Heinz Martin Lonquich

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Heinz Martin Lonquich (born March 23, 1937 in Trier ; † July 23, 2014 in Cologne ) was a German composer , church musician and deacon .

Life

Lonquich studied at the music academies in Saarbrücken and Cologne ( piano with Alexander Sellier, composition with Bernd Alois Zimmermann , electronic music with Herbert Eimert ). From 1958 to 1973 he worked at the municipal theaters of Münster, Braunschweig and Cologne as a solo repetitor and conductor , in addition to which he was also a song accompanist. From 1969 to 1972 he was a member of Group 8 Cologne . From 1973 to 2002 he was a lecturer for repetition at the Cologne University of Music and church musician at St. Nikolaus in Cologne-Sülz , since 1976 also permanent deacon there . In 2003 he retired. He died after a long illness on July 23, 2014 in Cologne. The pianist Alexander Lonquich (* 1960) is his son.

Heinz Martin Lonquich grave in Cologne's southern cemetery

Lonquich was buried on August 1, 2014 after the Resurrection Mass in the Church of St. Pius in Cologne-Zollstock on the Südfriedhof (hallway 75, No. 112).

Works

Lonquich created numerous compositions for a wide variety of instrumentations in almost all genres with a focus on piano and chamber music , solo singing and sacred music ; including many New Spiritual Songs . Various recordings of his works, including various productions of songs, piano and chamber music works, were made by the WDR Cologne.

Larger works

  • "Where year and day don't count" - Cologne Cathedral Festival 1980 (Text: Klaus Luchterfeld )
  • "The Silence of Johann von Nepomuk" - Oratorio 1991 (Text: Cordelia Spaemann)
  • "On the Edge of the Wall" - Oratorio 1993 (Text: Klaus Luchterfeld)
  • "Kölner Dreikönigen-Messe" - 1998 - commissioned composition for the Cologne cathedral anniversary
  • "St. Nikolaus-Messe "- 1999 - Festive Mass, composed to celebrate the 90th consecration day of the parish church St. Nikolaus, Cologne-Sülz, and the 40th anniversary of the priesthood of Msgr. Rochus Witton (CD published by SacraMusica, Cologne)
  • "German Mass on the Texts of the Assumption of Mary" (Kyrie - Gloria - Psalm 45 - Hallelujah - Credo - Sanctus - Lamm of God - Magnificat - Hymn) for flute, trumpet, trombone, strings, choir and organ (premiere 2003 Marienkantorei Warendorf, cantata orchestra St.Marien uLv Ansgar Kreutz in the high mass for the Assumption of Mary)
  • “Amor Deus” - oratorio for soprano, violin and piano as well as high baritone, mixed choir and small orchestra based on texts by Gertrud von Helfta, from the Bible, Anonymus, Johann Franck and Nicolaus Herman (premiere April 5, 2010 in St. Johann Baptist in Cologne)

New spiritual songs

  • "The Cross of Jesus Christ" (Text: Lothar Zenetti )
  • “Hope against all hope”, 1988
  • "God, your love goes far", 1983 (Text: Eugen Eckert )
  • "Are we not all children of the one father", 1991

Collections

  • All my sources arise in you , New Spiritual Songs and Canons, Stuttgart 2007
  • “Music - that was the attempt to fly” - Festschrift for the 60th birthday with catalog raisonné, publisher Cornelius Grube, PJ Tonger Musikverlag, Cologne 1998

Awards

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personal data
SURNAME Lonquich, Heinz Martin
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German musician and composer
DATE OF BIRTH March 23, 1937
PLACE OF BIRTH trier
DATE OF DEATH 23rd July 2014
Place of death Cologne