Heinrich Glarean also styled Henricus Glareanus (born as Heinrich Loriti on 28 February or 3 June 1488 – 28 March 1563) was a Swiss music theorist , poet, humanist, philosopher and cartographer. He was born in Mollis (in the canton of Glarus , hence his name) and died in Freiburg im Breisgau .
20-638: Glarean was born as Heinrich Loriti (also spelled Loritti, Loretti, Loritis, Loris, Loritz and Loritus) in Mollis in Canton Glarus to a politician. As a boy, he took care of cattle and received a good education. After a thorough early training in music, Glarean enrolled in the University of Cologne , where he studied theology, philosophy, and mathematics as well as music. It was in Cologne where he held
40-535: A four-year-term. The results reflected yet another rise in support for the strongest party, the right-wing populist Swiss People's Party , at 29% of the popular vote, and the growth of the Green and Green Liberal parties at the expense of the Social Democrats . The Swiss People's Party successfully came out of the election as the strongest party, rising another 2.3% to 29.0% of the popular vote. Among
60-535: A poem as a tribute to Emperor Maximilian I . Since 1514 he was a teacher for Greek and Latin in Basel, where he met Erasmus and the two humanists became lifelong friends. He shortly was a lecturer at the University of Pavia for a few months in 1515, but returned to Basel due to the Battle of Marignano between Switzerland and France. Glarean's first publication on music, a modest volume entitled Isagoge in musicen ,
80-470: Is a former municipality in the canton of Glarus in Switzerland . Effective from 1 January 2011, Mollis is part of the municipality of Glarus Nord . Mollis is first mentioned in 1288. Mollis has an area, as of 2006 , of 21.8 km (8.4 sq mi). Of this area, 41% is used for agricultural purposes, while 44.9% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 8.2% is settled (buildings or roads) and
100-568: Is notable as the first black Swiss national councillor. 23 incumbents did not get re-elected and lost their mandate, among them Zürich right wing politician Ulrich Schlüer (SVP). The turnout of the election was 48,9% a rise of 3,7% from the previous elections in 2003. Contrary to the developments in the National Council, the Council of States remains dominated by the traditional centrist parties FDP and CVP. Robert Cramer (Geneva)
120-508: The Dodecachordon (literally, "12-stringed instrument") is Glarean's proposal that there are actually twelve modes, not eight, as had long been assumed, for instance in the works of the contemporary theorist Pietro Aron . The additional four modes included authentic and plagal forms of Aeolian (modes 9 and 10) and Ionian (modes 11 and 12) — the modes equivalent to minor and major scales, respectively. Glarean went so far as to say that
140-700: The left-wing parties, support of the Social Democrats eroded to the benefit of the Green and Green Liberal parties. The right-wing parties won 64 seats made up of the SVP with 62 seats and a single seat of the Christian right Federal Democratic Union and the regional Ticino League respectively. The left-wing parties won 65 seats, with 43 of the Social Democrats, 20 of the Green party, and
160-645: The secondary sector and there are 47 businesses in this sector. 500 people are employed in the tertiary sector , with 94 businesses in this sector. The historical population is given in the following table: Näfels-Mollis railway station is on the Ziegelbrücke-Linthal railway line . It is served by the Zürich S-Bahn service S25 between Linthal and Zürich , and by the St. Gallen S-Bahn service S6 between Rapperswil and Schwanden . As of
180-675: The 48th legislative term of the federal parliament (2007–2011), voters in 26 cantons elected all 200 members of the National Council as well as 43 out of 46 members of the Council of States . The other three members of the Council of States for that term of service were elected at an earlier date. On 12 December 2007, the newly elected legislature elected the Swiss federal government, the Swiss Federal Council , for
200-652: The Christian-left Christian Social Party and the far-left Labour Party with a single seat each. The centrist parties won 71 seats, with the CVP and the centre-right FDP each having won 31 seats, and the remaining 9 seats won by minor parties: Liberals, 4 seats; Green Liberals, 3 seats; Evangelical People's Party, 2 seats. 59 of 200 seats (29.5%) were won by women, as compared to 50 in 2003. Ricardo Lumengo (Social Democrats, born in Angola )
220-570: The December 2023 timetable change, both services operate once per hour, combining to provide two trains per hour between Ziegelbrücke and Schwanden. Weesen railway station on the Ziegelbrücke–Sargans railway line is also located within the former municipality of Mollis, although it served the town of Weesen in the canton of St. Gallen . This station is disused since the 2013 timetable change. The former military airfield at Mollis
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#1732783675916240-485: The Ionian mode was the one most frequently used by composers in his day. The influence of his work was immense. Many later theorists, including Zarlino , accepted the twelve modes, and though the distinction between plagal and authentic forms of the modes is no longer of contemporary interest (reducing the number from twelve to six), Glarean's explanation of the musical modes remains current today. Mollis Mollis
260-479: The command unit were working in a cavern inside the mountain. However it is today no more a Military and will only be used for civilian purposes. Heli Linth and the Rega (air rescue) ( REGA base 12) use the airfield daily . In April 1923 was the first "Flugtag" )(Air Show) when Walter Mittelholzer made the first landing at Mollis and took passenger flights. The 16th-century music theorist and humanist Heinrich Glarean
280-517: The population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 4.6%. Most of the population (as of 2000 ) speaks German (90.8%), with Italian being second most common (2.8%) and Albanian being third (1.9%). In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SPS which received 54.1% of the vote. Most of the rest of the votes went to the SVP with 34.1% of
300-407: The preceding generation (including Josquin , Ockeghem , Obrecht , Isaac and many others). In three parts, it begins with a study of Boethius , who wrote extensively on music in the sixth century; it traces the use of the musical modes in plainsong (e.g. Gregorian chant ) and monophony ; and it closes with an extended study of the use of modes in polyphony . The most significant feature of
320-721: The remainder (5.9%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). The municipality is located on the right side of the Linth valley. It includes the area from the Linth Canal and Walensee to the Schlattbach in the Netstal . It consists of the village of Mollis and the hamlets of Beglingen on the Kerenzerberg and the alpine settlement of Mullern. Mollis had a population (as of 2010) of 3,337. As of 2007 , 12.1% of
340-409: The vote. In Mollis about 73.4% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either University or a Fachhochschule ). Mollis has an unemployment rate of 1.0%. As of 2005 , there were 154 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 43 businesses involved in this sector. 384 people are employed in
360-515: Was born there, where his father served for forty years on the town council. The Bulgarian-born astronomer Fritz Zwicky is buried there. 2007 Swiss federal election Elections to the Swiss Federal Assembly , the federal parliament of Switzerland , were held on Sunday, 21 October 2007. In a few cantons, a second round of the elections to the Council of States was held on 11 November, 18 November, and 25 November 2007. For
380-662: Was printed in 1515 by Johann Froben . In it he discusses the basic elements of music; probably it was used for teaching. In late 1515 a treatise on latin poetry of him was printed by Adam Petri . But his most famous book, and one of the most famous and influential works on music theory written during the Renaissance , was the Dodecachordon , which he published in Basel in 1547. This massive work includes writings on philosophy and biography in addition to music theory , and includes no less than 120 complete compositions by composers of
400-528: Was used first by the Swiss Air Force with jetfighters like de Havilland Vampire , Hawker Hunter and F-5E and F-5F until 1999 from Squadron 20. After 1999 it was the Homebase for a Helicopter air transport squadron with Super Puma , but a few years later Mollis was inactive as so called "Sleeping Base" for helicopters for a few more years. The aircraft were stored in a hardened aircraft shelter ,
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