Alois Albrecht

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Alois Lorenz Albrecht (born March 16, 1936 in Backnang ) is a German Roman Catholic priest , former vicar general and songwriter.

Life

Alois Albrecht was born in Backnang, grew up in Bayreuth and passed his Abitur at the New Gymnasium Bamberg , as a seminarist at the archbishop's boarding school Ottonianum in Bamberg . After studying Catholic theology and philosophy (1956-1962) at the theological Philosophy College in Bamberg received Albrecht on March 19, 1962 Josef Schneider the sacrament of holy orders and was subsequently first chaplain in Höchstadt an der Aisch , and later in Nuremberg .

From 1965 to 1972 he was diocesan youth pastor in the Archdiocese of Bamberg , then pastor in St. Gangolf (1973 to 1983) and St. Martin (1983 to 1987) in Bamberg and dean of the Bamberg deanery (1981 to 1987). In January 1987 he became cathedral capitular and deputy vicar general, in July 1990 vicar general of the Archdiocese of Bamberg. He was also in charge of the main public relations department. Pope John Paul II awarded him the title of Papal Honorary Prelate on July 27, 1991 and the title of Apostolic Protonotary on August 16, 2000 . On March 31, 2006, Archbishop Ludwig Schick accepted Albrecht's resignation from the office of Vicar General after he had turned 70.

Act as a songwriter

Alois Albrecht is one of the pioneers of the New Spiritual Song in Germany. The tradition of new German-language songs in the Archdiocese of Bamberg is closely linked to the liturgical movement and the liturgical renewal of the Second Vatican Council . Albrecht's first texts were written in the 1970s, inspired by the meeting with Peter Janssens and Josef Metternich , the then spiritual advisory board of the Catholic Young Community (KJG) at the federal level.

In 1970, Albrecht, in his role as diocesan youth pastor, initiated a youth synod at Feuerstein Castle in preparation for the Würzburg synod of the German dioceses. For the KJG national meeting in Fulda in 1972 he wrote the texts for two Pentecostal services ( We have a dream and our life is a celebration ) and a version for the canon ( prayer ), which Peter Janssens set to music as a beat mass .

He subsequently worked with various composers and also wrote libretti for sacred singing games, including an oratorio about Maria Ward (1985). His main creative phase of new sacred songs lies between 1970 and 1985. Albrecht's works have shaped generations of young people since their creation.

In addition to his creations in the field of new sacred songs, Alois Albrecht has earned praise of God through new textual versions, new poems and hymns for the daily liturgy of Bamberg's own festivals in the Catholic hymn book . His chants were recorded in song books such as the Cantata or the Praise of God .

Works (selection)

Alois Albrecht at a confirmation in 2003

Books and writings

  • Handbook for parish youth leaders . State office for the cath. Youth. Munich 1970.
  • Service for young people - service in a new form. Stone head. Stuttgart 1972.
  • Becoming new from his word . Publishing house Catholic Biblical Works. Stuttgart 1976.
  • Not from bread alone. Thoughts on Sundays and feasts in the church year. Bergmoser + Höller Verlag . Aachen 1978.
  • Heinrich and Kunigunda . Attempts to interpret our time. St. Otto Publishing House. Bamberg 1978.
  • We are more than me plus you . Rba. Stuttgart 1984.
  • Saint Otto, Bishop of Bamberg and Apostle of the Pomerania . St. Otto Publishing House. Bamberg 1989.
  • Believe in light and color. Words - Paths - Dreams in the Bamberg Cathedral Heinrichsverlag. Bamberg 2008.
  • Spiritual songs and singspiele for the youth in the church Volume I: Let our life be a festival , Volume II: Small mustard seed hope . Bamberg 2011.
  • Bamberg Cathedral - a festival of faith . Bamberg 2011, ISBN 978-3-931432-25-6 .
  • Otto the saint. Bamberg 2014, ISBN 978-3-00-047959-5 .
  • Lord build your church and start with me . Bamberg 2017, vol. 1: first part 1987 to 2001 , ISBN 978-3-00-056278-5 , vol. 2: second part 2002 to 2006 , ISBN 978-3-00-056279-2 .
  • Ayopaya Missionary Group, Bolivia. Chronicle of a 50-year commitment . Fruhauf, Bamberg 2018, ISBN 978-3-00-059066-5 .

