Othmar Schoeck
Born: September 1, 1886; Brunnen, Switzerland
Died: March 8, 1957; Zurich, Switzerland
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Othmar Schoeck was an important Swiss composer during the first half of the twentieth century. In contrast to the more dissonant style pursued by contemporaries, Schoeck is known for his essentially tonal music and his attention to melodic values, rather than dissonant effects. As to his many works, Schoeck made major contributions to lieder with his numerous settings of song texts.
Schoeck studied formally at the Zurich Conservatory and
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Albumblatt for Violin and Piano (3)
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All meine Wünsche schweigen (1)
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Auf dem Rhein (1)
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Auf ein Kind, song for voice & piano (Uhland & Eichendorff No. 1), Op. 20/1 (1)
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Concerto for Cello in A major/minor, Op. 61 (2)
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Concerto for Horn, Op. 65 (4)
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Concerto for Violin in B flat major, Op. 21 "Quasi una fantasia" (2)
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Das Fräulein am Meere, song for voice & piano, WoO 16 (1)
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Das holde Bescheiden, Op. 62 (1)
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Das holde Bescheiden, Op. 62: no 19, Nachts (1)
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Das holde Bescheiden, Op. 62: no 6, Auf der Teck (1)
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Das holde Bescheiden, Op. 62: no 8, Im Park (1)
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Das stille Leuchten, Op. 60 (1)
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Der Postillon, Op. 18 (1)
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Die Drei, WoO 39 (1)
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Dithyrambe, Op. 22 (1)
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Don Ranudo de Colibrados, Op. 27: Serenade (2)
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Dämmrung senkte sich von oben, song for voice & piano, Op. 19a/2 (1)
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Eichendorff-Lieder (12), Op. 30 (1)
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Eichendorff-Lieder (12), Op. 30: no 3, Winternacht (1)
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Eichendorff-Lieder (12), Op. 30: no 6, Ergebung (2)
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Eichendorff-Lieder (12), Op. 30: no 7, Nachklang (3)
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Eichendorff-Lieder (12), Op. 30: no 9, Nacht (1)
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Elegie, Op. 36 (1)
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Elegie, song cycle (24) for voice & chamber orchestra, Op. 36 (1)
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Erinnerung (1)
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Erwin und Elmire: Mit vollen Atemzügen (1)
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Erwin und Elmire: Sieh mich, Heil’ger, wie ich bin (1)
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Frühlingsglaube, song for voice & piano (Unter Sternen No. 18), Op. 55/18 (1)
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Für ein Gesangfest im Frühling, Op. 54 (1)
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Gedichte (3), Op. 10: no 1, Erinnerung (1)
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Gedichte (3), Op. 10: no 2, Die Einsame (1)
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Gedichte (4), Op. 8: no 2, Aus zwei Tälern (1)
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Gedichte (4), Op. 8: no 3, Auskunft (1)
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Gefunden, song for voice & piano, WoO 68 (1)
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Geistliche Lieder (3), Op. 11 (1)
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Gestutzte Eiche, Op. 67b (1)
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Hafis-Lieder (12), op. 33: no 1, Ach, wie schön (1)
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Hafis-Lieder (12), Op. 33: no 10, Horch, horst du nicht vom Himmel her (1)
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Ich habe mich dem Heil entschworen, for voice & piano, Op. 33/8 (1)
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Im Wandern (1)
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Kantate, Op. 49 (1)
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Keine Rast (1)
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Kinderliedchen, song for voice & piano, WoO 6 (1)
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Lebendig begraben, Op. 40 (1)
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Lebewohl!, song for voice & piano, WoO 19 (1)
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Lieder (10), Op. 24a: no 4, Die drei Zigeuner (1)
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Lieder (10), Op. 24a: no 7, Das bescheidene Wünschlein (2)
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Lieder (10), Op. 24a: no 9, Der Hufschmied (1)
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Lieder (10), Op. 24b: no 10, Jugendgedenken (1)
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Lieder (10), Op. 24b: no 4, Kennst du das auch? (1)
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Lieder (10), Op. 24b: no 7, Keine Rast (1)
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Lieder (10), Op. 24b: no 8, Das Ziel (1)
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Lieder (10), Op. 24b: no 9, Ravenna I (1)
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Lieder (10), Op. 44 (1)
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Lieder (10), Op. 44: no 5, Mittag im September (1)
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Lieder (10), Op. 44: no 9, Für Ninon (1)
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Lieder (13), Op. 19b: no 1, Nachklang (3)
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Lieder (13), op. 19b: no 13, Venezianisches Epigramm (1)
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Lieder (13), op. 19b: no 5, Höre den Rat (1)
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Lieder (14), Op. 20: Ach wie schon ist Nacht und Dammerschein (1)
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Lieder (14), Op. 20: no 1, Auf ein Kind (2)
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Lieder (14), Op. 20: no 11, Nachruf (1)
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Lieder (14), Op. 20: no 13, Nachtlied (2)
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Lieder (14), Op. 20: no 14, Nachruf (6)
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Lieder (14), Op. 20: no 4, Frühlingsruhe (1)
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Lieder (14), Op. 20: no 6, Abendwolken (1)
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Lieder (14), Op. 20: no 7, Abschied (1)
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Lieder (14), Op. 20: no 8, Auf meines Kindes Tod (3)
