During the first half of the twentieth century, many Swiss Romandy
composers received parallel training in Germany and then in Paris,
maintaining often afterwards, respective ties with both the Latin and
German poles of their homeland. This was the case of Frank Martin. For
the Genevan Pierre Wissmer, it was France, and this country alone, which
would be his home base, in his life as in his creative aesthetics.
Born in Geneva, Pierre Wissmer (1915-1992) studied music at the
Conservatory of his native city, before leaving for Paris in 1935. He
first worked with Roger-Ducasse, then acquired an authentic professional
experience in Daniel-Lesur’s class of counterpoint at the Schola
Cantorum. Over the years his style which could be defined as
neo-classical, tended to move away from tonality and take on a more
introspective language, particularly evidenced by his last symphonies.
However, within this evolution, the perfection and refinement of
contrapuntal writing and instrumentation are ever present in Wissmer’s
art.
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