Name Armin Schibler | Role Composer | |
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Died September 7, 1986, Zurich, Switzerland Similar People Rudolf Kelterborn, Werner Bartschi, Klaus Huber | ||
A schibler elegishe musik op 52 for flute cello and strings
Armin Schibler (Kreuzlingen am Bodensee, 20 February 1920 – Zurich, 7 September 1986) was a Swiss composer.
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Biography
A high school student in the town of Aarau, he studied music under Walter Frey and Paul Müller in Zurich. From 1942 to 1945, he was the pupil of Willy Burkhard. He later went to England to perfect his training where he would meet notable contemporaries Benjamin Britten and Michael Tippett. Other peers included Wolfgang Fortner, Ernst Křenek, René Leibowitz and Theodor W. Adorno. From 1944, he was the professor of music at the Zurich Literary School.
Selected works
As a composer of operas, orchestral choirs, Lieder and chamber music, his works are characterized by harmonious pacing and a preference for counterpoint. He also used serial composition.
References
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