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Godel Didier

(30. 03. 1945)

Godel Didier
18, rue Michel Servet
CH-1206 Genève (GE)
Suisse
Tel: +41 (0)22 347 24 62



Genre: Classical Music
Professional activity: Composers, Authors
Biography
* 30. 03. 1945.

Didier Godel was born in Geneva. He commenced his postgraduate education at Geneva College and graduated in architecture from the University of Geneva. He graduated with a diploma for flute (class of André Pepin), organ (class of Pierre Segond), music culture and conducting (class of Samuel Baud-Bovy). He also won the compositions prize (class of André-François Marescotti).
He attended various master classes in the field of conducting for orchestra and choir, in particular with Sergiu Celibidache (Bologna, 1974), Pierre Colombo (Sion, 1975), Helmut Rilling (Stuttgart 1982) and John Poole (Parthenay, 1998 and 2001).
In 1970 he became the organist at the church 'Temple de Champel' in Geneva, in 1971 a teacher of aural training at Geneva Conservatory and in 1977 the director of the 'Societé de Chant Sacré'. All three positions are still held by Didier Godel today.
From 1972 until 1995 he was music critic for the 'Journal de Genève' and from 1972 until 1994 he worked for the organ builders 'Dunand' as an architect and organ designer.
From 1964 until 1982 he was conductor of the brass ensemble 'Camerata Gabrieli de Genève' performing numerous concerts, often together with organists and choirs.
He has composed circa thirty pieces for choir (an oratorium, a cantata and numerous smaller pieces), for orchestra, for solo instrument and orchestra (concerto for trombone, bassoon, panpipes) and various chamber music pieces. Didier Godel is president of the Professors Association at Geneva Conservatory, president of the 'Société coopérative d'édition musicale Cantate Domino', a member of the commission for the revision of the hymnbook of the protestant church of the French speaking part of Switzerland, secretary of the association of the classical choir from Geneva and a member of the board for the Frank Martin Society.
Didier Godel is married and the father of two children.


Work list
Sinfonia sacra (1971)

Instrumentation: for trombone solo and string orchestra

Duration: 9' 00"
Editions Marc Reift
Case postale 308
CH-3963 Crans-Montana
Concerto grosso n. 1 (1973)

Instrumentation: for two oboes, two bassoons, two horns and strings

Duration: 12' 00"
Manuscript
Sonate pour 9 cuivres (1973)

Instrumentation: for four trumpets, four trombones and tuba

Exists also in a revised version for eight brass instruments (4tpt.4tbn).

Duration: 9' 00"
Manuscript
Les prophéties d'Esaïe (1974)
Oratorio

Instrumentation: for tenor and bass solo, choir and orchestra (2.2(ca).2.2/4.2.3.0/timp.1perc/str)

Duration: 35' 00"
Manuscript
Quintette (1976)

Instrumentation: for four saxophones (or clarinets) and piano

Duration: 13' 00"
Editions Marc Reift
Case postale 308
CH-3963 Crans-Montana
Motet "Hoc autem" (1976)

Instrumentation: for mixed choir, brass (four trumpets, four trombones) and organ

Duration: 13' 00"
Manuscript
Fantaisie (1978)

Instrumentation: for flute and organ

Duration: 5' 30"
Editions Henn
5-7 rue de l'Ancien-Port
CH-1201 Genève
Suisse
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Partita (1978)

Instrumentation: for eight brass (four trumpets and four trombones)

Duration: 9' 00"
Editions Marc Reift
Case postale 308
CH-3963 Crans-Montana
Les Béatitudes (1979)

Instrumentation: for mixed choir and organ

Texts: Bibel / Liturgie

Text: Mathew 5, 1-11.

