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Gasser, Ulrich
(b. April 19, 1950, Frauenfeld). Swiss composer of orchestral, chamber, choral,
vocal, piano, and organ works that have been performed throughout Europe.
Mr. Gasser studied transverse flute
at the Konservatorium Winterthur, then with André Jaunet at the Konservatorium
Zürich and at the same time, composition with Klaus
Huber at the Staatliche Hochschule für Musik in Freiburg from
1974-77.
He has earned many honors, including
an award from the Boswil Seminar (1974) and two from the Gaudeamus Composers
Competition (1975-76), as well as Second Prize in the Ensemblia Competition in
Mönchengladbach (1982), First Prize in the competition of the Bach-Akademie in
Stuttgart (1985), and the Thurgauer Kulturpreis (1991).
For many years, he worked with the
Pro Musica Zürich and with the Musikkommission of the Künstlerhaus Boswil. From
1992-98, he served as the first president of the Forum andere Musik in
Kreuzlingen and from 1994-2003, he served as president of the Schweizer
Musikedition. He has been a board member of the Schweizerischer
Tonkünstlerverein since 1998 (president since 2002) and of the Verein
Suisseculture since 1999.
Since 1976, he has taught at the
Seminar Kreuzlingen.
Jecklin Zürich publishes most of his
music, but Ricordi publishes some of his early scores.
CONTACT INFORMATION
E-mail
address: ulrgasser@bluewin.ch
E-mail
address for consulting scores: musikalien@jecklin.ch
Street
address: Jecklin Zürich, Rämistrasse 30, CH - 8024 Zürich, Switzerland
Telephone:
+ 410 1253 7777
Fax:
+ 410 1253 7667
COMPLETE LIST OF WORKS
STAGE: Ödipustochter (opera, libretto by Eva Tobler, after Søren
Kierkegaard), 2 sopranos, alto, tenor, baritone, female chorus, recorders (+
basset horn, saxophones, Klangsteine, movement) (1 player), double bass, accordion
(+ trombone), Klangsteine (1 player), 1996-2002
ORCHESTRAL: Noten VI, flute, oboe, clarinet, French horn, bassoon, orchestra,
1977-79 (version of Paraphrase III, ‘Hoffnung’); Baum-/Fels-/Eiswasser- und Fischstücke, piano, electronic organ, accordion, small
orchestra (10 winds, 8 brass, 3 percussion), 1981; 4 Stücke zur Passions- und
Weihnachtszeit, amateur/youth orchestra, 1982; Kleiner Kreuzgang, violin, string orchestra, 1982-83; Wer hörte mich denn; wenn ich riefe (Marianne Fritz), 1989; Fries
der Lauschenden, accordion, percussion, 16 strings, 1991-92; Pasticcio, small orchestra (29 players),
1995
CHAMBER MUSIC: Paraphrase III, ‘Hoffnung’, flute, oboe, clarinet, French horn, bassoon, 1976-77
(also version as Noten VI, 5 winds,
orchestra); Steinstücke, viola, piano
(2 players), assistant ad libitum, 1978 (each of its 13 sections may be
performed separately); 4 kleine Stücke,
viola, 1978; Steinstücke II, oboe (+
English horn), clarinet (+ bass clarinet), 1978-79; 4 kleine Stücke II, English horn, bass clarinet, bassoon, 1978-79; Versteinerungen, oboe d’amore, clarinet
(+ E-flat clarinet), bassoon (+ contrabassoon), 1978-79; Felsen der Meteora-Klöster I,
alto flute, piano, 1979-80; Felsen der
Meteora-Klöster III, ‘…sind wir wie Zugvögel’, flute (+ alto
flute), English horn, 3 clarinets, bassoon, 3 French horns, trombone, harp,
guitar, 3 violas, double bass, 1980; Christusdornen,
string quartet, 1977-81; Herbstkälte im
Nebel, flute, quarter-tone guitar, 1980-81; Herbstzeichen, guitar, 1980-81; Weites
