Hans Hulverscheidt
Hans Hulverscheidt (born December 14, 1908 , † November 29, 1988 ) was a German choir director , university professor and organologist .
Life
Hulverscheidt studied church music at the Cologne University of Music . During his studies he was already working as an organist and choirmaster in Eupen . From 1941 to 1946 he headed the choir of the Cologne Bach Society and from July 1942 to the bombing night in Barmer on May 30, 1943 he was the choirmaster of the Bach Society in Wuppertal, the predecessor choir of the Wupperfelder Kantorei , and organist at the Old Church in Wupperfeld . In 1947 he became a lecturer in choir conducting and organ building . In 1956 he reorganized the Aachen Bach Society , which he headed until 1974. From 1973 he taught organ and bells, ear training and score playing as a professor at the Cologne University of Music, one of his students was the church musician Winfried Pesch . He also worked as an organ expert and organologist.
For his achievements he was awarded the title of church music director .
Fonts
- Jakob Germes, Hans Hulverscheidt, Walter Thoene: The Weidtman family of organ builders from Ratinger 1675–1760. Henn, Ratingen 1966.
Individual evidence
- ^ Dietmar von Capitaine: Rheinische Musikschule: The checkered history of the Cologne Conservatory until 1975
- ↑ Biographical data, accessed on January 16, 2015 ( Memento from August 11, 2013 in the Internet Archive )
Web links
- Literature by and about Hans Hulverscheidt in the catalog of the German National Library
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hulverscheidt, Hans |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German church musician, organologist and university professor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 14, 1908 |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 29, 1988 |