Otto Würsch

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Otto Würsch

Otto Würsch (born August 8, 1908 in Lucerne ; † December 23, 1962 in Kilchberg ZH ) was a Swiss musician , composer and conductor .

Würsch grew up in Lucerne as the son of the mason polisher and trumpeter Otto Kaspar Würsch (from Emmetten NW) and Giovanna Maria Torelli (from Cerentino TI). He received his theoretical training at the Lucerne Music Academy. As a musician, he played the piston , trombone and bass violin in various Swiss music ensembles , including the Lucerne chapel Sebastian Kaufmann . With the Swiss clarinetist and saxophonist Kaspar Muther , he made records with the Ländlerkapelle Muther & Würsch on His Master's Voice .

In 1934 Würsch became principal horn of the Zurich Radio Orchestra, which ten years later was affiliated to the Tonhalle Orchestra as a theater formation . From 1943 to 1953 he was appointed to the Lucerne Festival Weeks.

In 1947 Otto Würsch took over the musical direction of the corps music of the Zurich canton police and founded Kleinformation Original Freudenberger Dorfmusik in 1958 , for which he composed his own pieces. In 1953 he took over the musical direction of Harmonie Wädenswil until his death .

Numerous compositions testify to his wide range of skills. In particular, his Polizischt Wäckerli march became known.

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  1. ↑ Chapel Sebastian Kaufmann Lucerne ( Memento of the original from July 11, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. in: Serge's music archive @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.zapp.ch
  2. ↑ Kaspar Muther ( Memento of the original from August 8, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Biography and audio documents @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.bio-discographie.ch
  3. ↑ Lucerne International Music Festival, 1938–1988: History and Personalities of Othmar Fries, IMF , 1968 (excerpts from Google Books )
  4. ↑ Successful conductor's debut In: Neue Zuger Zeitung of March 27, 2000
  5. ↑ Small Lexicon of Police Music, pp. 31/33 (excerpts from Google Books )
  6. ↑ Page no longer available , search in web archives: Well-known music from well-known films In: Zürcher Oberländer from April 7, 2008@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www.zo-online.ch
personal data
SURNAME Würsch, Otto
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss musician, composer and conductor
DATE OF BIRTH August 8, 1908
PLACE OF BIRTH Lucerne
DATE OF DEATH December 23, 1962
Place of death Kilchberg ZH