New Model Army - Eleven Years

DAVID (David) Karl Henry (30 XII 1884, St. Gallen - 17 V 1951, Nervi, Italy) - Swiss. composer and music. critic. He studied at the Cologne Conservatory (1902-04) and Munich. In 1910-14 he taught musical theory. subjects at the Basel Conservatory. In 1915-17 he lived in Cologne and Berlin, from 1918 - in Zurich; led journalistic activities; In 1928–41 he directed the publication Schweizerische Musikzeitung. The author of a number of musical scenes. production (including the opera “Cinderella” - “Aschenputtel”, 1921, Basel), 4 symphonies (the most famous is the 4th - “Symphony of the Silver Coast” - “Sinfonie de la cote d'argent”, 1948), concerts for decomp. instruments with an orchestra (2 for fp., 5 for violin, as well as for viola, cello, saxophone) and other symph., chamber-instru., choir. and chamber wok. essays.