Hans-Peter Braun (musician)

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Hans-Peter Braun (born January 30, 1950 in Tübingen ) is a German university professor, church musician, cantor, organist and composer. From 1995 to 2015 he was the music director of the Evangelical Monastery in Tübingen .

Life

Braun studied church music at the University of Church Music in Esslingen and at the State University of Music Trossingen . As a church musician, he became district cantor in Aalen in 1978 , and from 1981 district cantor in Trossingen. Since 1980 he has also taught as a lecturer for composition and music theory at the State University of Music in Trossingen. From 1983 to 2005 he was training advisor in the Association of Evangelical Church Music in Württemberg.

Hans-Peter Braun was appointed church music director (KMD) in 1990 and in 1995 appointed monastery music director (SMD) of the Evangelical Monastery in Tübingen . In addition to the musical work and teaching activities in the Evangelical Monastery , the direction of the choir of the Evangelical Monastery and the vocal ensemble Vocifer , he is also the first organist of the Tübingen Collegiate Church . In 2014 he was awarded the title of honorary professor by the Senate of the State University of Music in Tübingen for many years of work as a lecturer in the subjects of composition and music theory. He has been retired since June 1, 2015. Since October 2015 he has been teaching liturgical organ at the State University for Music in Trossingen. In addition to works for church music practice, he also wrote larger organ cycles, choral works and song cycles (e.g. on poets from the Tübingen monastery (Mörike, Hölderlin etc.).

Works (selection)

In the manuscript (with the year of the premiere):

  • Two Inventions for Guitar and Organ (1974)
  • Two Biblical Scenes: Gethsemane - Pentecost for Organ (1977)
  • Choral partita "The Lord is my faithful shepherd" for organ (1981)
  • Psalm 139 for baritone, choir and organ (WP 1986)
  • Five choirs based on poems by Kurt Marti (WP 1987)
  • Three choirs based on poems by Else Lasker-Schüler (WP 1990)
  • Music in the square, for 4 flutes and 4 percussion instruments (congas, bongos, temple blocks, tam-tam) (WP 1993)
  • In the world you are afraid - Paraphrases to Bach's St. John Passion for solos, choir and organ (WP 1994)
  • Graffiti for organ (1995)
  • Music in the Spirit - in the Spirit of Music - A radio play on JS Bach's Suite No. 3, for violoncello and organ (WP 1999)
  • Finds for organ (WP 2001),
  • Pentecostal event for 6 female voices, tam-tam, tubular bells, church bells (premiere 2003) and a.
  • Lamentatio et Oratio Jeremiae Phrophetae, for four mixed voices and singing bowl in f´ (WP 2011)
  • O Come, Violence of Silence, for solo soprano, choir and organ (WP 2011)
  • Because love is as strong as death, for four-part mixed choir and four string groups (premiere 2012)
  • Life shouldn't be a punishment , cantata for the peasant movement “ Poor Konrad ” for solos, choir, alto saxophone, congas, marimba, strings, organ, bells (WP 2014)

Song compositions:

  • In the Spider Web of Solitude for soprano, alto flute, marimbaphone, piano and percussion based on poems by Eva Strittmatter (1992)
  • Des Lebens's bow for voice and piano based on poems by poets from the Tübingen Abbey (2002)
  • Two Swabian songs based on their own texts for voice and piano: 1. s'Kopftuach , 2. For Sui (love song) ( WP 2007)

In print:

  • Organ and choir pieces in edited volumes (Carus-Strube)
  • Numerous arrangements of songs from the Protestant hymn book for wind instruments, choir or organ, e.g. B. Ulm Festival Bells for four 8-part wind choirs (for the Ulmer Trumpet Day 2006)
  • Four chorale partitas for organ
  • Sleeping Beauty , fairy tale song game for 1-2-part children's choir and instruments
  • Heaven is coming, musical kit for the church year , 18 canon motets and songs of the EC
  • If I were a bird , 9 miniatures for piano
  • Folk songs and children's songs , Strube-Verlag
  • 5 cheerful chansons for children for piano

Textbook:

  • Playing the Organ with Hand and Foot - International Organ Music for Lessons and Worship Services (2010)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Evangelisches Gemeindeblatt für Württemberg, edition 19/2014, p. 29
personal data
SURNAME Braun, Hans-Peter
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German church musician and composer
DATE OF BIRTH January 30, 1950
PLACE OF BIRTH Tübingen