Maurice Thöni

Maurice Thöni (born March 1, 1897 in Lausanne , † November 8, 1980 ibid) was a Swiss accordionist , composer and music editor .

biography

As a musician and composer, Thöni was largely self-taught. As an accordionist, he was a sought-after soloist. He is considered a co-founder of accordion orchestral music. From 1923 to 1940 he was active as an editor and arranger at the music publisher G. Helbling. In 1941 he founded his own music publishing company in Erlenbach im Simmental , Canton Bern . Gottfried Aegler took on this task from 1976 to 2014 . Since January 1st, 2015 Edition Thöni has been continued by Andreas Steiner - accorda Musikverlag in Herzogenbuchsee (Switzerland). From 1944 Thöni lived again in Lausanne.

As a composer he wrote mainly for accordion and accordion orchestra, but also for brass bands .

Compositions

Works for accordion orchestra

(Compositions and arrangements)

• At the coppersmith's / Chez le forgeron

Character piece, Maurice Thöni score, acc. I, IIa, IIb, IIIa / b, IV, bass, drums (anvil), handh. I-IV, FB

• Montreux

Marsch, Otto Held Acc. I-IV, bass, drums, handh. I-III

• Lausanne

Marsch, Maurice Thöni Score, Acc. I, IIa, IIb, III, IV, bass, drums, handh. I-IV, FB, Thöni-Bass

• Nadia

Waltz, Maurice Thöni score, score, acc. I, IIa, IIb, III, IV, electronium, percussion, handh. I-IV, FB

• La Mi-été

Walzer, Maurice Thöni Akk. I, IIa, IIb, III, IV, Bass, Handh. I-IV

• Es Strüssli us Müettis Gärtli

Waltz song, Rudy Burkhalter, arr.Maurice Thöni Acc. I, IIa, IIb, III, IV, bass, handh. I-IV, FB, Thöni-Bass

• Aigle

Marsc, Maurice Thöni Score, Acc. I, IIa, IIb, III, IV, Bass, Electronium, Drums, Handh. I-IV, Thöni bass

• Spring on Lake Zug

Polka, Alois Amgwerd, arr.Maurice Thöni Score, acc. I, IIa, IIb, III, IV, bass, handh. I-IV

• The good drop of Dézaley / La fine goutte de Dézaley

Mazurka, Otto Held, arr.Maurice Thöni Acc. I-IV, Bass, Handh. I, II, FB, IV

• Little Devil Parade / Parade of the Diablotin

Marsch, A. Truan, arr. Maurice Thöni Akk. I, Handh. I-IV

• Caravane

Character piece. Maurice Thöni Score, Acc. I, IIa, IIb, IIIa / b, IV, Bass, Handh. I-IV, FB

• The beautiful Berghaus / Le beau chalet

Polka, Maurice Thöni Akk. I, IIa, IIb, III, IV, bass, electronium, drums, handh. I-III, FB, Thöni-Bass

• Echo du Chasseral

Marsch, Marcel Frossard, arr.Maurice Thöni score, acc. I, orch. Chrom., Acc. IIa, IIb, IIIa, IIIb (electronium), IV, bass, drums, handh. I-IV, Thöni bass

• Famous Largo from the opera "Xerxes"

Georg Friedrich Handel, arr. Maurice Thöni Score, Acc. I-IV, Bass, Handh. I, obligatory piano, string bass ad lib.

• Ave Maria

Franz Schubert, arr. Maurice Thöni score, acc. I, IIa / b, IIIa / b, IV, bass, oblig. Piano, string bass ad lib., Handh. I.

• Caro mio ben

Arie, Tommaso Giordani, arr.Maurice Thöni Score, Acc. I, IIa, IIb, III, IV, Bass, Handh. I-III

• Cairo Airport

March from the suite “Around the Mediterranean”, Carl Schneider-Kräupl score, acc. I, II, III, IV, electronium or acc. IIIa, bass, drums, handh. I-III  

• The sea princess

Waltz, Marcel Frossard, arr.Maurice Thöni score, acc. I, IIa, IIb, III, IV bass, drums, harmonics. I-IV, FB

