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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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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- Switzerland
- Active from
- 1892-03-10
- Active to
- 1955-11-27
Discography
- Shostakovich: Symphony No. 6 / Honegger: Symphony No. 3 "Liturgique"
- Une Cantate de Noël / Symphonie n° 31954
- Ravel: Boléro / La Valse / Honegger: Pacific 231 / Dukas: L’Apprenti sorcier1964
- New Swedish Instruments: Violino grande, Bolin Grand Piano1971
- The Impressionists1971
- Martinu / Debussy / Honegger1973
- Honegger: 5 Symphonies1976
- Les Quatuors à cordes1984
- Symphonie no. 3 “Liturgique” / Symphonie no. 5 “Di tre re”1984
- Satie: Socrate / Various: French Song Cycles1985
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- Listeners
- 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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Wikidata facts
- Official website
- arthur-honegger.com
- Image
- Photo Portrait of the swiss composer Arthur Honegger 1950 - Touring Club Italiano 11 5378 (cropped).jpg
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- birth name
- Oscar-Arthur Honegger
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- Steve Doocy
- date of birth
- 1892-03-10
- date of death
- 1955-11-27
- Commons category
- Arthur Honegger
- Commons gallery
- Arthur Honegger
- 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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Article
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".