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Alberich Zwyssig

Father Alberich or Alberik Zwyssig (17 November 1808 – 18 November 1854) was a Cistercian monk who composed in 1841 the Swiss Psalm, the present Swiss national anthem.

Birth and Death Data: Born Bauen (former municipality and current locality of Seedorf in the canton of Uri, Switzerland), Died November 18, 1854 (Territorial Abbey of Wettingen-Mehrerau (Catholic territorial abbey Immediately Subject to the Holy See in Austria) )

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1917

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer

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Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor B-20154 10-in. 6/21/1917 Schweizerpsalm Swiss Harmony Chorus Male vocal chorus, unaccompanied composer  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Zwyssig, Alberich," accessed December 25, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/104578.

Zwyssig, Alberich. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 25, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/104578.

"Zwyssig, Alberich." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 25 December 2025.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/104578

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LCNAR: Zwyssig, Alberich, 1808-1854 - https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n84092017

Wikidata: Alberich Zwyssig - https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q667651

VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/301483997

MusicBrainz: Alberich Zwyssig - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/da77a917-c08a-4cb6-be40-d9eebd1eb148

Fast: https://id.worldcat.org/fast/128637 - https://id.worldcat.org/fast/128637

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