Hans Martin (composer)
Hans Martin (born January 26, 1916 in Erlenbach near Marktheidenfeld ; † November 27, 2007 in Würzburg ) was a German composer , organist , choir director and teacher.
life and work
He received an education in Würzburg at the organ and the piano and in music theory . During his high school days he was already active as an organist in the Kilianeum in Miltenberg and Würzburg and from 1935 until the outbreak of war at the Würzburg Court Church .
From 1935 onwards, Hans Martin first studied philosophy at the University of Würzburg . Then, after an involuntary interruption due to the labor service, at the college for teacher training , which he graduated in 1938 with the first teaching examination. After a few months as a junior teacher, he was called up for military service, which went over to military service in 1939. After being wounded in 1944 in Russia and the subsequent captivity in Atkarsk he returned in 1945 to Germany. It was not until 1947 that he was able to resume teaching in his Franconian homeland - first in Helmstadt, then in Ebern and finally in Würzburg.
In Soviet captivity he wrote, among other things, the Atkarsk Christmas Cantata , which was premiered by the prisoner's choir in Atkarsk under his direction, as well as numerous songs.
In addition to his job as a teacher, Hans Martin worked as a
- Composer of church music : masses, proprien, motets, cantatas, passion music , songs and organ pieces,
- Composer of secular music: over 130 songs, choirs, instrumental music and 5 singing games. Among others 38 songs based on poems by Johanna Wolff , 48 songs based on poems by Wolfgang Salm, but also based on Clemens Brentano , Joseph von Eichendorff , Friedrich Hebbel , Johann Wolfgang von Goethe , Eduard Mörike and others.
- Organist and choir director in the church music service in Helmstadt, Ebern and from 1956 to 2003 at St. Gertraud, Würzburg.
The honors he received include: the Federal Cross of Merit on Ribbon in 1999, the papal New Year's Eve Order in 2002.
Web links
- Works by and about Hans Martin in the catalog of the German National Library
- Biography Hans Martin (PDF file; 144 kB)
- Catalog of works (PDF file; 248 kB)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Martin, Hans |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German composer, choir director and organist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 26, 1916 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Erlenbach near Marktheidenfeld |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 27, 2007 |
| Place of death | Wurzburg |