Peter Benary
Peter Benary (born September 17, 1931 in Erfurt ; † September 27, 2015 in Lucerne ) was a Swiss musicologist , composer and specialist book author.
Life
Peter Benary studied at the Weimar University of Music and at the University of Jena . After fleeing the GDR for political reasons, he worked as a music teacher in St. Gallen from 1958 to 1961 . He then taught music theory , music history , analysis and chamber music at the Lucerne Conservatory until 1998 .
His musicological publications are mainly the 18th century, Anton Bruckner , the work analysis and the musical metrics . His compositional work includes symphonics , a ballet , chamber, piano, organ and choral music. Benary's works are stylistically not bound to any particular musical genre; they have been awarded several national and international prizes. Benary wrote several series for Swiss radio. In 1987 he was awarded the Art and Culture Prize of the City of Lucerne .
Peter Benary was a great-grandson of the horticultural entrepreneur Ernst Benary and a brother of Arne Benary .
Works (selection)
- Concertino for piano and string orchestra (1989)
- Chamber concerto for flute, viola, horn and small orchestra (strings, harp, percussion) (1996–1997)
- Septet for clarinet, horn, bassoon, violin, viola, violoncello and piano (2001)
- Stages. Cantata for mixed choir, children's choir, male choir, 5 brass instruments, string orchestra, piano and percussion (1997)
Publications
- Anton Bruckner. Breitkopf & Härtel publishing house, Leipzig 1956
- The German composition theory of the 18th century. Inside: first print by Johann Adolf Scheibe : Compendium Musicum. Leipzig 1961 (= Jena Contribution to Music Research, Vol. 3)
- Rhythm and metric. Cologne 1973 (= Theoretica, Vol. 7)
- Quiet - but clearly. 100 splinters and bars on the history, practice and theory of music. Nepomuk, Aarau 1994, ISBN 3-907117-06-9 .
- Music and number: From 1 to 12 - a musical number customer. Musik Verlag Nepomuk, 2001, ISBN 978-3-9071-1713-2 .
- JS Bach's Well-Tempered Clavier: Text Analysis Playback. Breitkopf & Härtel, 2005, ISBN 978-3-7651-9916-5 .
- Sound speech and wording. On the relationship between music and language. ( Publications of the Lucerne School of Music. ) Lucerne 2006, ISBN 978-3-0340-0796-2 .
Web links
- Literature and sheet music by Peter Benary in the catalog of the German National Library
- Peter Benary at musinfo.ch
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Benary, Peter |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss musicologist, composer and specialist book author |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 17, 1931 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Erfurt |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 27, 2015 |
| Place of death | Lucerne |