of La Chanson du Rhône .

In terms of composition, he shows references to Gregorian chant, Valais folklore and expressionism. His oeuvre includes around 600 compositions.

Works

Works for orchestra

  • Concerto pour cor des Alpes et Orchester
  • Premier concerto pour cor des Alpes, flute, cordes et percussion
  • 1983 Deuxieme concerto pour cor des Alpes, flute, cordes et percussion
    1. Nature in its mystery and complexity
    2. Lament
    3. Village dance
  • Dialogue with nature pour alphorn, piccolo et orchester
  • Suite anniviarde
  • Concerto pour alto et orchester (1979)
  • Concerto pour trombone and orchestra
  • Ski symphony
  • Sinfonietta alpestre
  • Danses barbarous
  • Troisième concerto pour cor des Alpes, flute and orchestra
  • Symphony of the Alps
  • Montagnarde suite
  • Deuxieme concerto pour trombone tenor
  • Concertino pour guitar and orchester a cordes (1981; dédié à Dieter Kreidler )

Works for wind orchestra

  • 1966 Poème et Fuge
  • 1966 St. Jakob an der Birs Overture
  • 1971 Concerto pour quartor des Saxophone et Percussion et orchester d'Harmonie
  • 1971 Morgarten 1315 Overture
  • 1975 Suvorov Overture, opus 193
  • 1976 Charles the Bold symphonic poem
  • 1981 Major Davel Symphonic Poetry
  • Ballet sans Ballerine - dance without a dancer
  • Capriccio Barbaro
  • Marignano March
  • Concerto pour ensemble de cuivres et percussion
  • Concert Rhapsody
  • Sky Symphony
  • Valais melodies

measure up

  • Mass valaisanne avec fifres et tambours pour choeir mixte, soliste, voix d'enfants, orgues, quintette a vent, trombones et trompettes; Text liturgique de la messe par l'Abbe François Varone

Other works

  • 4 + 1 Suite pour cor des Alpes et quatuor des cuivres
  • Trio pour cor des Alpes, flute et harpe
  • 1992 Noel valaison pour Choeur mixed
  • Noel Gothique
  • Aî-na-na
  • danse des bergers anniviards

Fonts

  • Croches et anicroches en Pays valaisan.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Wolfgang and Armin Suppan: The new lexicon of brass music , Blasmusikverlag Schulz, Freiburg / Breisgau 1994, ISBN 3-923058-07-1 .

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personal data
SURNAME Daetwyler, Jean
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Daetwyler, Jean Hans August (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss conductor and composer
DATE OF BIRTH January 24, 1907
PLACE OF BIRTH Basel
DATE OF DEATH 4th June 1994
Place of death Sierre