Heinrich Lang (musician)

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Heinrich Lang (born February 17, 1858 in Laichingen , † November 14, 1919 in Stuttgart ) was a German organist , choir director and composer .

Life

Lang grew up as the son of a farmer in modest circumstances in Laichingen . Because he showed great talent in reading and playing the piano, he was trained as a teacher at the Esslingen seminar. a. with Christian Fink . From 1877 he was a teacher at the Hayers elementary school in Stuttgart . In addition to teaching, he studied at the Stuttgart Conservatory a . a. with Immanuel Faißt (composition, organ, theory of harmony). In 1894 he succeeded Immanuel Faißt as music director of the collegiate church (Stuttgart) and four years later he was given a teaching position for organ playing, musical composition and choral singing at the Stuttgart Conservatory , where he was appointed professor in 1900.

Lang was co-editor of the new hymn book for the Evangelical Church in Württemberg , which appeared in 1912. As a composer he mainly appeared with sacred choral works and organ music. In addition, his art of improvisation on the organ was widely known and appreciated.

Honor, known descendants

Heinrich-Lang-Straße is named after him in his place of birth, Laichingen. Heinrich Lang is the grandfather of the former RAF lawyer Jörg Lang (* 1940), who went into hiding from 1972 to 1982 and was wanted as a suspected terrorist during this time. He is also the great-great-grandfather of the organist and composer Sören Gieseler (* 1996, mother Käthe Lang), who at the age of 17 had already composed 62 works, including two operas.

Works (selection)

  • op. 25: Introduction and double fugue in B major for organ. Zumsteeg, Stuttgart
  • op. 26: Sacred songs for mixed choir
  • op. 31: Sonata in D minor for organ. Rieter-Biedermann, Leipzig (at Musica Rinata as a reprint)
  • op. 34: Prayer for a medium voice with organ. Albert Auer, Stuttgart
  • op. 43: God is love . Motet for mixed choir with baritone solo, Berthold and Schwertner
  • Organ album , collection of chorale preludes (edited by Heinrich Lang). GA Zumsteeg Stuttgart 1896 (including approx. 20 chorale preludes by Lang)
  • Organ chorales , collection of chorale preludes in 2 volumes. Württembergischer Teacher Support Association / JB Metzler, Stuttgart 1928 (including approx. 40 chorale preludes by Lang)

swell

  • Hugo Riemann (greeting), Willibald Gurlitt (editing): Musiklexikon . 12th edition Schott, Mainz 1959.
  • Martin Mezger: Heinrich Lang, professor, monastery organist in Stuttgart . In: Württembergischer Nekrolog for the year 1919 . Kohlhammer, Stuttgart 1921.
  • Hermann Keller : Heinrich Lang in memory . In: Württembergische Blätter für Kirchenmusik , Vol. 25 (1958), No. 2, ISSN  0177-6487 .
  • Gottlob Lang: Heinrich Lang. A life in the service of consecrated art . Publishing house of the German Philadelphia Association, Stuttgart 1920.

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Individual evidence

  1. ^ Hugo Riemanns Musiklexikon. Tenth edition. Edited by Alfred Einstein. 1922. Max Hesse Verlag, Berlin. P. 706
  2. ^ Lang, Gottlob: Heinrich Lang, a life in the service of consecrated art, publishing house of the German Philadelphia Association, Stuttgart, 1920
  3. ↑ Heidenheimer Zeitung of December 30, 2013
personal data
SURNAME Lang, Heinrich
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German organist, choir director and composer
DATE OF BIRTH February 17, 1858
PLACE OF BIRTH Laichingen
DATE OF DEATH November 14, 1919
Place of death Stuttgart