Gene Gutchë

Gene Gutchë (born Romeo Maximilian Eugene Ludwig Gutschë; 3 July 1907, Berlin – 15 November 2000, White Bear Lake, Minnesota) was a German composer active primarily in the United States. Gutchë earned degrees in business and economics but also studied piano with Ferruccio Busoni. In 1925 he moved to the U.S., working in both fields. In the 1950s he attended graduate school in music at the University of Minnesota and the University of Iowa, studying under Philip Greeley Clapp and settling in Minneapolis. He withdrew his early compositions at this time. While much of his work is neo-Romantic, he also experimented with polytonality, serialism, and microtones. Gutchë also published two books, Music of the People (1968) and Come Prima (1970). Selected works ;Orchestra * Symphony No.1 * Symphony No.2 for chorus and orchestra, Op.14 (1951) * Symphony No.3, Op.19 * Rondo Capriccioso, Op.21 * Dance Suite, Op.26 No.2 * Rhapsody, Op.26 No.3 * Holofernes Overture, Op.27 No.1 (1958) * Judith Prologue, Op.27 No.2 * Concertino, Op.28 (1956) * Symphony No.4 in one movement, Op.30 (1960) * Symphony No.5 for string orchestra, Op.34 (1962) * Bongo Divertimento, Op.35 (1965, revised 1993) * Genghis Kh