Guy Weitz
Guy Weitz (born September 5, 1883 in Verviers , Belgium , † March 23, 1970 in London , England ) was a Belgian organist and composer . He was a contemporary of Marcel Dupré .
Life
After completing his piano and organ lessons in his hometown, Weitz traveled to Paris . There he studied at the Schola Cantorum - u. a. with Charles-Marie Widor , Vincent d'Indy and Alexandre Guilmant - organ , piano , composition and Gregorian chant . Following his official return to Belgium in 1909 he became organist, conductor and professor at the Conservatory of Liege . Due to the First World War , he fled to England with his wife in 1914, where he was initially organist at Westminster in London. From 1917 until his retirement in 1967 he was organist at London's Farm Street Church . In 1967 his most famous student, Nicholas Danby , succeeded him at Farm Street Church.
style
Weitz 'compositional style is clearly influenced by the French organ music of his teachers, especially Widor and Vierne , and mostly uses all the possibilities of the symphonic organ. Melodies of Gregorian chant often serve as themes for him , for example in his Symphony No. 1 with the movements Regina Pacis, Mater Dolorosa and Stella Maris.
Most famous works
- Symphony No. 1 (1930)
- Symphony No. 2 (1949)
Web links
- Works by and about Guy Weitz in the catalog of the German National Library
- Short biography in: History of Music at Farm Street (English)
- Guy Weitz at Allmusic (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Guy Weitz on: Presto Classical
- ↑ a b Christoph Schulte im Walde: Weitz, Guy. In: Organ - journal for the organ . April 2016, p. 56 , accessed December 8, 2019 .
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| SURNAME | Weitz, Guy |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Belgian organist and composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 5, 1883 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Verviers , Belgium |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 23, 1970 |
| Place of death | London |