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Benno Rutz is born in Widhaus (Saint Gallo
Canton, Switzerland) on 14.4.1870 and dies in Falzes (Northern Adige) on
30.6.1939. In 1889 he enters in the episcopal seminary St. Lucius in
Chur (Grigioni Canton, Switzerland) and in 1893 he was ordered priest.
Besides the theological studies, he spends his time studying sacred
music in Regensburg and Saint Gallo. He spends some years as chaplain
in Henau (Switzerland), and during these years he goes some times in
Italy. In 1901 he enters in the Abbey of Canonical Regular of S.
Augustin, in 1902 becomes Regenschori (not translatable word: we suppose
it is about the director of the chorus), in 1906 he expresses his
solemn profession, that is the last step to the priesthood. Besides the
cure of the spirits (from 1934 he is parish priest of Falzes) he has
during all his life musical interests, as composer, teaching and
choir-master and he measures himself also with historian. As composer
he distinguishes himself particularly with works of sacred music, in
which he prefers a simple and popular style, in compliance with that of
the school of Regensburg. About his beyond 100 compositions, that
represent essentially the musical kind of the epoch , only few have
been published (some songs to Maria, songs for processions for breaths,
2 vespers). His most famous work is a patriotic singspiel (not
translatable word) "Die Österreichs Pearls" (the Austrian Pearl)
setting to music to the text of F. Prast, that was sung the first
time in Novacella in 1905 and that had a great circulation locally.
(The informations about
Benno Rutz are been supplied by C.Battisti Public Library of Bolzano)
English Version:
Rossella Rosa
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