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Lieder (14), Op. 20: no 9, Der Kranke (1)
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Lieder (3), Op. 7: no 3, In der Herberge (1)
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Lieder (5), Op. 31: no 3, Im Kreuzgang von Santo Stefano (2)
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Lieder (5), Op. 31: no 5, Epigram (1)
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Lieder (6), Op. 15: no 2, Motto (1)
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Lieder (6), Op. 15: no 6, Peregrina (1)
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Lieder (8), Op. 17: no 4, Peregrina (4)
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Lieder (8), Op. 19a: no 1, Herbstgefühl (1)
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Lieder (8), Op. 19a: no 2, Dämmrung senkte sich von oben (6)
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Lieder (8), Op. 19a: no 4, Mit einem gemalten Bande (2)
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Maschinenschlacht, Op. 67a (1)
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Minuet and Trio for String Quartet (1)
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Nachhall, Op. 70 (1)
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Notturno for Voice and Strings, Op. 47 (1)
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Notturno, movements (5) for voice & string quartet, Op. 47 (1)
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Penthesilea, Op 39 (1)
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Penthesilea, Op. 39 (1)
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Penthesilea, Op. 39: Suite (1)
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Perlen, song for voice & piano, WoO 67 (1)
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Piece for Piano in A major (1)
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Pieces (2) for Piano, Op. 29 (2)
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Prelude for Orchestra, Op. 48 (1)
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Quartet for Strings no 1 in D major, Op. 23 (1)
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Quartet for Strings no 2 in C major, Op. 37 (2)
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Ritornelle und Fughetten, Op. 68 (1)
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Rückblick, Op. 62/36bis (1)
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Schlaf ein, lieb Kind, song for voice & piano, WoO 66 (1)
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Serenade, Op. 1 (1)
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Sommernacht, Op. 58 (3)
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Sonata for Bass Clarinet and Piano, Op. 41 (2)
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Sonata for Cello and Piano (2)
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Sonata for Violin and Piano in D major, Op 22 (1)
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Sonata for Violin and Piano in D major, Op. 16 (6)
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Sonata for Violin and Piano in D major, WoO 22 (4)
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Sonata for Violin and Piano in E major, Op. 46 (4)
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Sonatensatz in E major, Op. 102 (1)
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Songs (25), Op. 55: no 17, Frühgesicht (1)
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Songs (25), Op. 55: no 23/I: Ein Tagewerk I (1)
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Songs (25), Op. 55: no 23/II, Ein Tagewerk II (1)
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Songs (28), Op. 60: no 15, Das Ende des Festes (1)
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Songs (28), Op. 60: no 28, Jetzt rede du (1)
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Songs (28), Op. 60: no 3, Reisefantasie (1)
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Sorrento (1)
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Souvenires de Brissago (1)
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Spielmannsweisen, Op. 56 (1)
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Stummer Abschied, song for voice & piano, WoO 18 (1)
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Suite in A flat major, Op. 59 (1)
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Trommelschläge, Op. 26 (1)
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Two-part Songs (2), Op. 69 (1)
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Unter Sternen, Op. 55 (1)
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Venus, Op 32 (1)
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Vergänglichkeit, song for voice & piano (Gedichten von Hermann Hesse No. 10), Op. 44/10 (1)
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Vision, Op. 63 (1)
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Volkslied: Es war eine Schöne Prinzessin, song for voice & piano, WoO 56 (1)
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Von der Ernte (1)
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Waltz for Piano (1)
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Wanderlieder (2), Op. 12: no 1, Reiselied (1)
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Wegelied, Op. 24 (1)
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Zimmerspruch, WoO 43 (1)
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Zu einer Konfirmation, Op. 60 no 3 (1)
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Biography |
by James Zychowicz
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Othmar Schoeck was an important Swiss composer during the first half of the twentieth century. In contrast to the more dissonant style pursued by contemporaries, Schoeck is known for his essentially tonal music and his attention to melodic values, rather than dissonant effects. As to his many works, Schoeck made major contributions to lieder with his numerous settings of song texts.
Schoeck studied formally at the Zurich Conservatory and during the period 1907-08 worked privately with Max Reger in Leipzig. When he returned to Zurich in 1908, he established a career that involved composition and conducting. Among his earliest works is a Serenade for Orchestra (1908) which was part of a composition festival in Baden. He quickly became recognized as a composer for orchestra and song; he held various teaching positions and performed on piano to accompany his wife, and several other singers. Schoeck remained in Switzerland throughout his career, where he was regarded as the country's foremost musician. In addition to lieder and orchestral works, Schoeck composed several operas, the most important of which is Penthesilea (1927), an impressive setting of Kleist's drama. Of his other works, it is notable that he composed various settings for male chorus, a medium associated with song of the choral societies of the nineteenth century.
Stylistically Schoeck's clearly tonal works involve some careful and effective use of dissonance. His music is reminiscent of Hindemith from the 1930s and 1940s. As with Hindemith, Schoeck's strong anchoring in traditional harmony and conventional forms made his music more accessible to the general public. |
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