Heidi Baader-Nobs
Heidi Baader-Nobs (born 5 December 1940) is a Swiss composer. She was born in Delémont, and studied violin before training as a teacher at the Ecole Normale in Delémont. She later studied composition and music theory with Robert Suter and Jacques Wildberger at the Basle Musik-Akademie.[1][2]
She settled in Allschwil, married and had three children. She interrupted her career to meet her family responsibilities, but later returned to composing.[3]
Life
Heidi Baader-Nobs was born on 5 December 1940 in Delémont.[1] She studied violin and then trained as a teacher at the Ecole Normale in Delémont.[4] She later studied composition and music theory with Robert Suter and Jacques Wildberger at the Basle Musik-Akademie.[1][2] Baader-Nobs compositions use dodecaphonic (twelve-tone) and serial techniques.[1] Later works show her interest in graphic scores.[1] Her compositions are considered to be influenced by the work of Pierre Boulez and Iannis Xenakis.[4] Baader-Nobs has composed for orchestra, chamber orchestra, piano, electronic keyboard, and has also written vocal music.[4]
Baader-Nobs settled in Allschwil, married and had three children. She interrupted her career to meet her family responsibilities, but later returned to composing.[3]
Works
Selected works by Baader-Nobs include:
- Duo (1986)
- Bifurcation for tuba and piano[4]
References
- ^ a b c d e Sadie, Julie Anne; Samuel, Rhian (1994). The Norton/Grove dictionary of women composers. W. W. Norton & Company. ISBN 9780393034875. Retrieved 20 January 2011.
- ^ a b Compositori svizzeri del nostro tempo. Fondation SUISA pour la musique, SUISA-Stiftung für Musik. 1993.
- ^ a b "Baader-Nobs, Heidi". Archived from the original on 9 March 2012. Retrieved 21 January 2011.
- ^ a b c d Cohen, Aaron I. (1987). International encyclopedia of women composers: Volume 1. p. 38.
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