Hans Klotz

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Hans Klotz (born October 25, 1900 in Offenbach am Main , † May 11, 1987 in Cologne ) was a German church musician and organ specialist .

Grave in Melaten cemetery

After graduating from high school in Frankfurt am Main in 1919 , he studied church music at the Hoch Conservatory and musicology , philosophy and education at the University of Frankfurt. After studying with Charles-Marie Widor in Paris , he received his doctorate in 1929. He was a church musician in Frankfurt am Main, at the Christ Church and the Anna Church in Aachen, where he also directed the Aachen Bach Society , and in Flensburg. In 1954 he became professor and head of the Institute for Church Music at the Cologne University of Music .

His book on the organ saw a total of 14 editions between 1938 and 2012.

Martin Weyer was one of his students .

His grave is in the Melaten cemetery in Cologne (hall 16 (A)).

Publications

  • The book of the organ. 14th edition. Bärenreiter, Kassel 2012, ISBN 978-3-7618-0826-9 .
  • The organ art of the Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque.
  • Studies on Bach's art of recording.
  • The ornamentation of the piano and organ works by Johann Sebastian Bach .
  • Pro organo pleno.
  • Forays through the world of Bach's organs.
  • various organ sheet music editions based on the Leipzig manuscripts of Johann Sebastian Bach

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personal data
SURNAME Klotz, Hans
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German church musician and organologist
DATE OF BIRTH October 25, 1900
PLACE OF BIRTH Offenbach am Main
DATE OF DEATH May 11, 1987
Place of death Cologne