Urs Buehrer

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Urs Bührer (born December 13, 1942 ) is a Swiss composer, organist and music teacher.

Bührer studied composition and counterpoint with Paul Müller and piano with Walter Frey and Karl Engel at the Zurich University of Music and Theater . Afterwards he was an organ student of Eduard Müller at the Basel Music Academy . In Paris he continued his organ training with Gaston Litaize and studied composition and instrumentation with Pierre Wissmer .

Bührer teaches music theory at the church music department at the Zurich University of Music. He gives piano and organ concerts and is an organist in Wallisellen. As a composer he mainly performed with chamber music and organ works.

Works

  • Concertino for organ, 1963
  • Meditation on "Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland" for violin and organ, 1964
  • Meditation on "Our Father in Heaven" for cello and organ, 1965
  • Six miniatures for flute and piano, 1965
  • Capriccio for flute, 1966
  • Ferme morte , small cantata for soprano, flute and piano (texts: Fritz Senft ), 1966
  • String Quartet , 1967
  • Psaume 130 for organ, 1968
  • Game with 4 colors for three manual organ, 1970
  • Night pieces , fantasy for alto (bass) and piano (texts: Fritz Senft), 1970
  • Rovelliana , Variations for recorder alone, 1970
  • Small concerto for flute and organ, 1971
  • Fantasy on a chorale-like theme for two organs, 1971
  • Piano music in 6 parts , 1971–1972
  • Variations on a rhythm for clavichord, 1972
  • Kaleidoscope for organ, 1973
  • History for organ, 1974
  • Ask, and it will be given to you , cantata for children's choir, oboe, violin, violoncello and organ, 1975
  • Episodes for trombone and organ, 1975
  • Sonata for piano, 1975
  • 14 organ choirs , 1963–76
  • Quartet for flute, violin, viola and violoncello, 1976
  • Suite for harpsichord, 1977
  • Dialogue about "All tomorrow is fresh and new" for oboe and organ, 1977
  • Sextet for flute, oboe, violin, cello, guitar and harpsichord, 1978
  • Combinations for bassoon and piano, 1978–1979
  • Crescendo for cello solo, 1979
  • Approaches for clarinet and piano, 1980
  • Jona im Walfisch for 16 voices, 1980–81
  • Missa brevis for mixed choir and organ, 1981–1982
  • And the light shines in the darkness for bass flute solo, 1982
  • Passacaglia for English horn and piano, 1984
  • Apart from each other - next to each other for piano four hands, 1988
  • 9 organ pieces , 1983–1991
  • Ein Wandertag for piano, 1992–1993
  • From the depths for double bassoon and piano, 1996

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personal data
SURNAME Buehrer, Urs
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss composer, organist and music teacher
DATE OF BIRTH December 13, 1942