• Familiar sounds / confidence

Tango, Marcel Frossard, arr.Maurice Thöni score, acc. I, IIa, IIb, IIIa, IIIb, IV, bass, handh. I-IV, Thöni bass

• intermezzo

Character piece, Maurice Thöni score, acc. I, IIa, IIb (bandoneon 1), IIc (bandoneon 2), III, IV, bass, electronium, drums, handh. I, IIa, IIb volume. 1), IIc (Bandoneon 2), III, IV, Thöni-Bass

• Yverdon

Marsch, Maurice Thöni, arr. M. Novotny Score, Acc. I-IV, Electr., Bass, Drums, Harmonic. I-III

• Graziella

Character piece, Maurice Thöni Acc. I, IIa, IIb, III, IV, bass, electronium, drums, handh. I-IV, Thöni bass

• Festival march

Maurice Thöni Score, acc. I, IIa, IIb, III, IV, bass, drums, harmonics. I-IV, Thöni bass

• Famous prisoner's choir from the opera "Nabucco"

Giuseppe Verdi, arr.Maurice Thöni Score, Acc. I, IIa, IIb, III, IV, Electronium, Bass, Timpani, Handh. I-III, Thöni-Bass (in original key F sharp major and easier F major)

• Alla Polacca

Konzertmazurka, Maurice Thöni score, acc. I, orch. Chrom., IIa, IIb, IIIa, IIIb, IV, bass, drums, handh. I, IIa, IIb, IIIa, IIIb, FB, IV, Thöni-Bass

• Emmental sounds

Länders, Robert Stalder, arr. Maurice Thöni Score, Acc. I, IIa, IIb, III, IV, Electronium, Bass, Drums, Handh. I, IIa, IIb, III, FB, IV

• Nyon

Marsch, Maurice Thöni Score, Acc. I, IIa, IIb, III, IV, bass, drums, harmonics. I, IIa, IIb, III, IV, Thöni-Bass

• Clown promenade

Character piece, Maurice Thöni score, acc. I-IV, electronium ad lib., Bass, drums, handh. I-III, FB, IV, Thöni-Bass

• Valse de la Rue

Walzer, Maurice Thöni score, acc. I, IIa, IIb, III, IV, electronium ad lib., Bass, drums, handh. I-III  

• Marcietta Serenata

Maurice Thöni Score, Orch. Chrom., Acc. I, IIa, IIb, III, IV, bass, drums, handh. I, IIa, IIb, III, IV

• Zeughauskeller march

Maurice Thöni Score, orch. Chr., Acc. Ia, Ib, IIa / b, IIIa, IIIb, IV, electr., Bass, drums, handharm. Ia / b, IIa / b, IIb, IIIa, IV

• Offenbach potpourri

Jacques Offenbach, arr. Maurice Thöni score, acc. Ia / b, orchestra chrome. a / b, IIa / b, IIIa, IIIb, IV, Electr., Bass, Drums, Handh. Ia / b, IIa / b, IIIa, IV

• Evocation / reminder

Concert waltz Maurice Thöni score, orch. Chrom., Acc. I, IIa, IIb, III, IV, electronium, bass, drums, handles I, IIa, IIb, IIa, FB, Thöni-Bass

• Communauté / community

Concert march Maurice Thöni Score, orch. Chr., Acc. Ia / b, IIa / b, IIIa, IIIb, IV, electronium, bass, drums, handh. (Special voice)

• spring flowers

Waltz, Gottfried Aegler Score, Acc. I-IV, Electr., Bass, Drums, Handh. I-III  

• Ready to fire

Marsch, Maurice Thöni Score, Orch. Chrom., Acc. I, II, IIIa, IIIb, IV, Electronium, Bass, Drums, Handh. I, II, IIIa, FB, IV, Thöni-Bass

Soloists with accordion orchestra

• Nos deux lurons / Our two brats

Konzertpolka, Maurice Thöni Solo for 2 trumpets or clarinets in C or Bb or 2 piccolos in C or 2 electrons or 2 accordions or 2 diat. Harmonicas score, solo part I and II, acc. I, II, IIIa / b, IV, bass, electr., Drums, handh. I, II, IIIa, IIIb (FB), IV

• Concertino in E flat major, op.26

for clarinet (or electronium) Carl-Maria von Weber, arr. Gottfried Aegler score, solo part in B or C, acc. I-IV, electronium I and II, bass, timpani, handh. I.

