Fritz Hauser
Fritz Hauser (born March 29, 1953, Basel) is a Swiss drummer, percussionist, and composer from Basel, Switzerland. He began playing drums as a teenager, and later studied classical percussion at the City of Basel Music Academy. In 1972 he joined the Swiss symphonic rock band Circus, with whom he toured and recorded albums over the next eight years.
Fritz Hauser
Schorle · I, Schorle · CC BY-SA 3.0
- Name
- Fritz Hauser
- Occupation
- Musician, Composer
- Born
- 1953
Reference Check
Propose documentary evidence for Fritz Hauser. A contribution is never written directly as fact: identity, source, rights and evidence gates still decide.
Sign in to contribute
Documentary evidence
Documentary basis
Authority files
wikidata · Q681957 · wikipedia · Fritz Hauser
In this article
Biography
Biography
In 1980 he began performing medieval music as part of a duo and also worked in pit orchestras, theater productions, and as a drummer in circus bands. In 1982 he joined the resident band of a Swiss radio station, and in 1983 he began performing and touring internationally as well as recording as a solo artist. In 1986, he organized the percussion group Schlagzeugspektakel, which consisted of a total of 41 drummers, all from Basel. The group toured Switzerland and was featured on Swiss radio. Since then, Hauser has performed and recorded in a various of trios and quartets.
Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Fritz Hauser • Landscape — Yes • Origin — Basel, Switzerland • Instrument — Drums, marimba • Genre — Contemporary classical music • Occupation — Musician, Composer • Website — Fritz Hauser.ch/
Principal Compositions
• On Time and Space (for 50 cymbals) • Die Klippe (for marimba and 3 cymbals) • Der Pendler (for drum kit) • Le souvenir (for 4 snare drums, 2 triangles, bass drum and sports bag) • Musique pour les bains thermaux de Vals (Grisons) (musical stones)
Discography
With Joe McPhee • Linear B (Hat Hut, 1990)
Text attribution
Licensing
Text attribution
Part of the biographical narrative on this page reuses licensed material. Its origin, revision and licence are recorded here.
The biographical narrative on this page is based on the Wikipedia article Fritz Hauser, revision 1375188108 (EN edition), by its contributors. VALÉORINE has edited that text and built its own documentary record around it. The reused material is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, and this page's reuse of it is offered under the same licence. Everything else on this page — the chronology, the holdings, the evidence, the plates and the connections — is VALÉORINE's own record. Sources and licences.
Notes from the source article
Cited by Wikipedia
Notes from the source article
These works are cited by the source article, in its own numbering. They are recorded as its citations, not as sources VALÉORINE has verified.
- 1.Gary W. Kennedy. Hauser, Fritz. Grove Music Online. Oxford University Press. 2001. 10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.J587700.
References
Citations
References
Each reference names the institution holding it, so a reader may go to the document itself.
reference work
Secondary witnessreference work
Secondary witness
The Encyclopedia exists whether or not anything is for sale. Corrections are recorded rather than overwritten, and every version of this record is kept. Published 18 August 2026.
Elsewhere in Music memorabilia
44,023 published records in this field, each with its sources named.
- Fritz BüchtgerPerson
- Fritz DietrichPerson
- Fritz EckhardtPerson
- Fritz GeißlerPerson
- Fritz Heinrich KleinPerson
- Fritz HeitmannPerson
- Fritz HilpertPerson
- Fritz ImhoffPerson
Best supported in this field
For owners
Own a work by Fritz Hauser?
A specialist will read what you send and tell you what the house can establish, what it cannot, and whether the object is suited to sale. There is no charge and no obligation. The object stays with you throughout; nothing is shipped to us unless it is arranged in writing beforehand.