Lyrics and libretti

Spiritual song lyrics

  • On the feast of the holy empress , 1980, melody: Franz Deinlein 1991. In: Gotteslob 1975, regional part of the Archdiocese of Bamberg No. 981.
  • The word that is uncreated , 1980, melody: Hugo Scholter o. J. In: Gotteslob 1975, regional part of the Archdiocese of Bamberg No. 980.
  • The Word from God, Before Eternity , 1980, melody: Hugo Scholter o. J. In: Gotteslob 1975, regional part of the Archdiocese of Bamberg No. 985 and Gotteslob 2013, No. 913.
  • Greetings are you fourteen witnesses , 1980, melody: Hugo Scholter 1992. In: Gotteslob 1975, regional part of the Archdiocese of Bamberg No. 988.
  • Praise be to you, Lord! 1980, melody: Werner Pees 1992. In: Gotteslob 1975, regional part of the Archdiocese of Bamberg No. 984.
  • Praise be to Jesus Christ , 1975 new version of the text, melody: Hildesheim 1736. In: Gotteslob (1975) regional part of the Archdiocese of Bamberg No. 880 and Gotteslob 2013, No. 808.
  • You are praised, glorious God, for Bernhard, the blessed priest. Setting: Ludger Stühlmeyer , 2012. In: Ludger Stühlmeyer, Righteous Among the Nations. Vespers in honor of the blessed Bernhard Lichtenberg. With a biography and quotes. Preface by Nuncio Eterovic . Verlag Sankt Michaelsbund , Munich 2017, ISBN 978-3-943135-90-9 .
  • You are praised, glorious God, for Heinrich, the holy ruler , 1980, melody: Hugo Scholter 1980. In: Gotteslob 1975, regional part of the Archdiocese of Bamberg No. 978 and Gotteslob 2013, No. 910.
  • Gott, dir sein sung , 1980, melody: Werner Pees 1992. In: Gotteslob 1975, regional part of the Archdiocese of Bamberg No. 979.
  • God does great things, sing praises to him! , 1980, melody: Werner Pees 1992. In: Gotteslob 1975, regional part of the Archdiocese of Bamberg No. 983 and Gotteslob 2013, No. 911, melody: Joseph Anton Saladin 1972.
  • The songs sound high , 1990, melody: Joseph Kreitmaier 1915. In: Gotteslob 1975, regional part of the Archdiocese of Bamberg No. 975 and Gotteslob 2013, No. 899.
  • Jesus, who thinks deeply of you , text transcription based on the Latin hymn Jesu dulcis memoria . Setting: Ludger Stühlmeyer, 2012. In: Ludger Stühlmeyer, Righteous Among the Nations. Vespers in honor of the blessed Bernhard Lichtenberg. With a biography and quotes. Preface by Nuncio Eterovic . Verlag Sankt Michaelsbund, Munich 2017, ISBN 978-3-943135-90-9 .
  • Come here, you beings that God created , 1990 new version of the text, melody: Georg Seidenbusch 1687. In: Gotteslob 1975, regional part of the Archdiocese of Bamberg No. 966 and Gotteslob 2013, No. 876.
  • Come, Lord, come, you are God , 1980, melody: Franz Deinlein 1992. In: Gotteslob 1975, regional part of the Archdiocese of Bamberg No. 987.
  • Come and let us sing 1990, melody: Joseph Kreitmaier 1915. In: Gotteslob 1975, regional part of the Archdiocese of Bamberg No. 974 and Gotteslob 2013, No. 898.
  • Come here, you in heaven , 1990 new version of the text, melody: Bamberg 1732. In: Gotteslob 1975, regional part of the Archdiocese of Bamberg No. 968.
  • Let yourself boast, eternal God , 1980, melody: Werner Pees 1992. In: Gotteslob 1975, regional part of the Archdiocese of Bamberg No. 986.
  • O holiest of names all , 1990 new version, melody: Seraphischer Lustgarten 1600. In: Gotteslob 1975, regional part of the Archdiocese of Bamberg No. 971 and Gotteslob 2013, No. 806.

New spiritual songs

  • We want to sing other songs. Setting: Peter Janssens .
  • Bread against death. Setting: Peter Janssens.
  • Towards Heaven - A house built for God. Setting: Florian Donabauer. Mottolied for the Bamberg Cathedral anniversary 2012.
  • You have no hands, Lord, take mine. Settings: Peter Janssens, Ludger Stühlmeyer . In: Gotteslob 1975, regional part of the Archdiocese of Bamberg No. 992.
  • The cause of Jesus needs enthusiasts. Setting: Peter Janssens.
  • One day one came. Setting: Peter Janssens. In: Gotteslob 1975, regional part of the Archdiocese of Bamberg No. 972 and Gotteslob 2013, No. 805.
  • Rejoice and dance. Setting: Peter Janssens.
  • Lord, have mercy. Setting: Peter Janssens.
  • Me and you are looking for each other. Setting: Peter Janssens.
  • Every morning. Setting: Peter Janssens.
  • Now is the time, now is the hour Setting: Ludger Edelkötter . In: Gotteslob 1975, regional part of the Archdiocese of Bamberg No. 993 and Gotteslob 2013, No. 862.
  • Little mustard seed hope. Setting: Ludger Edelkötter. Gotteslob 1975, regional part of the Archdiocese of Bamberg No. 931 and Gotteslob 2013, No. 856.
  • Sometimes we celebrate in the middle of the day. Setting: Peter Janssens, In: Gotteslob 2013, No. 472.
  • More than our language can say. Setting: Peter Janssens.
  • Partnership song for Senegal. Setting: Barbara Großmann.
  • Our hope overcomes black fear. Settings: Hans Florenz and Ludger Stühlmeyer.
  • Our life is a festival. Setting: Peter Janssens. Gotteslob 1975, regional part of the Archdiocese of Bamberg No. 929, In: Gotteslob 1975, Eigeneil Österreich, No. 859
  • You are Wes' spirit child. Setting: Peter Janssens. In: Gotteslob 1975, regional part of the Archdiocese of Bamberg No. 991 and Gotteslob 2013, No. 858.
  • We have a dream. Setting: Peter Janssens.
  • We will live, survive. Setting: Christoph Lehmann .

