Brother Robert
Brother Robert (real name Robert Giscard ) (* 1923 in Lyon , France ; † March 12, 1993 ) was a doctor and one of the first seven brothers of the Taizé Community .
Life
Robert Giscard came to Taizé for the first time as a medical student at Easter 1948 . After his return to Paris he decided to join the community after completing his studies and made his profession on April 17, 1949 . In the early years of the Taizé Community , Giscard practiced as a doctor in Taizé; later he took care of church music . Together with Jacques Berthier he developed the genre "Chants from Taizé". His brother Alain Giscard, an agronomist, joined the Taizé Community as eighth . Robert Giscard was a cousin of the former French President Valéry Giscard d'Estaing .
Robert Giscard died in 1993 after suffering from cancer for five years.
meaning
After more and more people of different origins attended the services of the brothers, Ostinatos favored the nationality-spanning community feeling. The solos over an ostinato could be sung in all national languages and the sound was also enhanced with additional voices and accompanying voices. The music from Taizé became well known when it received the Grand Prix de L'Academie Charles Cros in 1955 and 1958 for recording a church service.
literature
Matthias Kreuels in: Taizé world village for inner adventure. Herder Freiburg, 2006. ISBN 3-451-05715-8 .
Web links
- Literature by and about Brother Robert in the catalog of the German National Library
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c History of Taizé Chants , accessed on November 9, 2016
- ↑ a b c The Taizé Composers on st.stephan.at, accessed on November 9, 2016
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Brother Robert |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Giscard, Robert (maiden name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French doctor and one of the first seven brothers in the Taizé Community |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1923 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Lyon , France |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 12, 1993 |