Franz Bühler (composer)
Franz Bühler OSB , occasionally also written Bihler (born April 12, 1760 in Unterschneidheim in Swabia ; † February 4, 1823 in Augsburg ), religious name Gregorius , was a German Benedictine monk, musician and composer .
Live and act
The teacher's son Franz Bühler came at the age of ten as a choirboy in the Benedictine Abbey of Neresheim at the grammar school there, where he learned to play the piano and the figured bass. From 1775 he studied theology, philosophy and music in Augsburg. In 1778 he entered the Benedictine monastery Heilig Kreuz in Donauwörth , where under Abbot Coelestin II the maintenance of music in the monastery received special support. In 1784 he was ordained a priest. Here he received lessons from the composer Antonio Rosetti , who played in the nearby royal court orchestra in Oettingen-Wallerstein. In 1794 Bühler left the monastery to take over the post of monastery organist in Bozen . In 1801 he was appointed to the Augsburg Cathedral Orchestra. Bühler left behind an extensive work of compositions, mainly of sacred music.
In 2008 the establishment of the Franz Bühler Cultural Foundation, Unterschneidheim , was decided by the Unterschneidheim City Council. The purpose of the foundation is to record Bühler's musical legacy and make it accessible to the public.
student
- Donat Müller (1804–1879), German composer
Works
- New mass chant, set to music by title. Kapellmeister Bihler; With 2 voices and the organ, from which the singing bass can easily be sung. Published by Peter Forer Socher , cooperator in Walleshausen. Augsburg, with Johann Jakob Lotter and son. 1808, 12 pp.
literature
- Arrey von Dommer: Bühler, Franz . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 3, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1876, p. 510.
- Günther Schmidt: Bühler, Franz. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 2, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1955, ISBN 3-428-00183-4 , p. 726 ( digitized version ).
- Program for the festival week on the occasion of the 250th birthday of Franz Bühler (1760-1823). Burgau 2010 (with a scientific essay by Hermann Ullrich on biography and work).
- Hermann Ullrich: Franz Bühler (1760-1823) . In: Rainer Bayreuther / Nikolai Ott (eds.): Choir composers in Württemberg , Esslingen a. a .: Helbling 2019, ISBN 9783862274185 , pp. 46–61.
Web links
- Sheet music and audio files by Franz Bühler (composer) in the International Music Score Library Project
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Bühler, Franz |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Bihler, Franz; Bühler, Gregorius |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German Benedictine monk, musician and composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 12, 1760 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Unterschneidheim |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 4, 1823 |
| Place of death | augsburg |