Eduard Pütz

Eduard Pütz (13 February 1911, in Illerich – 18 January 2000, in Bad Münstereifel) was a German composer and music teacher.

Selected works

Pütz's scores are published by Schott Music, Edition Tonger, Tonos Musikverlag and Hans Gerig Verlag.

Opera

• Riders to the Sea, Opera in 1 act (1972); libretto by Heinrich Böll after John Millington Synge

Orchestral

• Invention für Barbara for string orchestra (1956)
• Concerto grasso for string orchestra and jazz-combo (1981)
• Blue Fantasy (1996)
• Tagebuchblätter aus Frankreich

Concertante

• Concerto giocoso for piano and orchestra (1979)
• Pyrenäen-Rhapsodie (Pyrenees Rhapsody), 3 Impressions for piano and orchestra (1984)
• Concerto for cello and orchestra (1985)
• Romanze for alto saxophone, cello, string orchestra and percussion (1989)

Chamber music

• Sonatina for cello and piano (1963)
• Improvisation modale for flute and piano (1964)
• Nugae, 7 Little Pieces for recorder, celesta and guitar (1969)
• Ballade für T.S. for guitar (1973)
• Tenso for shakuhachi and guitar (1975)
• 5 Poèmes for violin and piano (1978)
• Canto épico for string quartet (1981)
• Die Marionetten der Ree Loo, Garden Music for violin and piano (1983)
• Meditationen for viola and guitar (1983)
• Frammenti for 4 violas (1986)
• Cries in the Dark, Blues for saxophone and string quartet (1986)
• Lydian Romance for cello and piano (1986)
• "O Welt...", Quartet for oboe, violin, viola and cello (1987)
• Sonata for 7 cellos (1988)
• Sonata for viola and piano (1988)
• Arabeschi capricciosi for flute and guitar (1989)
• Funny Serenades for violin and piano (1989)
• Traumstück for viola and harp (1989)
• Adagietto for cello and piano (1990)
• Blues for Benni for viola and piano (1991)
• Blues Fantasy for 6 cellos (1991)
• Dancing Strings for string quartet (1991)
• Trio for clarinet, cello and piano (1991)
• Tango passionato for 4 cellos (1992)
• Capricious Waltz for flute and piano (1993)
• Twilight Dream for violin and piano (1993)
• Notturno pastorale for oboe and piano (1993)
• Short Stories, 10 Little Pieces for cello and piano (1994)
• Serenade for treble recorder and accordion (1994)
• String Quartet No. 2 (1994)
• Piano Trio (1996)
• Why?, Impressions for 4 saxophones (1996)
• Blue Waltz for flute and piano (1997)
• Jazz Capriccio for alto saxophone and piano (1998)

Harpsichord

• Suite baroque for harpsichord (or piano) (1977)

Organ

• Rosa mystica

Piano

• Sonatina in B♭ (1945)
• Frohes Musizieren, 6 Little Pieces for piano 4-hands (1947)
• Auf dem Rummelplatz, Musik für Hansmartin, Little Pieces (1948)
• Fünf Bagatellen (5 Bagatelles) (1950)
• Sonatina in F (1960)
• Hälfte des Lebens, Klavierstück in 2 movements after a poem by Friedrich Hölderlin (1975)
• Litaniae alle cinque (1976)
• Mr. Clementi Goin' on Holidays, Short Exercises in Blues and Rock Styles (1976)
• Toccata bruta (1976)
• Capriccio, Notturno und Blues (1980)
• 12 Präludien zum Gebrauch an Sonntagnachmittagen (12 Preludes for Use on Sunday Afternoons) (1984)
• Sentimental Serenades (1987)
• I'm Sorry, Mr. Czerny, Little Jazz and Jazz-related Pieces (1988)
• Jazz Sonata (1988)
• Let's Swing, Mr. Bach!, 6 Piano Pieces in "Play-Bach" Style (1991)
• Pas de deux, Petit Ballet for piano 4-hands (1991)
• Waltzing the Blues, 3 Jazz Waltzes (1991)
• Young People's Music Box, 12 Easy Pieces (1992)
• Nachtstücke (Night Music) (1993)
• Let's Play Together, 10 Jazzy Pieces for piano 4-hands (1994)
• How about That, Mr. Offenbach!, Can-Can Fantasy (1995)
• Valsette (1996)
• Jazz-Sonatine (1998)
• Take It Easy, 3 Little Piano Pieces in Jazz Style (2000)

Vocal

• When We Dead Awaken for soprano, flute, electric guitar, electric piano, percussion and double bass (1974); words by Rudi Holzapfel
• Requiem im Park for mezzo-soprano, oboe, clarinet, horn, bassoon, cello, piano and bongos (1980); words by Ursula Claude
• Melodie am Abend for baritone and piano (1981)

Choral

• Johnny John, 5 Impressions for male chorus (1964); words by Hansjochem Kunze
• Der irre Spielmann for mixed chorus (1993); words by Joseph von Eichendorff
• Requiem nach Texten des alten und neuen Testamentes for soprano, tenor, baritone, mixed chorus and orchestra (1994)

External links

• Eduard Pütz profile at Schott Music