Friedrich Rabenschlag
Friedrich Rabenschlag (born July 2, 1902 in Herford , † August 7, 1973 in Leipzig ) was a German choir director .
Life
After studying German , art history , musicology and philosophy in Tübingen, Leipzig and Cologne, he took the practical music subjects (piano, organ, choir and orchestra conducting) at the State Conservatory in Leipzig. Enthusiastic about the Wandervogel and youth music movement, he founded the Madrigal Circle of Leipzig Students in 1926. This united in 1938 with the Heinrich-Schütz-Kantorei to form the Leipzig University Choir .
In 1933 he was appointed cantor of the St. Pauli University Church (blown up by the city administration in 1968). In 1939 he was appointed university music director. Rabenschlag achieved particular merits through the rediscovery of medieval sacred vocal works, numerous rehearsals of Bach's oratorios and the intensive study of works by his contemporary Ernst Pepping . In 1947 he was appointed director and conductor of the Leipziger Singakademie and in 1954 professor.
The theological faculty of the University of Leipzig awarded Rabenschlag an honorary doctorate on May 5, 1963 .
Rabenschlag died in Leipzig in 1973 and was buried in the Leipzig-Leutzsch cemetery (Dept. ZU V). His successor as choirmaster was the later Thomaskantor Hans-Joachim Rotzsch .
literature
- Gabriele Baumgartner, Dieter Hebig (Hrsg.): Biographisches Handbuch der SBZ / DDR. 1945–1990 . Volume 2: Maassen - Zylla . KG Saur, Munich 1997, ISBN 3-598-11177-0 , p. 678.
Web links
- Friedrich Rabenschlag's estate of letters in the Saxon State Library - Dresden State and University Library
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Rabenschlag, Friedrich |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German choirmaster |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 2, 1902 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Herford |
| DATE OF DEATH | 7th August 1973 |
| Place of death | Leipzig |