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Hans Eugen Frischknecht (born 8 May 1939) is a Swiss composer, organist, choral conductor and harpsichordist.


Life


Born in St. Gallen, Frischknecht graduated from the Swiss Music Pedagogic Association after his school-leaving exams as a piano teacher (SMPV). From 1959 to 1962, he studied composition with Boris Blacher, counterpoint with Ernst Pepping, organ (final examination) with Michael Schneider and twelve-tone music with Josef Rufer at the Universität der Künste Berlin.[1][2] in der MusicSack-Datenbank From 1962 to 1964 he continued his training with Olivier Messiaen (courses in analysis), in organ with Gaston Litaize and in harpsichord with Robert Veyron-Lacroix at the Conservatoire de Paris.[1] Until 1969, he studied music theory (teaching diploma) with Theo Hirsbrunner and Jörg Ewald Dähler at the Hochschule der Künste Bern.[1][3]

As organist and harpsichordist, he gave concerts in Europe and the USA. From 1964 to 2002, he was organist and choirmaster at the Protestant-Reformed Johanneskirche in the Breitenrain quarter of Bern.[1] In 1970, he founded and took over the direction of the International Society for Contemporary Music Vocal Soloists Bern.[1] In 1980, he conducted the world premiere of the Madrigal by Manfred Trojahn.[1] From 1983 to 2003, he taught improvisation and theory at the Hochschule der Künste Bern in Biel.[4]

Frischknecht was President of the Bern City Association of the International Society for New Music (IGNM) from 1977 to 1988.[1] He served as President of the local Swiss Music Pedagogical Association (SMPV) in Bern from 1978 to 1990. He was also for many years president of the SMPV.[1] In 2002/03, he was a founding member of the Festival L'art pour l'Aar [de] in Bern.[5]

In addition to organ, piano and harpsichord pieces, he composed mainly chamber music and choral works. They have been performed in Europe and the United States by the Sinfonieorchester St. Gallen [de] and the Ensemble Sortisatio, among others.

Frischknecht is married to the organist Eliane Kneuss and lives in Muri near Bern.[6]


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References


  1. Kürschners Musiker-Handbuch, 2006.
  2. Hans Eugen Frischknecht
  3. Hans Eugen Frischknecht in der MusicSack-Datenbank
  4. Hans Eugen Frischknecht bei pakt bern – das neue musik netzwerk
  5. Biographie, Werkliste, Diskographie und Bibliographie von Hans Eugen Frischknecht in der Online-Datenbank musinfo.ch der Schweizer Musikedition
  6. International Who’s who in Music and Musicians’ Directory, 1994.
  7. Neue Orgelmusik : Werke und Kompositionstechniken von der Avantgarde bis zur pluralistischen Moderne on WorldCat



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[de] Hans Eugen Frischknecht

Hans Eugen Frischknecht (* 8. Mai 1939 in St. Gallen) ist ein Schweizer Komponist, Organist, Chorleiter und Cembalist.
- [en] Hans Eugen Frischknecht



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