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Swiss composer (1914–2002)
Hermann Haller (9 June 1914 – 13 August 2002) was a
Swiss composer.
Life
Hermann Haller was born in
Burgdorf, Switzerland. His uncle was the sculptor
Hermann Haller. After his
matura in 1933 he studied at the
conservatory of Zurich:
Volkmar Andreae,
Paul Müller-Zürich and
Rudolf Wittelsbach were his teachers. In 1938–39 he studied composition in
Paris with
Nadia Boulanger.
After
World War II Haller started to teach
piano at the
"Lehrerseminar" Küsnacht until 1979.
He wrote many works, including three
string quartets, two
piano concertos, one symphony for large orchestra and a
song cycle for
baritone and orchestra, Ed è subito sera (1978), on poems of
Salvatore Quasimodo.
Works (selection)
Chamber music
- Sonate for flute and piano (1945)
- String quartet (1961)
- 6 Inventionen for flute and harpsichord (1966)
- «In memoriam» 5 pieces for piano trio (1968)
- Sonata for piano (1969)
- String quartet #2 (1971)
- 3 Nocturnes for viola and piano (1972)
- Oktett for oboe, clarinet, bassoon, string quartet and piano (1976)
- 5 pièces en forme de variations for wind quintet (1980)
- «Blaue Wand», Impressionen nach einem Bild von
Hans Fischli for flute, string sextet and piano (1986)
- String quartet #3 (1992)
Orchestral works
- Concerto per archi (1961)
- Sinfonie (nach Gemälden von
Max Gubler) (1965)
- Ballade for horn and string orchestra (1967)
- «Per la Camerata» for 16 strings (1974)
- Variations for orchestra (1975/76)
- «Fünf Aspekte» for orchestra (1985/86)
Solo concertos
- Konzert for organ and string orchestra Orgel (1957)
- Konzert #1 for piano and orchestra (1959)
- Doppelkonzert for flute, clarinet and string orchestra (1961)
- Konzert #2 for piano and string orchestra (1962)
- Extension – Contraction, musique élégiaque pour violoncelle et orchestre (1980/81)
- «Episoden» for viola and orchestra (1990/91)
Vocal works
- «Exoratio» for alto and string quartet (or string orchestra) (1956)
- 5 Lieder on poems by
Hölderlin for alto solo and orchestra (1961)
- «Hiob», oratorio for soprano and baritone solo, mixed choir, organ and orchestra (1974)
- Psalm 103 for soprano solo, mixed choir and organ (1976)
- «Ed è subito sera», cinque liriche su versi di
Salvatore Quasimodo per baritono e orchestra (1978)
- Abschied for soprano solo and string orchestra (on the poem "El viaje definitivo" by
Juan Ramón Jiménez (1984)
- Blätterfall… for baritone solo and string sextet, on a poem by Adrien Turel (1994)
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