Daniel Schnyder

'I wrote the composition The Iron Tetrapod for the 'Graham Ashton Brass Ensemble'. Originally scored for four brass instruments, I rearranged the work - at the suggestion of Ingo Goritzki - for 2 oboe...

Eine wunderbare Mischung aus europäischer Kunstmusik, Jazz, Rhythm & Blues und Latin. In drei Sätzen schwingt er sich vom pulsierenden Nachtleben Manhattans über ein ruhig, impressionistisches Int...

Suite Symphonique was written for the MURI COMPETITION 2019 and has since been recorded by Matthias Racz and Christoph Hartmann. In the four movements, one can hear influences of Arab Music (Arabesque...

Daniel Schnyder's 'Music for Four Guitars' reflects on various aspects of guitar music. The composition superimposes modern rhythms of South American provenience with European forms and compositional...

Melousine tells the story of the mermaid Melusine, who only married her husband, the knight Raymond, on the condition that he was never allowed to watch her bathing. Spurred on by his fellow knights,...

Rhythm In Blue

Ausgabe für Trompete und Klavier (mit B und C Trompetenstimme).

From the composer: The Four Winds reflects musical influences and connotations from the East, North, West and South. As a symbol for the various musical inspirations of the compositions, I have used t...

This book is an exploration of modern compositional devices and their interaction with jazz harmony and phrasing. This is not just one more exercise book! Most of the traditional exercise books are ba...

For centuries, the St. Gotthard has been one of the most important transalpine routes. For the people who built the pass road, the crossing of the “Schöllenenschlucht” gorge in particular represented...

Daniel Schnyder wrote the Carmen Suite as an opera paraphrase for a dance performance featuring the flamenco dancer Nina Corti and the Carmina Quartet. Later, I adapted the work for piano trio. This m...