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Hermann Meier
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(29. 05. 1906 - 19. 08. 2002) Hermann Meier, dodecophonist, serialist and avant-gardist, was born in Selzach in the canton of Solothurn. He initially trained as a primary school teacher, teaching in Zulwil, also in canton Soluthurn, for the whole of his career. Additionally, between 1935 and 1949, he took lessons in piano under the tutelage of Frau Leisinger and lessons in organ playing and composition under Ernst Müller at the Musikakademie Basel. He also gave piano lessons and led many choirs. He was a student in Vladimir Vogel's private class for composition in Orselina in the canton of Ticino in the years 1948 and 1949. In 1950 he travelled to Pairs to study for a short period under René Leibowitz. Meier initially wrote in the dodecophonic style until around 1952 (Klaviersonate) and changed to using the serial technique at the same time as the Darmstadt composers (the Klaviervariationen and Stücke 1956 and 1957). He never participated in the "Darmstädter Ferienkursen", but he was most certainly known about. He concentrated on getting his works performed and recorded in and around 1950. There exist two recordings of reading rehearsals (1949 in the Tonhalle Zürich with Volkmar Andreae and 1951 with the Beromünster Radioorchester under Erich Schmid, with whom he was also befriended) but these were never performed. He was also rejected by the Südwestfunk in 1952, which marked the end of his concern for publicity. He created works for orchestra (a total of 10), chamber music f
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Piece for Orchestra & Piano 4-Hands, HMV 62 (Live)
202Requiem
83Stück für großes Orchester und Klavier vierhändig HMV 62
64HMV 37: Klavierstück (1956)
55HMV 40: Klavierstück (1957)
56Klavierstück 1968
57Flecken (1980)
58HMV 70: Klavierstück für Charles Dobler (1968)
49HMV 69: Kleine Elegie für Klavier für Gaby Stebler (1968)
410HMV 27: Klaviervariationen für Hermann Gattiker (1951-52; rev. 1969)
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