Jean Daetwyler

Hans Jean Daetwyler August ( born January 24, 1907 in Basel, † June 4, 1994 in Sierre ) was a Swiss conductor and composer.

Life

Daetwyler studied from 1927 to 1938 in Paris at the Schola Cantorum and the School César Franck, where he was from 1927 to 1938 student of Vincent d' Indy, Charles Koechlin, Guy de Lioncourt, Albert Bertelin and Jean de Valois. In 1939 he returned to Switzerland and settled in Sierre down. He was music director. From 1947 to 1972 he was professor of harmony and counterpoint at the conservatory in Sion, Switzerland. Daetwyler was the founder and from 1948 to 1990 at the same time conductor of the La Chanson du Rhône.

Compositionally, it has references to Gregorian chant, for the Valais folklore and expressionism. His oeuvre comprises some 600 compositions.

Works

Works for Orchestra

• Concerto pour cor des Alpes et Orchestre
• Premier concerto pour cor des Alpes, flüte, cordes et percussion
• 1983 Deuxieme concerto pour cor des Alpes, flüte, cordes et percussion Nature in its mystery and complexity
• Lament
• Village dance
• Dialogue avec le nature pour alphorn, piccolo and orchestra
• Suite anniviarde
• Concerto pour alto et orchester (1979 )
• Concerto pour trombone et orchester
• Ski symphony
• Sinfonietta alpestre
• Danses barbares
• Troisième concerto pour cor des Alpes, flüte et orchester
• Symphonie des Alpes
• Suite Montagnarde
• Deuxieme concerto pour trombone tenor
• Concertino pour orchester a cordes et guitar (1981; Dedie à Dieter Kreidler )

Works for wind

Measuring

• Fair valaisanne fifres avec et pour tambours choeir mixte, soliste, voix d' enfants, orgues, quintette a vent, trombones et trompettes; Text liturgique de la messe par l' Abbe Francois Varone

Other works

• 4 1 Suite pour cor des Alpes et quatuor of cuivres
• Trio pour cor des Alpes, flüte et harpe
• 1992 Noel valaison pour Choeur mixte
• Noel Gothique
• Ai- na -na
• Danse des bergers anniviards

Writings

• Croches et anicroches en Pays valaisan.