Edward Staempfli ( Feb. 1, 1908 - January 12, 2002) was a Swiss composer, pianist, and conductor. He received training in composition from Jarnach and Maler in Cologne (1929–30) and Dukas in Paris (1930), and in conducting from Scherchen in Brussels (1935). After living in Paris (1930–39), he returned to Switzerland. He went to Heidelberg in 1951 before settling in Berlin in 1954. He made occasional appearances as a pianist and conductor, usually in his own works. His early music reflected his Parisian sojourn, but later he embraced 12-tone writing.
Discipline:
Music Composition
Edward Staempfli
Discipline:
Music Composition
Region: SWITZERLAND
MacDowell Fellowships: 1984
Studios
Sprague-Smith
Edward Staempfli worked in the Sprague-Smith studio.
In January of 1976, the original Sprague-Smith Studio — built in 1915–1916 and funded by music students of Mrs. Charles Sprague-Smith of the Veltin School — was destroyed by fire. Redesigned by William Gnade, Sr., a Peterborough builder, the fieldstone structure was rebuilt the same year from the foundation up, reusing the original fieldstone. A few…