Jean Daetwyler
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Jean Daetwyler was a Swiss
composer
and musician
. He is remembered mostly for his largely forgotten works for alphorn inspired by Jozsef Molnar
beginning in 1970. Also inspired by trombonist Branimir Slokar an other aspects of Swiss culture.
Daetwyler was a pupil of Vincent d'Indy
at the Paris Conservatoire. He returned to Switzerland in 1933 to teach for over four decades.
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
composer
Composer
A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
and musician
Musician
A musician is an artist who plays a musical instrument. It may or may not be the person's profession. Musicians can be classified by their roles in performing music and writing music.Also....* A person who makes music a profession....
. He is remembered mostly for his largely forgotten works for alphorn inspired by Jozsef Molnar
József Molnár
József Molnár was a Hungarian writer, journalist, publisher and printer.-Biography:...
beginning in 1970. Also inspired by trombonist Branimir Slokar an other aspects of Swiss culture.
Daetwyler was a pupil of Vincent d'Indy
Vincent d'Indy
Vincent d'Indy was a French composer and teacher.-Life:Paul Marie Théodore Vincent d'Indy was born in Paris into an aristocratic family of royalist and Catholic persuasion. He had piano lessons from an early age from his paternal grandmother, who passed him on to Antoine François Marmontel and...
at the Paris Conservatoire. He returned to Switzerland in 1933 to teach for over four decades.
External links
- Video: Jean Daetwyler en 1967, il dirige un chœur pour le Vendredi-Saint, une archive de la Télévision suisse romandeTélévision Suisse RomandeTélévision Suisse Romande is a TV network with 2 channels: TSR 1 and TSR 2. They are the main French language channels in Switzerland, part of SRG SSR idée suisse...
. - Official website of the Jean Daetwyler Foundation You can find there a lot of informations about the Musician and about the Foundation.
- Image Gallery