Andreas Scherpf

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Andreas Scherpf (born January 13, 1837 in Speyer ; † January 23, 1898 in Steinfeld ) was a German composer and singing teacher.

biography

Andreas Scherpf was born as the son of the musician Johann Michel Scherpf. He completed his teacher training at the Catholic teacher training college in Speyer and graduated successfully in 1855. He then worked first as a school teacher in Steinfeld , then from 1861 in Speyer. In addition to his teaching activities, Andreas Scherpf was also a singing teacher at the humanistic grammar school in Speyer for 25 years . With these school choirs, Andreas Scherpf also repeatedly performed masses by Palestrina and Allegri in the Speyer Cathedral . He also appeared as a composer of his own works and composed ecclesiastical and secular songs as well as a frequently performed operetta The Philosopher's Stone . In addition, Andreas Scherpf developed his own singing school, which he presented in several volumes and which was widely recognized.

Works

Compositions

  • Operetta The Philosopher's Stone op.6 (1883)
  • The three most beautiful flowers of life , for male choir

Fonts

  • Singing school for grammar schools, Latin and Realschulen, preparatory institutions, as well as for self-teaching. Verl der E. Kleeberg'schen Buchhandlung, Speyer 1877
  • Mass chants, hymns and responsories from the Diöcesanchoralbuche and the Harmonia Sacra for the upper classes of the elementary schools with the approval of the Hochw. Capitular-Vicariats put together, together with a small singing school. Verlag der E. Kleeberg'schen Buch-, Kunst- und Sehrmittelhandlung, Speyer 1878
  • Theoretically practical singing school based on pedagogical principles for study establishments and preparatory schools as well as for private lessons. Verlag der Ferd. Kleeberger'schen Buchhandlung, Speyer, Nuremberg 1884
  • Theoretical and practical instructions for giving rational singing lessons in elementary schools. Verlag der Jäger'schen Buch- und Kunsthandlung, Speyer 1890
  • Singing school and song collection (one-, two- and three-part songs) for Latin and secondary schools. Verlag der Jäger'schen Buch- und Kunsthandlung, Speyer 1894

proof

  • Peter Polaschek: Andreas Scherpf, in: Gymnasium am Kaiserdom Speyer: Ratsschule der Stadt Speyer, Gymnasium am Kaiserdom / [Red .: Stefan Becker ...], Speyer 1990, pp. 74–75
  • Andreas Scherpf, in: Rhineland-Palatinate personal database. http://www.rppd-rlp.de/ps04764

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ https://www.tobias-broeker.de/rare-manuscripts/sz/scherpf-andreas/
personal data
SURNAME Scherpf, Andreas
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German composer and singing teacher
DATE OF BIRTH January 13, 1837
PLACE OF BIRTH Speyer
DATE OF DEATH January 23, 1898
Place of death Steinfeld