Albert Riemenschneider

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Charles Albert Riemenschneider (born August 31, 1878 in Berea , Ohio, † July 20, 1950 in Akron , Ohio) was an American music teacher and Bach researcher.

The son of Karl H. Riemenschneider, a German emigrant who was professor of ancient languages ​​at the German Wallace College (later Baldwin-Wallace College ), received his first musical training from his father. In 1897 he became head of the music department of this college and taught piano, organ and music theory.

In 1902 he studied piano and composition in Vienna and organ with Alexandre Guilmant and Charles-Marie Widor in Paris on further trips to Europe . At the same time he also began collecting rare editions of Bach works.

1913 arose from the German Wallace College and Baldwin University , the Baldwin-Wallace College , and from the Music Department has a conservatory whose line Riemenschneider held until the 1947th From 1927 he offered master classes in organ playing in the summer months, giving his students the opportunity to take lessons from Marcel Dupré in Paris. In 1933 he founded the Annual Baldwin-Wallace College Bach Festival . The focus of these festivals was always one of the four great choral works by Johann Sebastian Bach : the St. John Passion , the St. Matthew Passion , the Christmas Oratorio and the B minor Mass .

Riemenschneider published two collections of Bach's organ works, The Liturgical Year and Liturgy for Organ as well as 371 Harmonized Chorales and 69 Chorale Melodies with Figured Bass by Johann Sebastian Bach . In addition, Riemenschneider ran a piano school in Cleveland, where he was organist at Euclid Avenue Baptist Church . He was a member of the Music Teacher's National Association and the National Association of Schools of Music . The Sherwood School of Music in Chicago awarded him an honorary doctorate. After his death, his collection of Bach prints became the basis of the Bach Memorial Library of the Riemenschneider Bach Institute .

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SURNAME Riemenschneider, Albert
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Riemenschneider, Charles Albert
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American Bach researcher and music teacher
DATE OF BIRTH August 31, 1878
PLACE OF BIRTH Berea (Ohio)
DATE OF DEATH July 20, 1950
Place of death Akron