Land, flute/alto flute, 1982 (also versions as Seeland, alto recorder, 1982; Thurland,
alto recorder, transverse flute, 1982 [also version for 2 alto recorders,
1982]); 12 Bicinien, 2 alto
recorders/transverse flutes, 1982; House
of Usher, violin, viola, cello, stage setup ad libitum, 1982-83; 4 Stücke über Worte Ulrich Braekers, 4
saxophones, 1983; Stilleben, marmoriert, 4 saxophones, 1983
CHAMBER MUSIC: Papierblüten, flute, 1982-84; Wegstück
und ein tristes Largo, guitar, 1983-84; Kieselsteine,
string quartet, 1984; Winterrosen – 4 Skizzen zu Heloisa, flute/any other
melody instrument, piano, 1984; Via
crucis, trombone, viola, cello, double bass, piano, percussion, 1984 (one
section, Via isolata, trombone, may
be performed separately); Und bräche
nicht aus allen seinen Rändern aus wie ein Stern, viola, piano, 1983-85; Die Worte sanken wie Steine in seine Seele,
4/8/18 flutes, 1985-86; Schtei, tenor
recorder, 1985-86; Sand jener Tage,
French horn (+ natural horn, cow horn, conch shell), organ, 1986; Steinerne Worte zertrümmert (players
speak text by Stefan Schütz), violin, cello, piano, 1986-87; Denn da ist keine Stelle, die dich nicht sieht, violin, piano,
1988-89; Der Süden, English horn (+
oboe), 1989-90, revised 1992; Der Osten I-III, alto flute/contrabass flute (+ bass
flute), 1990 (each of its three sections may be performed separately); Sternwanderung, French horn, double
bass, piano, 1990; H50K LAM II, bass
flute (+ flute), piano, 1991; Gesang
machtloser Sirenen, tenor recorder, bass flute (+ flute), bass clarinet,
1991 (three pieces played at once, each of which may be performed separately: Ikarus’ Gesang über den Wassern, tenor recorder; Orpheus’ Gesang über den
Wassern, bass flute [+ flute]; Prometheus’
Gesang zu den Felsen, bass clarinet);
Draussen, wo die Nymphen plätschern, bass recorder, G-bass flute, bass
clarinet, 1991
CHAMBER MUSIC: Studie zu ‘Der Wanderer’ von Ernst Barlach, flute, piano,
1989-92; Lamentatio I, tenor
recorder, guitar, 1990-92; Lamentatio II,
bass flute (+ flute), harp, 1990-92; Die
neun Holzfiguren des ‘Fries der
Lauschenden’ von Ernst Barlach,
accordion, 1991-92; Mappa di Bedolina,
cello, piano, 1992; Valcamonica, 2
guitars, 1992-93; Spiegel, alto
recorder, flute, 1993; Little Storyboard,
flute, 1993; Schatten im duftenden Garten,
bass flute, 1996 (also version as Spiel
im duftenden Garten, flute, bass flute, 1996); Der duftende Garten, alto flute, bass flute/tape, 1996; …ein Röcheln, von Zeit…, alto flute, cello, harpsichord, 1997-98; Rotondo, oboe, bassoon, trumpet,
trombone, viola, double bass, piano, accordion, percussion, 1998-99
(collaboration with Werner Bärtschi, Max E. Keller, Martin Sigrist, Peter
Wettstein); Flugmeeting 1937,
violin, viola, cello, 1999 (version of film score); Mein Herz ging in sich (Rudolf
Borchardt), sub-bass recorder (+ 6 Japanese sound bowls, prepared
dulcimer), 1999
CHORAL: Versuch/Gedanken über/zu ‘Christe,
du Lamm Gottes’, 8 mixed voices,
clarinet, soprano saxophone/trumpet, 1978; Das
Lied der Weisheit (Sprüche 8, 22-31),
6/12 female voices, 1982; Aus den
Sprüchen: das Lied der Weisheit,
soprano, tenor, bass, live electronics ad libitum, 1982; Zur kalten Zeit (text by Bertolt Brecht), 16 mixed voices, 1981-83;
Psalm 104 Vers 15, 30 mixed voices,
1984-85 (also version for 30 mixed voices, piccolo, alto flute, English horn,
bass clarinet, tenor saxophone, contrabassoon, French horn, flügelhorn, 3
