Theo Hirsbrunner
Theodor Walter Hirsbrunner (born April 2, 1931 in Thun ; † November 6, 2010 in Bern ) was a Swiss musicologist and violinist .
Life
Hirsbrunner attended an old-language grammar school. He then studied violin with Walter Kägi in Bern and René Benedetti in Paris. From 1956 he studied composition and music theory (twelve-tone technique) with Sándor Veress and Wladimir Vogel . In the 1960s he attended a conducting course with Pierre Boulez in Basel.
From 1956 to 1987 he taught music theory, work analysis and modern music history at the Bern Conservatory . From 1968 to 1973 he conducted research at the Bibliothèque nationale de France . From 1979 to 1983 he taught at the request of Boulez at IRCAM . He gave lectures in Europe ( e.g. at the Lucerne Festival ), Australia (Adelaide 1979), Japan (Tokyo 1989), Taiwan (Taipei 1999) and the USA (Berkeley 1977 and Los Angeles 1987) as well as on representatives of new music at European broadcasters ( BR, WDR, RSR, RIAS, NDR, SFB and DRS). In addition to numerous articles for journals, encyclopedias and newspapers, he wrote five monographs on musical personalities ( Debussy , Stravinsky , Boulez , Messiaen and Ravel ) and two volumes on music history.
He has received several awards a. a. with the Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres .
student
- Jean-Luc Darbellay
- Hans Eugen Frischknecht
- Daniel Glaus
- Christian Henking
- Walter Klay
- Alfred Schweizer
- Robert Suter
- Jacques Wildberger
- Emanuel Wüthrich
Awards
- 1978: Janáček Medal of Czechoslovakia
- 1984: UNESCO medal
- 1989: Medal of the Nissay Theater Tokyo
- 1996: Honorary doctorate from the University of Bern
- 1998: Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres
- 2006: Grand Music Prize of the Canton of Bern
Works
- Debussy and his time . Laaber-Verlag , Laaber 1981, ISBN 3-921518-61-X .
- Igor Stravinsky in Paris . Laaber-Verlag, Laaber 1982, ISBN 3-921518-62-8 .
- Pierre Boulez and his work . Laaber-Verlag, Laaber 1985, ISBN 3-89007-047-7 .
- Olivier Messiaen. Life and work . Laaber-Verlag, Laaber 1988; 2nd, supplementary edition 1999, ISBN 3-89007-139-2 .
- Maurice Ravel. His life, his work . Laaber-Verlag, Laaber 1989, ISBN 3-89007-143-0 , 2nd, extended edition ud T. Maurice Ravel and his work . Laaber-Verlag, Laaber 2014, ISBN 978-3-89007-253-1 .
- Music in France in the 20th century . Laaber-Verlag, Laaber 1995, ISBN 3-89007-197-X .
- From Richard Wagner to Pierre Boulez . Essays. Müller-Speiser, Anif 1997, ISBN 3-85145-048-5 .
literature
- Hirsbrunner, Theodor . In: Brockhaus-Riemann Musiklexikon. CD-Rom, Directmedia Publishing, Berlin 2004, ISBN 3-89853-438-3 , p. 12805.
Web links
- Literature by and about Theo Hirsbrunner in the catalog of the German National Library
- Theo Hirsbrunner at Musinfo
- Literature by Theo Hirsbrunner in the bibliography of music literature
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hirsbrunner, Theo |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Hirsbrunner, Theodor Walter (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss musicologist and violinist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 2, 1931 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Tuna |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 6, 2010 |
| Place of death | Bern |