Heinrich Hamm (musician)
Heinrich Hamm (born April 24, 1934 in Freiburg im Breisgau ; † September 21, 2017 ) was a German organist , choir director , Roman Catholic church musician and university teacher .
Life
Hamm attended the Spohn high school in Ravensburg . He completed his studies in school music and Catholic church music with Anton Nowakowski (organ), Hans Grischkat and Karl Marx at the Stuttgart University of Music with the A-exam .
From 1954 he played the famous Gabler organ of the Weingarten basilica , and from 1968 he also worked full-time as a church musician at the basilica . Hamm founded the International Weingarten Organ Concerts there, an annual series of guest concerts by internationally known organ virtuosos on the Gabler organ. In 1977 he was appointed church music director. He retired in 1999, and Stephan Debeur was his successor at the basilica .
From 1963 to 1999, Hamm held a teaching position for organ playing at the Weingarten University of Education . He was also an organ expert in the Diocese of Rottenburg-Stuttgart .
From 1967–1977 Hamm was director of the Harmonia Friedrichshafen choir, from 1979–2008 he led the oratorio choir Liederkranz Ravensburg 1827 .
Works
Sound carrier
Hamm played several records and CDs on the Gabler organ Weingarten, including:
- 1978: The South German Baroque depicted on the Gabler organ of the Weingarten basilica. Register presentation with 28 sound examples and explanations by Walter Supper . Musikverlag zum Pelikan, Zurich
- Works by Fridolin Safe, Johann Kaspar Ferdinand Fischer, Johann Jakob Froberger, Johann Kaspar Kerll, Georg Muffat, Carlmann Kolb, Johann Sebastian Bach
- 1984: The Gabler organ in the Weingarten basilica. Heinrich Hamm plays works by South German masters and classical organ music . Motette-Ursina (CD 10801)
- Works by Johann Speth, Gottlieb Muffat, Johann Xaver Nauss, Franz Anton Maichelbeck , Friedrich Wilhelm Marpurg, Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, Johann Christoph Oley, Justin Heinrich Knecht
- 1985: Bach on the Gabler organ in Weingarten . Motette-Ursina M 10950/10951
- Works by Johann Sebastian Bach
- 1985: Organ music by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) . Edition drawer EL CD 034
- Works by Johann Sebastian Bach
- 1986: In dulci jubilo. Christmas organ music from the Weingarten basilica . Audits 68,408 (also audits 368,408)
- Works by Johann Sebastian Bach, Johann Pachelbel, Johann Georg Walther, Georg Friedrich Kauffmann, JH Buttstedt, Domenico Zipoli, Franz Xaver Murschhauser, Valentin Rathgeber , Anton Estendorfer, Hermann Schroeder and Joseph Ahrens
- 2000: Upper Swabian organ music from the baroque and classical periods . Edition drawer EL CD 032
- Works by Conrad Michael Schneider (Ulm), Augustin Büx (Schussenried), Isfrid Kayser (Obermarchtal), Joseph Lederer (Wiblingen), Joseph Bieling (Kempten), Aemilian Rosengart (Ochsenhausen), Justin Heinrich Knecht (Biberach), Meingosus Gaelle (Weingarten ) and one work each from the Aichstetten organ book (around 1800) and a Biberach anonymous from the 19th century.
Fonts
- The Gabler organ of the Weingarten Basilica . (= Peda art guide; 75). Kunstverlag Peda , Passau 1993, ISBN 3-927296-82-1
Web links
- Short biography with picture at Edition Lade
- Short biography with the oratorio choir Liederkranz
- Short text by Heinrich Hamm on the Gabler organ Weingarten
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hamm, Heinrich |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German organist, choir director and church musician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 24, 1934 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Freiburg in Breisgau |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 21, 2017 |