Paul Schaller

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Paul Schaller-Möhl (1913–1989), choir pedagogue, teacher, choir director, composer songs and piano works, founder and director of the Basel vocal ensemble, grave at the Hörnli cemetery, Riehen, Basel-Stadt
Grave in the Hörnli cemetery , Riehen, Basel-Stadt

Paul Schaller (born January 4, 1913 in Ueberstorf ; † September 26, 1989 in Basel ) was a Swiss church musician , choir director and composer .

Life

After studying music in Munich , he was a church musician at the Marienkirche in Basel from 1938 to 1983 . From 1948 to 1958 he was president of the Association of Choral Conducting Northwestern Switzerland . He was also a lecturer in choir, vocal training and singing at the Basel Music Academy , head of the conservatory choir, and founder and head of the Basel vocal ensemble .

His extensive compositional work includes mainly vocal (sacred and secular) as well as individual instrumental works. The estate is in the archive of the choir of the Marienkirche in Basel.

Discography

  • 1953: Christ-King
  • 1955: Hostias et preces
  • 1957: Intonuit de caelo
  • 1982: Choir and organ music from the Arlesheim Cathedral
  • 1993: Homo quidam and Ave verum (score)

literature

  • Josy Petitjean-Abegg: St. Marien Basel 1986 . Cratander AG, Basel 1986.
  • Ernst Pfiffner : On the 60th birthday of music director Paul Schaller . In: Basler Nachrichten , No. 2 (January 3rd, 1973), p. 11.

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personal data
SURNAME Schaller, Paul
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss church musician, choir director and composer
DATE OF BIRTH January 4, 1913
PLACE OF BIRTH Ueberstorf
DATE OF DEATH September 26, 1989
Place of death Basel