Willy Burkhard
Willy Burkhard (born April 17, 1900 in Leubringen , † June 18, 1955 in Zurich ) was a Swiss composer.
Life
Willy Burkhard attended the Muristalden teachers' seminar and then studied in Bern with the Münster organist Ernst Graf, in Leipzig with Sigfrid Karg-Elert , in Munich with Walter Courvoisier and in Paris with Max d'Ollone . In 1924 Burkhard settled down as a private music teacher in Bern, where he was appointed to the conservatory as a theory teacher in 1928 .
Works
His most important works include the oratorios The Face of Isaiah (1933–1935) and The Year (1940–1941), the Gotthelf opera Die Schwarze Spinne (1948) and the a cappella choir piece The Flood (1954/55).
In 1945 he created a romance for the horn (with piano accompaniment).
Willy Burkhard's estate is kept in the Paul Sacher Foundation in Basel.
literature
- Ingrid Bigler-Marschall: Willy Burkhard . In: Andreas Kotte (Ed.): Theater Lexikon der Schweiz . Volume 1, Chronos, Zurich 2005, ISBN 3-0340-0715-9 , p. 305.
- About Burkhard performances by the Dresden Kreuzchor, in: Matthias Herrmann (Ed.): Dresdner Kreuzchor and contemporary choral music. World premieres between Richter and Kreile, Marburg 2017, pp. 81–83, 129, 224–227, 311–312, 316–319, 321–323 (Schriften des Dresdner Kreuzchor, Vol. 2). ISBN 978-3-8288-3906-9
Web links
- Kurt von Fischer: Burkhard, Willy. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
- Works by and about Willy Burkhard in the catalog of the German National Library
- Willy Burkhard Society
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Burkhard, Willy |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 17, 1900 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Leubringen |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 18, 1955 |
| Place of death | Zurich |