Godehard Joppich
Godehard Reinhard Joppich (born December 10, 1932 in Breslau ) is a former German Benedictine as well as theologian , cantor and professor .
Live and act
Godehard Joppich studied philosophy , theology and church music in Rome and was a monk in the Benedictine abbey of Münsterschwarzach ; there he was first cantor from 1970 to 1989 . From 1973 to 1980 he taught Gregorian chant and liturgy at the Munich Music Academy . 1980 to 1993 he was the first full-time professor for Gregorian chant at the Folkwang University in Essen . In 1990 he left the Benedictine order. Joppich lives today in Rodenbach near Hanau (Hessen).
Godehard Joppich is regarded as one of the most important researchers and interpreters of Gregorian chant in Europe. He is u. a. Co-author of the German Antiphonale von Münsterschwarzach and the Antiphonale for the Liturgy of the Hours .
Awards
- 2018: European Church Music Prize
- 2002: Orlando di Lasso Medal
Well-known alumni
- Stefan Klöckner (* 1958), Catholic theologian (deacon), musicologist and professor. Successor of Joppich as professor for Gregorian chant at the Folkwang University of the Arts in Essen.
- Barbara Stühlmeyer (* 1964), author, church musician, musicologist, Hildegard researcher .
Web links
- Works by and about Godehard Joppich in the catalog of the German National Library
- Godehard Joppich at the Vier-Türme-Verlag, Münsterschwarzach
Individual evidence
- ↑ Godehard Joppich and the Frankfurt Choralschola ( Memento from May 22, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
- ^ Folkwang University of Essen
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Joppich, Godehard |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Joppich, Godehard Reinhard |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German theologian, cantor and professor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 10, 1932 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Wroclaw |