Alfred Baum (composer)

Alfred Wood ( born September 23, 1904 in Zurich, † 30 September 1993 in Wallisellenstrasse ) was a Swiss composer, pianist and organist.

Life

Alfred tree was born in Zurich, the son of an orchestra musician the music hall and studied there at the Conservatory of Music Organ at Ernst Isler (1879-1944), piano with Walter Frey (1898-1985) and composition with Volkmar Andreae ( 1879-1962 ). Further studies were carried out in Germany for organ Alfred Sittard (1878-1942), organist at Hamburg Michaelis Church.

• From 1923 to 1980 he was organist at the ref. Neumünster Church in Zurich
• From 1929 to 1969 he worked as a lecturer in piano at the Winterthur Conservatory (now the Zurich University of the Arts ZHdK)
• From 1946 to 1976 he taught as a professor of piano and chamber music at the Conservatory of Zurich (now Zurich University of the Arts ZHdK)

During his long teaching activities as a pianist at the conservatories of Winterthur and Zurich trained Alfred tree numerous musicians, many of whom have established themselves in the Swiss music scene later.

Significance and factory

Alfred tree belongs to Walter Schulthess (1894-1971), Paul Muller- Zurich (1898-1993), Robert Blum (1900-1994), Adolf Brunner (1901-1992), Huldreich Georg Früh (1903-1945), Ernst Hess ( 1912-1968), Hugo Pfister (1914-1969), Hermann Haller (1914-2002), Armin Schibler (1920-1986) and Franz Hauser table (* 1921) to a group Zurich composer of the 20th century.

Tree combines in his works on the one hand diatonic with rich chromaticism, on the other hand, he maintains the tradition-conscious late-Romantic heritage. Mostly he used fine jazz elements.

A focus of his work numerous organ works, which arose in the course of his 57 -year-old organist activity at Zurich Neumünster.

The instrumental concertos and chamber music works with surprise partly unusual occupations. The Concerto for Trumpet, Piano, small drum and string orchestra ( comp. 1956/60/61/66 ) could be described as a counterpart to Dmitri Shostakovich's Concerto for Piano, Trumpet and String Orchestra in C minor, Op 35 ( comp. 1933).

1940-1945 set to music several poems by Wilhelm Busch tree in the chanson style, which he performed with his wife Dora Tree Maag ( 1909-1991 ).

An original chamber music piece is the "Dance Suite " for flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, horn and piano which emerged after images of the painter and graphic artist Walter Jonas.

Several works were printed during his lifetime. His extensive estate with numerous manuscripts located in the Central Library Zurich.

Student

• Giovanni Bria
• Laurenz Custer
• Jean -Pierre Druey
• Alfred Ehrismann
• Willi Gohl
• Maximilian Schell
• Klaus Wolters

Compositions

Organ Works

Original Works

Free Organ Works

• Canzona in D minor (M)
• Fantasy on BACH ( comp. 1977 Kunzelmann )
• Seven Little Preludes (1970, M)
• Seven Little Preludes (1976, M)
• Toccata Aria fantasy (1963, M)

Free organ composition ( Kunzelmann )

• Andante in E minor
• Fantasy in D major
• Introduction and Passacaglia
• Prelude in D minor
• Prelude in C Major
• Prelude and Fugue in C major
• Prière
• Toccatina A Minor

Contemporary Organ Music in worship

• Aria
• Interlude ( Pastorale )
• Prelude and Fugue in F major

The church year - nine chorale fantasias ( Kunzelmann )

• Lord of hours
• Oh dear heart of Jesus
• Released is the glorious day
• The Lord moves gloriously in the Hoh ( We are entering the new year )
• Now we ask the Holy Spirit
• Come the King squad

Fantasy on " When the morning " (Job Radio Zurich )

Various organ pieces

• Duo
• Fughette E Minor
• Pastoral and Choral on an Original Theme
• Prelude and Fugue in C c
• Toccata ( 1964) ( Stäbi )
• Meditation

