- Bernard Reichel
Bernard Reichel (
August 3 ,1901 -December 10 ,1992 ) was a 20th century classical composer from the French-speaking part of Switzerland.Born in
Montmirail (canton ofNeuchâtel ), he settled inGeneva in his twenties. He spent most of his life there, writing a great deal of music, mostly sacred, and working as a music educator. He taught harmony at the Geneva Conservatory for twenty years, and various classes at the [http://www.dalcroze.ch/html/en/Map.htm Dalcroze institute] for 53 years. He was also an organist, serving at the Protestant churches ofChêne-Bougeries andEaux-Vives , two downtown parishes inGeneva .His musical language is militantly tonal considering the time in which he wrote and taught, and informed by folk music and medieval modes in a way reminiscent, perhaps, of
Ralph Vaughn Williams ' work. His work is little-known outside of Switzerland, overshadowed in particular by that of his contemporaries, Frank Martin andArthur Honegger . He died in 1992, inLutry , in the canton ofVaud .External links
* [http://www.bernardreichel.ch/article.php3?id_article=3 A biography]
* [http://www.bernardreichel.ch/article.php3?id_article=67 A timeline] fr icon
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