Eduard Pütz (13 February 1911, in Illerich – 18 January 2000, in Bad Münstereifel) was a German composer and music teacher.

Selected works

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Pütz's scores are published by Schott Music, Edition Tonger, Tonos Musikverlag and Hans Gerig Verlag.
Opera
Orchestral
  • Invention für Barbara for string orchestra (1956)
  • Concerto grasso for string orchestra and jazz-combo (1981)
  • Blue Fantasy (1996)
  • Tagebuchblätter aus Frankreich
Concertante
  • Concerto giocoso for piano and orchestra (1979)
  • Pyrenäen-Rhapsodie (Pyrenees Rhapsody), 3 Impressions for piano and orchestra (1984)
  • Concerto for cello and orchestra (1985)
  • Romanze for alto saxophone, cello, string orchestra and percussion (1989)
Chamber music
  • Sonatina for cello and piano (1963)
  • Improvisation modale for flute and piano (1964)
  • Nugae, 7 Little Pieces for recorder, celesta and guitar (1969)
  • Ballade für T.S. for guitar (1973)
  • Tenso for shakuhachi and guitar (1975)
  • 5 Poèmes for violin and piano (1978)
  • Canto épico for string quartet (1981)
  • Die Marionetten der Ree Loo, Garden Music for violin and piano (1983)
  • Meditationen for viola and guitar (1983)
  • Frammenti for 4 violas (1986)
  • Cries in the Dark, Blues for saxophone and string quartet (1986)
  • Lydian Romance for cello and piano (1986)
  • "O Welt...", Quartet for oboe, violin, viola and cello (1987)
  • Sonata for 7 cellos (1988)
  • Sonata for viola and piano (1988)
  • Arabeschi capricciosi for flute and guitar (1989)
  • Funny Serenades for violin and piano (1989)
  • Traumstück for viola and harp (1989)
  • Adagietto for cello and piano (1990)
  • Blues for Benni for viola and piano (1991)
  • Blues Fantasy for 6 cellos (1991)
  • Dancing Strings for string quartet (1991)
  • Trio for clarinet, cello and piano (1991)
  • Tango passionato for 4 cellos (1992)
  • Capricious Waltz for flute and piano (1993)
  • Twilight Dream for violin and piano (1993)
  • Notturno pastorale for oboe and piano (1993)
  • Short Stories, 10 Little Pieces for cello and piano (1994)
  • Serenade for treble recorder and accordion (1994)
  • String Quartet No. 2 (1994)[1]
  • Piano Trio (1996)
  • Why?, Impressions for 4 saxophones (1996)
  • Blue Waltz for flute and piano (1997)
  • Jazz Capriccio for alto saxophone and piano (1998)
Harpsichord
  • Suite baroque for harpsichord (or piano) (1977)
Organ
  • Rosa mystica
Piano
  • Sonatina in B (1945)
  • Frohes Musizieren, 6 Little Pieces for piano 4-hands (1947)
  • Auf dem Rummelplatz, Musik für Hansmartin, Little Pieces (1948)
  • Fünf Bagatellen (5 Bagatelles) (1950)
  • Sonatina in F (1960)
  • Hälfte des Lebens, Klavierstück in 2 movements after a poem by Friedrich Hölderlin (1975)
  • Litaniae alle cinque (1976)
  • Mr. Clementi Goin' on Holidays, Short Exercises in Blues and Rock Styles (1976)
  • Toccata bruta (1976)
  • Capriccio, Notturno und Blues (1980)
  • 12 Präludien zum Gebrauch an Sonntagnachmittagen (12 Preludes for Use on Sunday Afternoons) (1984)
  • Sentimental Serenades (1987)
  • I'm Sorry, Mr. Czerny, Little Jazz and Jazz-related Pieces (1988)
  • Jazz Sonata (1988)
  • Let's Swing, Mr. Bach!, 6 Piano Pieces in "Play-Bach" Style (1991)
  • Pas de deux, Petit Ballet for piano 4-hands (1991)
  • Waltzing the Blues, 3 Jazz Waltzes (1991)
  • Young People's Music Box, 12 Easy Pieces (1992)
  • Nachtstücke (Night Music) (1993)
  • Let's Play Together, 10 Jazzy Pieces for piano 4-hands (1994)
  • How about That, Mr. Offenbach!, Can-Can Fantasy (1995)
  • Valsette (1996)
  • Jazz-Sonatine (1998)
  • Take It Easy, 3 Little Piano Pieces in Jazz Style (2000)
Vocal
  • When We Dead Awaken for soprano, flute, electric guitar, electric piano, percussion and double bass (1974); words by Rudi Holzapfel
  • Requiem im Park for mezzo-soprano, oboe, clarinet, horn, bassoon, cello, piano and bongos (1980); words by Ursula Claude
  • Melodie am Abend for baritone and piano (1981)
Choral
  • Johnny John, 5 Impressions for male chorus (1964); words by Hansjochem Kunze
  • Der irre Spielmann for mixed chorus (1993); words by Joseph von Eichendorff
  • Requiem nach Texten des alten und neuen Testamentes for soprano, tenor, baritone, mixed chorus and orchestra (1994)

Notes

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  1. ^ Date of quartet 2 from OCLC 917500781.
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