Musinfo: Individuals

Baeriswyl Henri

(1945)

Baeriswyl Henri
Rue de Lausanne 82
CH-1700 Fribourg (FR)
Suisse

Mobile: 076 560 73 56

Genre: Classical Music

Professional activity: Composers, Authors

Biography

* 1945.

Henri Baeriswyl studied harmonics theory, counterpoint and orchestration at the Conservatoire de Fribourg in Switzerland. Inspired by his work as a choirmaster in Fribourg and Neuchâtel, he started writing choral a-cappella pieces and later works for soli, choirs and various orchestral formations.
Knowing of the gap between the audience and the creator of contemporary classical music, he always tried to find a moderate way and never regarded it as beneath himself to write works standing in the tradition of tonality.
Without being carried away by present sterile conceptual exhibitionism, his most recent compositions, mainly chamber music (Symphonie de chambre, Quatuor à cordes, septuor, oratorio "Sub lumina prima"), present a musical language that tends towards a harmonic synthesis between creative freedom and is inspired by the rich palette of emotions endured by the human soul and mastered consciousness during the creative act.
The essential constant of his creative proceedings is his devotion to sense and to share beauty, emotion and joy.
Besides composing he spends most of his time teaching at the Conservatoire de Fribourg.

Work list

Lacrimosa (1982/2000)

Instrumentation: for mixed choir, soli quartet (SATB) and clarinet obligato

Duration: 9' 00"
Manuscript

Qu'il est doux le jeu d'aimer (1983/2001)

Instrumentation: for mixed, a-cappella choir

Texts: Marc Laphrise de Papillon

Duration: 7' 00"
Manuscript

Couleurs suspendues (1984)

Instrumentation: for string orchestra and violin solo

Duration: 10' 30"
Manuscript

Servante du Seigneur (1990)

Instrumentation: for mixed choir, flute, oboe, violoncello and organ

Texts: Henri Baeriswyl

Duration: 5' 00"
Manuscript

Gynandropugnade (1993)

Instrumentation: for mixed choir (SSAATTBB) and brass quartet (2tpt + 2tbn)

Various mediaevel texts (in French).

Duration: 7' 00"
Manuscript

Lune d'étoiles (1996)

Instrumentation: for mixed choir and horn solo

Texts: Pierre Gremaud

Duration: 3' 00"
Manuscript

Orbis gladiatores (1996)

Instrumentation: for mixed choir and horn solo

Texts: Pierre Gremaud

Duration: 4' 00"
Manuscript

Les comédiens de Genolier (1997)

Instrumentation: for male choir

Texts: Henri Baeriswyl

Duration: 3' 00"
Manuscript

Lè Riondênè chon rèpri (1997)

Instrumentation: for 4 mixed voices

Texts: Nicolas Bussard

Duration: 3' 00"
Manuscript

Le vieil homme et l'hirondelle (1997)

Instrumentation: for 4 mixed voices

Texts: Nicolas ussard

Duration: 3' 00"
Manuscript

Aubes de Lumière (1998)

Cantata

Instrumentation: for baritone, mixed choir (SSAATTBB) and brass quartet (2tpt + 2tbn)

Texts: Henri Baeriswyl

Duration: 10' 00"
Manuscript

Aubes de Lumière (1998)

Cantata

Instrumentation: for baritone solo, mixed voices and choir (0.0.2.2/0.2.3.1/timp/str)

Texts: Henri Baeriswyl

Duration: 10' 00"
Manuscript

Adagio - Passacaille (1999)

Instrumentation: for fanfare and choir ad libitium

Texts: Henri Baeriswyl

Duration: 3' 00"
Manuscript

Aquarium (1999)

Suite of eight choral pieces

Instrumentation: for mixed voices, children's voice and instruments (1.1.1.1/1.0.0.0/pf/1.0.1.0)

Texts: Pierre Gremaud

Duration: 27' 00"
Manuscript

Gros mots et mots doux (1999)

