Peter Zinsli

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Peter Zinsli (born June 15, 1934 in Chur ; † December 3, 2011 in Tschiertschen ) was a Swiss composer , conductor and Schwyzerörgelplayer from the canton of Graubünden . His music was the landlord .

Musical career

At the age of 23, Peter Zinsli learned to play the Schwyzerörgel in self-study . He was significantly influenced and promoted by Josias Jenny . He also played the clarinet and bass violin . In 1959 he founded his main formation, the Churer LÄNDERFRUNDA. In the canton of Graubünden he became known as the organizer of various musicians' get-togethers. Radio and television also made him known in the rest of Switzerland.

In view of the numerous appearances outside the canton of Graubünden, Peter Zinsli also formed a music group with musicians from the Unterland ( Ueli Mooser and others) - under the name Peter Zinsli and sini LÄNDERFRUNDA . Another formation of his was called Churer Schwyzerörgelfründa .

The Churer Ländlerfründa, also known as the Peter Zinsli chapel, were a Graubünden country band with clarinets , Swiss orchestra and bass violin. At the time, she was probably the most important representative of Graubünden folklore and mainly cultivated the traditional style. It existed until 1996. Then the former conductor, who suffered from a lung disease, largely withdrew from making music in public.

From the discography

  • Peter Zinsli - 50th record for his 50th birthday with the Chur Schwyzerörgelifründa and Peter Zinsli with guests (with the Maria-Walliser -Marsch).
  • Peter Zinslis Bescht vom Beschtä, with the Churer Länders, the Churer Schwyzerörgelifründa and the Schwyzerörgelikönige. This sound carrier contains 20 titles, including Dr Seppel by Dominik Kurzi, the Bündnermeitli by Christian Hartmann, the Wentalaschieber and Furmias aint il chül by Domenic Janett .

Wentala slide

The Wentala slide , a famous Scottish whose author is unknown today, is sometimes incorrectly assigned to Peter Zinsli. The Churer LÄNDERFRUNDA interpret the most widely used version of this evergreen .

Professional

Peter Zinsli learned typesetter , and on a second course he became a banker . After several years in the headquarters of the Graubündner Kantonalbank (GKB) in Chur, he took over the management of the banking agency in Tschiertschen in 1993 , which occupied him four hours a day.

Experiments

There are recordings of marching melodies in the style of popular light music by Peter Zinsli - together with the Schwyzerörgelist Res Schmid and Andri Hürlimann. The instrumentation with soprano saxophone, Schwyzerörgeli, piano and bass violin can also be described as an experiment. With this line-up, Peter Zinsli performed his own compositions - in the Central Swiss style, so to speak.

Award

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personal data
SURNAME Zinsli, Peter
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss composer, Kapellmeister and Swiss orchestra player
DATE OF BIRTH June 15, 1934
PLACE OF BIRTH Chur
DATE OF DEATH December 3, 2011
Place of death Tschiertschen