Rolf Schweizer, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Rolf Schweizer

Date of Birth: 14-Mar-1936

Place of Birth: Emmendingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Date of Death: 06-Jun-2016

Profession: composer, conductor, choir director, director of church music

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Rolf Schweizer (14 March 1936 – 6 June 2016) was a German composer, choirmaster and church music director, who was based primarily at Pforzheim.
Schweizer was part of the movement Neues Geistliches Lied, and his compositions, several of which appear in the Protestant hymnal Evangelisches Gesangbuch (EG), were heavily influenced by contemporary secular music, especially jazz.