• Accordion passes for accordion

Maurice Thöni Score, Acc. I Solo, Acc. 1a / b, IIa, IIb, IIIa, IIIb ad lib., IV, Electronium, Bass, Drums, Hand. I, IIa

• L'Envol, Fox de virtuosité for accordion

Maurice Thöni score, acc. Solo, acc. I-IV, electronium, bass, drums

Works for small information with accordion

Small instrumentation with accordion: piccolo in C, 1st clarinet in Eb or Bb, 2nd clarinet in Bb, trumpet in Bb, trombone in C, accordion, bass in C or string bass

• Aigle "March"
• Au Bal des Vendanges "Waltz"
• Au Val d'Anniviers "Montferrine"
• Avec entrain / hearty "Schnellpolka"
• Bal au pressoir "March Polka"
• Ce Pétillant ... "March Polka"
• Contes du Léman "Waltz"
• Danse des Ours / Bear polka "Polka"
• Dansez! ... tournez! "Waltz"
• In the cave à Alfred "Polka"
• Echo du Chasseral "March"
• Echos alpestres "Valse-Lander"
• Fête à Champéry / Fäscht in Valais "Montferrine"
• Filles et garçons / Meitschi u Buebe "Valse-Länders"
• Grain de sel "Mazurka"
• Greetings from Iberg "March"
• Henriette de Chardonne "Polka"
• Hop! hop! "Gallop"
• Virgo look "Polka"
• L'Abbaye de Vucheren's "Waltz"
• La Madzourke "Mazurka"
• La Mi-été "Waltz"
• La "Poya" (Montée à l'alpage) "Polka"
• La Sautillante "March (Sautiche)"
• Le beau chalet "Polka"
• Le Pâtre du Jura "Waltz"
• "Lè Végnolan" (Les Vignerons) "Polka"
• Marche de fête "march"
• Marche militaire "march"
• Mazurka pearl "Mazurka"
• Montferrine de Salvan "Montferrine"
• Nyon "march"
• Pas Vaudois pour des prunes "Polka"
• Plat bernois / Bernerplatte "march"
• Sourire de Grandvaux "Waltz"
• Sous la bannière suisse "March"
• Souvenir of the Paccot "March (Sautiche)"
• Souvenirs de Vevey "March"
• Sur le pont de danse "Polka"
• Vas-y! / Just go ahead! "Schnellpolka"
• "For good" / "à votre santé!" "March"
• Polka ouverte "Polka (traditional costume dance)"

Works for marching bands

• 1930 Hohner March - Salut à Lausanne
• 1943 Zeughauskeller march
• 1944 Liberté , march
• 1969 Communaute , concert march
• Aigle , march
• Au Bal des Vendanges , waltz
• Au Val d'Anniviers, Montferrine
• Bal au Pressoir , March
• Flower from Capri , Intermezzo-Fox
• Ce Pétillant , march
• Contes du Léman , waltz
• Dans la cave à Alfred , polka
• Dansez! ... tournez , waltz
• Faithful to Dr Scholle
• Echos alpestres , Walzer-Lander
• Filles et garçons / Meitschi u Buebe , waltz country dealer
• Grain de sel , mazurka
• Henriette de Chardonne , polka
• Hop! hop! , Gallop
• Virgo look , polka
• L'Abbaye de Vucherens , waltz
• La "Madzourke" , mazurka
• La Mi-été , waltz
• La "Poya" (Montée à l'alpage) , polka
• La Sautillante «Sautiche» , march
• Le beau chalet , polka
• "Lè Végnolan" (Les Vignerons) , polka
• Marche de fete
• Marche militaire
• Mazurka perlée
• Montferrine de Salvan
• Nostalgic waltz
• Nyon , march
• Vintage Fox
• Panama
• Pas Vaudois pour des prunes , polka
• Plat bernois / Berner Platte , March
• Sourire de Grandvaux , waltz
• Sous la bannière suisse , march
• Souvenir des Paccot - «Sautriche» , March
• Souvenir de Vevey , march
• Sur le pont de danse , polka
• Forward march
• "For the benefit!" / «À votre santé!» , March