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Also known as Arthur Honneger

Swiss composer (1892-1955)

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Arthur Honegger was a Swiss composer who lived from 1892 to 1955 and created influential classical music during the early-to-mid 20th century. He is remembered as an important figure in modern composition whose work helped shape the sound of contemporary classical music.

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Person · Open Library

Born
1892
Died
1955
Works
96

Top works

  • אני קומפוזיטור
  • Giuditta
  • Amphion
  • For two violins
  • American première of Le roi David

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26,677
Total plays
160,939

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Arthur Honegger (March 10, 1892 – November 27, 1955) was a Swiss composer, who was born in France and lived a large part of his life in Paris. He was a member of Les Six. His most frequently performed work is probably the orchestral work Pacific 231, which imitates the sound of a steam locomotive. Born Oscar-Arthur Honegger (the first name was never used) in Le Havre, France, he initially studied harmony and violin in Paris, and after a brief period in Zurich, returned there to study with Charl

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Quotes

  • Music is geometry in time.

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birth name
Oscar-Arthur Honegger
date of birth
1892-03-10
date of death
1955-11-27
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name in native language
Arthur Honegger
start of work period
1912-00-00
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Works in European collections

1 object attributed to Arthur Honegger, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

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Honegger in 1928

Oscar-Arthur Honegger ( French: [aʁtyʁ ɔnɛɡɛʁ]; 10 March 1892 – 27 November 1955) was a Swiss composer who was born in France and lived a large part of his life in Paris. Honegger was a member of Les Six. For Halbreich, Jeanne d'Arc au bûcher is "more even than Le Roi David or Pacific 231, his most universally popular work".

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