Instrumentation: for mixed choir and piano

Texts: Henri Baeriswil

Duration: 4' 00"
Manuscript

Missa peregrina (1999)

Instrumentation: for mixed choir, organ and wind quintet (or fanfare)

Duration: 11' 00"
Manuscript

Largo (1999)

Instrumentation: for fanfare

Duration: 2' 00"
Manuscript

Redites-moi ce temps (1999)

Instrumentation: for mixed a-cappella choir

Texts: Henri Baeriswyl

Duration: 3' 00"
Manuscript

Heures d'équinoxe (2003)

Instrumentation: for baroque oboe and harpsichord (or oboe and piano)

Duration: 3' 00"
Manuscript

Double vie (2003)

Instrumentation: for mixed choir and bass clarinet

Texts: Louise Labé, Pierre de Ronsard

Duration: 5' 30"
Manuscript

Symphonie de chambre (chamber symphony) (2004)

Instrumentation: for string orchestra

Duration: 9' 30"
Manuscript

Magnificat (2004)

Cantata

Instrumentation: for soprano, choir and orchestra (2.1.1.1/2.3.1.0/hp/2.0.1.1)

Duration: 34' 00"
Manuscript

Veni Sancte Spiritus (2004)

Instrumentation: for 4 mixed voices

Duration: 3' 00"
Manuscript

Quatuor à cordes 2005 (string quartet 2005) (2005)

Duration: 15' 00"
Manuscript

La grenouille qui veut se faire aussi grosse que le boef (2006)

Instrumentation: for 4 mixed voices

Texts: Jean de la Fontaine

Duration: 2' 00"
Manuscript

Parfums de notes (2006)

Instrumentation: for 4 mixed voices or 4 male voices

Texts: Amalita Hess

Duration: 4' 00"
Manuscript

Ave verum (2007)

Instrumentation: for 4 mixed voices

Duration: 2' 00"
Manuscript

Sub lumina prima (2008)

Oratorio

Instrumentation: for mezzo-soprano, baritone, choir and orchestra (2.2.3.3/3.3.3.1/snare dm.timb/pf/str)

Duration: 35' 00"
Manuscript

Septuor (2008)

Instrumentation: for clarinette, bassoon, horn, violin, viola, cello and double bass

Duration: 15' 00"
Manuscript

Messe de l'Evi (2008)

Instrumentation: for 4-part mixed choir and organ

Duration: 7' 00"
Manuscript

Bonjour nos mains (2008)

Instrumentation: for choir with 3 equal voices

Texts: Pierre Gremaud

Duration: 2' 00"
Manuscript

Gott möge dir das geben (2008)

Instrumentation: four-part female choir and organ

Texts: Christa Spilling-Noker

Duration: 3' 00"
Manuscript

Christushymnus (2008)

Instrumentation: for 4 female voices and organ

Texts: Guido Burri

Duration: 3' 00"
Manuscript

Trio (2010)

Instrumentation: for clarinet, violoncello and piano

Duration: 15' 00"
Manuscript

L'air de ton nom (2010)

Cantata

Instrumentation: for soli (mezzo-soprano/baritone), choir and orchestra (2fl, 2ob, bn/2hn, 3tpt, 3tbn/3timp/str)

Texts: Jean-Dominique Humbert

Duration: 26' 00"
Manuscript

Au passage du pré (2012)

Instrumentation: for 4 mixed voices a cappella

Texts: Jean-Dominique Humbert

Duration: 3' 00"
Manuscript

Vent d'étoiles (Noël) (2012)

Instrumentation: for 4 mixed voices a cappella

Texts: Jean-Dominique Humbert

Duration: 3' 00"
Manuscript

L'Odyssée du Gruyère (2012)

Choral suite

Instrumentation: for mixed choir, children's voices and instrumental trio (ob, hn, vn)

Texts: Josiane Clément-Ferrari

Duration: 48' 00"
Manuscript

Discography

Magnificat (ARTLAB Nr. 05504, 2005)