Duration: 4' 00"
Editions Cantate Domino
CH-2114 Fleurier
Suisse
Sonata da chiesa (1980)

Instrumentation: for trombone and organ

Duration: 7' 00"
Editions Marc Reift
Case postale 308
CH-3963 Crans-Montana
Concerto (1980)

Instrumentation: for tuba and orchestra (2(pic).2(ca)2.2/2.2.2.0/timp.1perc/str)

Duration: 15' 00"
Editions Marc Reift
Case postale 308
CH-3963 Crans-Montana
O Père (Hymne du soir) (1980)

Instrumentation: for mixed choir and organ

Texts: Claude Tassin

Duration: 4' 00"
Manuscript
Concerto grosso n. 2 (1983)

Instrumentation: for flute, English horn, clarinet, bassoon and strings

Duration: 21' 00"
Manuscript
Sonatine (1984)

Instrumentation: for clarinet and piano

Duration: 12' 00"
Editions Marc Reift
Case postale 308
CH-3963 Crans-Montana
Mémorial (1986)
Cantata

Instrumentation: for baritone solo, choir (SMezATB) and organ

Texts: Bibel / Liturgie, Jean Calvin

Manuscript
Prélude pour orgue (1986)

Prelude to the cantata 'Mémorial'.

Duration: 4' 00"
Editions Cantate Domino
CH-2114 Fleurier
Suisse
Sinfonietta (1986)

Instrumentation: for orchestra (2.2(ca).2.2/4.2.3.1/timp.1perc/hp/str)

Duration: 15' 00"
Manuscript
Rondo pour cor (1987)

Instrumentation: version a. horn-f and piano; version b. horn-f, two violins, viola, violoncello, double-bass, clarinet and bassoon

Duration: 6' 00"
Editions Marc Reift
Case postale 308
CH-3963 Crans-Montana
Antiennes, répons, Notre Père (1987)

Instrumentation: for assembly

About twenty short liturgical pieces, published in the attachment of the ‘Psaumes, Cantiques et Textes pour le culte’ (prayer book). Edited by the Foundation of Editors of the Protestant Churches of the French part of Switzerland.

Manuscript
Aria fiorentina (1988)

Instrumentation: for trumpet and piano

Duration: 8' 00"
Editions Marc Reift
Case postale 308
CH-3963 Crans-Montana
Prélude pour orchestre (1988)

Instrumentation: (2(pic).2(ca).2(bcl)/2.2.3.0/timp.1perc/hp/str)

Duration: 14' 00"
Manuscript
Concerto (1989)

Instrumentation: for pan pipes, string orchestra and harpsichord

Duration: 16' 00"
Manuscript
Trio à cordes (1990)

Duration: 17' 00"
Manuscript
"Survivances" (1992)
Three poems by Vahé Godel

Instrumentation: for voice (bass or baritone) and chamber orchestra (2.2(ca).2.2/2.2.0.0/timp.1perc/hp/str)

Texts: Vahé Godel

Three poems by Vahé Godel.

Duration: 12' 00"
Manuscript
Six cadences pour orgue (1993)

Duration: 1' 00"
Editions Cantate Domino
CH-2114 Fleurier
Suisse
Concerto (1994)

Instrumentation: for bassoon and small orchestra (fl.cl/str)

Duration: 15' 00"
Manuscript
Deux versets sur le psaume 91 et Prières libres (1995)

Instrumentation: for organ

Duration: 5' 00"
Editions Cantate Domino
CH-2114 Fleurier
Suisse
Quintette (1995)

Instrumentation: for flute, oboe, clarinet, horn and bassoon

Duration: 12' 00"
Manuscript
"Ici" (1996)

Instrumentation: for a-cappella choir

Texts: Catherine Fuchs

Duration: 3' 00"
Manuscript
Miserere (1999)

Instrumentation: for mixed choir, brass (two trumpets, two trombones), and organ

Texts: Bibel / Liturgie

Text: Psalms 51.

Duration: 13' 00"
Manuscript
Bibliography
Godel, Didier: Redécouverte d'une cantate de Frank Martin, in: Revue Musicale de Suisse Romande 49 (1997), S. 43-46