Karl Schell (composer)
Karl Schell (born January 26, 1864 in Freiburg im Breisgau ; † April 11, 1936 in Basel ) was a Swiss composer , conductor and organist .
From 1886 he worked in Basel as a conductor of wind orchestras and choirs as well as an organist (including the St. Clarakirche ). As the conductor of the Stadtmusik Basel - at that time it was still called the Basler Musikverein - he worked for years.
His compositional oeuvre includes choir and wind orchestra works. He composed and arranged numerous pieces for the Basel Carnival . He founded his own publishing house in Basel , which enjoyed a good name in brass music circles.
Works
Works for wind orchestra
- 1909: Festive prelude to a patriotic celebration.
- 1909: Here Basel, here Swiss soil!
- 1927: In the high forest. overture
- 1931: Grotta azzura. overture
- 1931: Prelude and Scherzo , opus 36a
- To Mozart. overture
- Basel Feschtspiel marches.
- The limit to.
- Glopfgaischt.
- My Swiss country, how I love you! Fantasy about songs of the fatherland
- Morning prank.
- Victory. overture
Works for choir
- 1898 Three male choirs, opus 15
- Songs of our homeland! 106 Swiss folk and fatherland songs to sing and play for piano.
Grave in the Wolfgottesacker cemetery , Basel
Grave in the Wolfgottesacker cemetery, Basel
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Individual evidence
- ↑ Short biography on HeBu Musikverlag , accessed on October 10, 2019.
- ↑ Online archive catalog of the Basel-Stadt State Archives: Stadtmusik Basel, 1891–2000 , accessed on October 10, 2019.
- ↑ altebasel.ch: History of the Morgenstreich / Morgestraich , accessed on October 10, 2019.
Web links
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Schell, Karl |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss composer, conductor and organist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 26, 1864 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Freiburg in Breisgau |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 11, 1936 |
| Place of death | Basel |