Henning Frederichs

Henning Frederichs (born May 8, 1936 in Königsberg ; † December 28, 2003 in Wuppertal ) was a German composer , church musician , conductor and music teacher .

life and work

After graduating from school, he studied music and theology in Hamburg , Cologne and Bochum . After completing his studies in 1960, he worked as a cantor , organist and pianist in Hamburg, Braunschweig and Cologne. He later worked as a university lecturer in Bochum and Cologne.

At the Ruhr University in Bochum he received the title of University Music Director. Here he taught the subjects of harmony, counterpoint and composition . Most recently he worked as a teacher at the Musikhochschule in Cologne , where he trained church musicians in the field of choir and orchestra conducting.

His compositional work is very extensive and diverse. It includes chamber music , orchestral music , stage works as well as compositions for organ and piano . In addition, he created several commissioned compositions. In his compositions, Frederichs primarily dealt with spiritual and liturgical themes. The performances of his compositions ensured worldwide fame.

student

• Gereon Krahforst
• Thomas Schmidt (church musician)

Works (selection)

• Thomas Müntzer cantata for speaker, choir and organ
• Oratorio "The Passion Story of Maria Magdalena"
• "Missa in pacem"
• Motet "Parable of the Sower"
• "Ballad of Doubt and Confidence"
• Three movements for violin and violoncello
• “Sonata da chiesa” for guitar and organ
• "Glossolalie" chorale fantasy for clarinet
• “Shir ha-shirim” for oboe and organ
• “Nachklänge” for organ
• "Our Father in the Kingdom of Heaven" for organ
• "Four times of the day" for piano

Web links

• Works by and about Henning Frederichs in the catalog of the German National Library