Will Eisenmann

Will Eisenmann (3 March 1906 in Stuttgart – 20 August 1992 in Canton of Lucerne) was a German-Swiss composer. His opera Der König der dunklen Kammer, based on a work by Rabindranath Tagore, won the Emil Hertzka Prize. Selected works ;Stage * Der König der dunklen Kammer, Opera in 13 Scenes, op. 12 (1934–1935); words by Rabindranath Tagore * Bethsabé, Drama-Pantomime-Oratorio in 3 scenes for tenor, baritone, speaking voices, actors, pantomimists and orchestra, op. 17 (1936); libretto by André Gide * Leonce und Lena, Lyric Comedy in 3 acts for 7 soloists, 5 speaking parts and a large orchestra, op. 36 (1943–1945); libretto by Georg Büchner ;Orchestral * Die Stadt for string orchestra, op. 7 (1932–1933) * Primavera española, op. 10 (1934) * Die gläserne Wand (Davoser Impressionen) for small orchestra, op. 11 (1934) * Musique en forme de spirale for small orchestra, op. 18 (1937) * Trauermusik (Epitaphe pour Maurice Ravel), op. 21 (1938) * Sieben Bilder nach Vincent van Gogh, op. 22 (1938) * Symphony for string orchestra, op. 42 (1947) * Musica concertante, op. 96 (1977–1978) ;Concertante * Concerto for alto saxophone and orchestra, op. 24 (1938) * Concerto da camera for alto saxophone