Spiritual texts and time of day liturgy

  • Vespers for the 1000th anniversary of the diocese. Setting: Wolfram Buchenberg 2007. Edition A) Score for choir and instruments, Edition B) Song book for parish singing, Office for Church Music Bamberg 2007.
  • Praise to Bernhard Lichtenberg . In: Barbara Stühlmeyer , Ludger Stühlmeyer, Bernhard Lichtenberg. I will follow my conscience . Topos plus Verlagsgemeinschaft Kevelaer 2013, ISBN 978-3-8367-0835-7 .
  • Praise to the Triune God. In: Gotteslob 2013, No. 674;
  • Prayers / devotions. In: Gotteslob 2013, No. 675.1; 675.2; 675.3; 675.6; 675.7; 675.8; 675.9; 676.1; 676.2; 680.9; 682.

Spiritual games and musical theater

  • A psalm for Heinrich II. , Scenic meditation on Emperor Heinrich II. , 1977.
  • We are more than me plus you , community and community game, 1977.
  • Just love , scenic meditation on Empress Kunigunde , 1978.
  • I want to give you future and hope , scenic design at the end of the Catholic Day 1978.
  • Now is the time, now is the hour , songs about the Misereor Hungertuch of Nikolaus von der Flüe, Misereoraktion 1980.
  • Elisabeth of Thuringia , scenic play on the life of St. Elisabeth , 1981.
  • Choose life , texts and scenes for the three temptations, 1982.
  • The testament of Francis of Assisi , game for the Mattenfest der Franziskaner, Vierzehnheiligen 1983.
  • Mary Ward's Day , oratory for Mary Ward's 400th birthday , 1985.
  • Hildegard von Bingen , Spiritual game with original texts and original music, 1998.
  • The Pope's new clothes , Calderón games by the ETA Hoffmann Theater for the 2007 Bamberg diocese anniversary.
  • Founding scene of the diocese in Im Himmel deposited , Calderón plays of the ETA-Hoffmann-Theater on the occasion of the anniversary of the Bamberg cathedral consecration in 2012.

Discography (selection)

  • A thousand years before you are like a day . 1000 years of the Bamberg diocese. Bamberg Cathedral Choir. Cavalli Records 2007.
  • Towards heaven . 1000 years of Bamberg Cathedral. New Spiritual Song Workshop. Bamberg 2012.

Awards

literature

  • Peter Hahnen: Alois Albrecht - An Interview. In: The “New Spiritual Song” as a contemporary component of Christian spirituality. Münster 1998, ISBN 3-8258-3679-7 .
  • Bernd Hackl: Dare to set off together - 60 years of the new sacred song in the Archdiocese of Bamberg. In: Stations of church music in the Archdiocese of Bamberg. Bamberg 2007.
  • We are more than me plus you. For goodbye as vicar general and dean of the cathedral. Bamberg 2006.
  • Ludger Stühlmeyer : On the farewell to Domdean Vicar General Alois Albrecht. In: Church music in the Archdiocese of Bamberg. 41, June 2006.
  • Ludger Stühlmeyer: Symposium New Spiritual Song in Vierzehnheiligen. In: Church music in the Archdiocese of Bamberg. 46, July 2008.
  • Andreas Kuschbert: The lyrics show what I believe in. Prelate Alois Albrecht on his 75th birthday. In Heinrichsblatt. March 11, 2011.
  • Barbara Stühlmeyer , Ludger Stühlmeyer: Living spark. In: Singing Life. DeBehr, Radeberg 2011, ISBN 978-393-9241-24-9 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ The historian Wolfgang Reinhard called the song Kleines Senfkorn Hope an example of the fact that the language of the market now also determines religious discourse. In: Wolfgang Reinhard, Geschichte als Anthropologie , ed. by Peter Burschel. Cologne / Weimar / Vienna 2017. pp. 188, 313.
personal data
SURNAME Albrecht, Alois
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Albrecht, Alois Lorenz (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German Roman Catholic priest and songwriter
DATE OF BIRTH March 16, 1936
PLACE OF BIRTH Backnang