Helmut Duffe
Helmut Duffe (born September 2, 1948 in Münchberg ; † April 22, 2016 in Windsbach ) was a German Protestant composer and choir director .
life and work
Helmut Duffe's musical talent was discovered early on. As a child he joined the Windsbach boys' choir and was encouraged by the director at the time, Hans Thamm . He studied at the Bayreuth Church Music School (today the University for Protestant Church Music Bayreuth ) and received his B diploma there in 1970 . Afterwards he was appointed choir assistant with the Windsbacher Boys Choir. As a piano and organ teacher, he shaped generations of students there. He also taught theoretical subjects such as ear training and harmony there. In 1979, he succeeded Emanuel Vogt as Dean's Cantor for the Windsbach Dean's District.
Helmut Duffe became known as the composer of numerous choral works, wind pieces and organ preludes. Among other things, he wrote the Windsbacher Psalms, which are part of the repertoire of the Windsbach Boys Choir. His best-known hymn, Let's go to the Lord's table, was included in the Evangelical Hymnbook (regional part Bavaria and Thuringia, number 578).
In 2006 he was retired by the choir director Karl-Friedrich Beringer . He died after a long illness at the age of 67 and was buried in the Windsbach cemetery.
Web links
- The Windsbacher Psalms on allmusic.com
- Obituary for Helmut Duffe on the website of the Windsbacher Boys Choir
Individual evidence
- ^ Obituary notice of the Dean's Office Windsbach, accessed on November 23, 2016
- ↑ a b c d Michael Stieglitz, Hanna Wagner: Mourning for Helmut Duffe. in: Church service and church music Strube, Munich 2016, ISSN 0017−2499. Issue 4, p. 15.
- ↑ a b Helmut Duffe on the website of the Windsbacher Knabenchor, accessed on November 23, 2016
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Duffe, Helmut |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German composer and choir director |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 2, 1948 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Münchberg |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 22, 2016 |
| Place of death | Windsbach |