trombones, percussion, 1984-85); Der
vierte König (oratorio, text by Klaus Röhring, after Edzard Schaper),
soprano, mezzo-soprano, tenor, baritone, mixed chorus, Klangstein, small
orchestra (6 winds, 9 brass, harp, guitar, accordion, percussion), 1989-91; Gnade sei mit euch – und gebe euch Frieden, priest, soprano
ad libitum, small mixed chorus, organ/accordion, percussion ad libitum, 1991; Archaischer Torso Apollos (text by
Rainer Maria Rilke), mixed chorus, 1991; It
Biten, youth/mixed chorus, saxophone, piano/accordion, 1992 (also versions
for mixed chorus, 1992; speaking chorus, piano/accordion, 1992; mixed chorus,
piano/accordion, 1992)
CHORAL: Hymnos, 7 soloists, speaker, small mixed chorus, large mixed
chorus, piccolo, soprano saxophone, English horn, basset horn, contrabassoon,
flügelhorn, bass flügelhorn, tenor horn, double bass trombone, harp, accordion,
1991-93, revised 1998-99; Siehe, dein Sohn (text from the Bible), small
mixed chorus, organ/accordion, percussion ad libitum, 1993; Und dann die Becher und dann die Stimmen,
priest, soprano, accordion, percussion, 1993; Von der unerbittlichen Zufälligkeit des Todes (oratorio, texts by
Claudius, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Andreas Gryphius, Johann Gottfried
Herder, Hofmann von Hofmannswaldau, Friedrich Hölderlin, Gottfried Keller,
Rainer Maria Rilke, the Bible), 6 female voices, 6 male voices, 8 flutes, 6
Klangsteine, 1993-95; Pater venit hora
(oratorio, texts from the Bible, Stabat Mater [translated by Eva Tobler]),
soprano, alto, tenor, bass, mixed chorus, small male chorus, trumpet, 2
trombones, organ, portative organ, string orchestra, 1998-99
VOCAL: Weitere Gründe Gott zu loben (text by Dorothée Sölle), speaker, 1-2
flutes, viola, organ, 1980; Torso
(text by Rainer Maria Rilke), soprano/tenor, flute, 1981; Gestern/Strasse (text by
Stefan Schütz), low voice, piano, 1988; Abendmahl
(text by Kurt Marti), soprano, accordion, percussion, 1993; Und spielte vor ihm allezeit (text from
the Bible), soprano/mezzo-soprano, bass flute, Klangstein, 1993-94; Wie der Hirsch lechzt nach frischem Wasser
(text from Psalm 42), soprano, soprano recorder/any other instrument, organ,
1997; Visio Stephani – oder wie der Heilige Stephanus zu Tode kam
(text by Eva Tobler), baritone, organ, 1999-2000 (also version for baritone,
flutes [1 player], Klangsteine [1 player], 2003); Die stille Verzweiflung (text by Søren Kierkegaard), mezzo-soprano,
bass flute, organ, 2001
PIANO: Bilderbuch: 4 Paprikafrüchte,
2 pianos, 1974; Klaviermusik I, ‘Sonazium’, 1972-76; Paganini-Variationen,
1978; Klaviermusik II, ‘Narratiritazium’, 1981-83; 4 Entwürfe zu einer Szene mit Heloisa,
1984; Eis – Fisch, 1981-86; Skizze: Choraliter, 1986; Bedolina, 1992
ORGAN: Orgelmusik II, ‘Weitere
Gründe Gott zu loben’, female speaker ad libitum, male speaker ad libitum,
flute ad libitum, viola ad libitum, organ, 1980; Orgelstück zum Lied der Weisheit, 3-/4-manual organ, 1982; Nach(t)klang, 1985; La roche aux fées, 1988; Engel,
den toten Christus haltend, und Maria lächelt, 1995
HARPSICHORD: Cembalomusik, female voice ad libitum, any instrument ad libitum,
harpsichord, 1976-77
FILM SCORES (FOR SILENT MOVIES) (DIRECTOR):
Flugmeeting 1937, violin, viola,
cello, 1999 (Jakob Tuggener; may be performed as concert work); Grimentz 1938, violin, viola, cello,
improvisational Klangstein, 1999 (Jakob Tuggener)
(Last
updated on February 17, 2003)
