Adolf Lohmann
Adolf Lohmann (born January 10, 1907 in Düsseldorf ; † October 19, 1983 ibid) was a German music teacher and composer of church music . Several of his melodies are contained in the praise of God .
Life
Adolf Lohmann worked in Düsseldorf as a music teacher and specialist advisor for school music. In 1937 he was transferred to Goch as a primary school teacher by the National Socialist cultural authority . In 1949 he returned to Düsseldorf.
Lohmann was director of various adult and youth choirs and conducted music weekends and advanced training events for choir directors , especially in Haus Altenberg . During the National Socialist era, he set to music several hymns that had been composed by Georg Thurmair , the secretary of the Catholic Young Men’s Association , and that opposed the prevailing ideology with a dedicated commitment to Christ and the Church.
He worked as editor and editor for Christophorus-Verlag . He published more than a dozen hymn and choir books. 150 songs, 30 canons and around 450 choral and instrumental movements come from his pen.
In 1999 a street in Goch was named after him.
Melodies in praise of God
- O Lord, from deep lament ( GL 271)
- Sing a new song to the Lord (GL 409)
- We are only guests on earth (GL 505)
- Your Kingdom, O Lord, Will Come (Diocesan Annexes)
- Heart of Jesus, God's sacrificial fire (GL 371, text by Franz Johannes Weinrich )
- Open the gates to the world (GL 360)
- Well brethren we are in good spirits (diocesan annexes )
- Neuzeller pilgrimage song , Maria, Mutter, Friedenshort (diocesan part of the East German dioceses 860)
literature
- Wilhelm Schepping: The hymn composer Adolf Lohmann (1907-1983). On the significance of his musical legacy , in: Kirchenmusikalisches Jahrbuch 80 (1996), pp. 9–31.
Web links
- Literature by and about Adolf Lohmann in the catalog of the German National Library
- Short biography (City of Goch)
Individual evidence
- ↑ All information on the biography and scope of the work according to the short biography
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Lohmann, Adolf |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German music teacher and hymn composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 10, 1907 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Dusseldorf |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 19, 1983 |
| Place of death | Dusseldorf |