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{{Short description|Music academy in Basel, Switzerland}}
{{Short description|Music academy in Basel, Switzerland}}
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[[File:Basel 2012-09-16 Batch (13).JPG|right|thumb|260px|Schola Cantorum Basiliensis in 2012]]
[[File:Basel 2012-09-16 Batch (13).JPG|right|thumb|260px|Schola Cantorum Basiliensis in 2012]]
The '''Schola Cantorum Basiliensis''' ('''SCB''') is a music academy and research institution located in [[Basel]], [[Switzerland]], that focuses on [[early music]] and [[historically informed performance]]. Faculty at the school have organized performing ensembles that have made notable recordings of early music. One of the more popular of these is the 1994 album ''Chill to the Chant''.{{Citation needed|date=December 2021}}
The '''Schola Cantorum Basiliensis''' ('''SCB''') is a music academy and research institution located in [[Basel]], [[Switzerland]], that focuses on [[early music]] and [[historically informed performance]]. Faculty at the school have organized performing ensembles that have made notable recordings of early music. One of the more popular of these is the 1994 album ''Chill to the Chant''.{{Citation needed|date=December 2021}}
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==History==
==History==


[[Paul Sacher]] founded the school in 1933. Influential faculty included [[August Wenzinger]] ([[cello]] and [[viola da gamba]]), [[Ina Lohr]] (violin), and [[Max Meili]] (vocal music). In 1954 the Schola merged with two other Basel music schools to form the [[City of Basel Music Academy]].
[[Paul Sacher]] founded the school in 1933.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Arlt |first=Wulf |date=26 December 2019 |title=Musicology and the Practice of Music |url=https://journals.library.columbia.edu/index.php/currentmusicology/article/view/4273 |journal=Current Musicology |language=en |pages=88–94 |doi=10.7916/CM.V0I14.4273}}</ref> Influential faculty included [[August Wenzinger]] ([[cello]] and [[viola da gamba]]), [[Ina Lohr]] (violin), and [[Max Meili]] (vocal music). In 1954 the Schola merged with two other Basel music schools to form the [[City of Basel Music Academy]].


==Faculty==
==Faculty==
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== See also ==
== See also ==
*[[:Category:Schola Cantorum Basiliensis alumni]]
* [[:Category:Schola Cantorum Basiliensis alumni]]
*[[:Category:Academic staff of Schola Cantorum Basiliensis]]
* [[:Category:Academic staff of Schola Cantorum Basiliensis]]


== References ==
== References ==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.bach-cantatas.com/Bio/SCB.htm Schola Cantorum Basiliensis page] at bach-cantatas.com
* [http://www.bach-cantatas.com/Bio/SCB.htm Schola Cantorum Basiliensis page] at bach-cantatas.com
* {{discogs artist|Schola Cantorum Basiliensis}}
* {{discogs artist|Schola Cantorum Basiliensis}}


{{Early music}}
{{Historically informed performance}}
{{Historically informed performance}}
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{{Authority control}}

Latest revision as of 14:44, 2 February 2024

Schola Cantorum Basiliensis in 2012

The Schola Cantorum Basiliensis (SCB) is a music academy and research institution located in Basel, Switzerland, that focuses on early music and historically informed performance. Faculty at the school have organized performing ensembles that have made notable recordings of early music. One of the more popular of these is the 1994 album Chill to the Chant.[citation needed]

History

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Paul Sacher founded the school in 1933.[1] Influential faculty included August Wenzinger (cello and viola da gamba), Ina Lohr (violin), and Max Meili (vocal music). In 1954 the Schola merged with two other Basel music schools to form the City of Basel Music Academy.

Faculty

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Among the school's other notable faculty members, past and present, are musicians from many countries. By nationality, they include:

Alumni

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Notable alumni have included such musicians such as Gustav Leonhardt, Jordi Savall, Barbara Thornton, Christina Pluhar, Elam Rotem, Jorge Guerrero Dantur and Benjamin Bagby.

Lutenists

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Lutenists who have studied at the Schola include:

  • Robert Barto (b. USA; studied with Eugen Müller-Dombois)
  • Luciano Contini (b. Italy; studied with Eugen Müller-Dombois and Hopkinson Smith)
  • Eduardo Egüez (b. Argentina; studied with Hopkinson Smith)
  • Paul O'Dette (b. USA; studied with Eugen Müller-Dombois and Thomas Binkley)
  • Anthony Bailes (b. Great Britain; studied with Eugen Müller-Dombois)
  • Toyohiko Satoh (b. Japan; studied with Eugen Müller-Dombois)
  • Manuel Morais (b. Portugal; studied with Eugen Müller-Dombois)
  • Edin Karamazov (b. Bosnia-Herzogovina; studied with Hopkinson Smith)
  • Marc Lewon (b. Germany, studied with Crawford Young)
  • Rolf Lislevand (b. Norway; studied with Eugen Müller-Dombois and Hopkinson Smith)
  • Evangelina Mascardi (b. Argentina; studied with Hopkinson Smith)
  • Rafael Benatar (b. Venezuela; studied with Eugen Müller-Dombois and Hopkinson Smith)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Arlt, Wulf (26 December 2019). "Musicology and the Practice of Music". Current Musicology: 88–94. doi:10.7916/CM.V0I14.4273.
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