4 small Fantasies

• Fantasy in C major
• Hymn
• Fantasia on a Negro spiritual ( Calvary )
• Fantasia on a Maori song (New Zealand)

Collections

• 20 Organ Pieces by Old Masters ( Hug, G. H. 9131 )
• 20 Organ Pieces by Old Masters ( new series; Hug, GH 9391 )
• Selected sets of Johann Sebastian Bach
• 20 Free Organ Pieces

Individual works

• T. Albinoni Adagio and Grave- Adagio from the Sonata for Violin and Basso Continuo
• WA Mozart Andante for 2 clarinets, 2 basset horns and bassoon

• II Piano Works
• III. chamber Music
• IV solo concerts
• V. orchestral works
• VI. choral works
• VII solo singing

During his lifetime, printed works

Original Works

• Songs from the shell for one voice and piano ( Publisher: Hug / Zurich, GH 9263 )
• 20 Little Piano Pieces ( Publisher: Edition Kunzelmann, GM 174)
• 12 pieces for piano, 4 hands ( Publisher: Edition Kunzelmann, GM 851 )
• Psalm 118 for choir, strings and organ ( Publisher: Ruh / CH Knives 1966 ER 1120)
• Choralpartita "Lord God, we praise you all " for brass and organ ( Publisher: Ruh / CH Knives, ER 1064 )
• Choralpartita " Awake, the voice calls us " for brass and organ ( Publisher: Ruh / Knives, ER 1111)
• The Church Year 9 chorale fantasias on religious holidays ( Publisher: Edition Kunzelmann, GM 764 )
• ( :; Recorded under No. H 2006d in the Hinrichsen Edition Edition Eulenburg publisher. ): Contemporary Music in worship Aria, Prelude in F major, Interlude ( Pastorale ) for organ
• Variations on "All Tomorrow 's all fresh and new " ( printed in: bbj - pressure, Dübendorf, circa 1977)
• Free organ compositions ( Publisher: Edition Kunzelmann, GM 98)
• Fantasy " therefore When the morning " on Swiss Psalm ( Publisher: Edition Kunzelmann, GM 908)
• Fantasy for Flute and Piano ( Publisher: Edition Kunzelmann, GM 909)

Edits

• 20 Organ Pieces by Old Masters - Includes works by JS Bach; JC Smith; G. F. Handel; A. Vivaldi; John Speth; W. H. Pachelbel; J. F. Dandrieu; LN Clérambault ( Publisher: Hug / Zurich, GH 9391 )
• 20 free organ pieces from the Baroque period - organ works and transmissions, edited and published by Alfred tree ( Publisher: Edition Kunzelmann, GM 857 )
• JS Bach - Selected Records from chamber music and church cantatas for organ transferred from Alfred tree ( Publisher: Edition Kunzelmann, GM 858)
• WA Mozart: Andantino in B- flat major, K. Anh 46 (fragment, completed by Alfred tree), for cello and piano ( Publisher: Hug, GH 11318 )

Posthumously published works

• Introduction and Variations for Cello and Organ ( Carus -Verlag)
• Invocation for Cello and Organ ( Carus -Verlag)
• 3 Dance Pieces for Piano ( Publisher: LiCasti )
• Sonatina for Piano ( Publisher: LiCasti )
• Andante for Flute (recorder ) and piano ( harpsichord) ( Publisher: LiCasti )
• Fantasy on an old folk song for flute (recorder) and Organ ( Harpsichord) ( Publisher: LiCasti )
• Sonatina for recorder ( flute ) and harpsichord (piano ) ( Publisher: LiCasti )
• Organ Works (published for the 100th anniversary of Lehel Donáth ): Toccata - Fantasy on BACH - Fantasy, Interlude and Fugue in E ( Publisher: Edition Kunzelmann, GM 688 )