Herbert Wilhelmi
Herbert Wilhelmi (born November 4, 1895 in Insterburg , † September 19, 1983 in Reinbek ) was a German organist, music teacher and composer.
Life
Wilhelmi studied music education and church music at the Academic University of Music in Berlin , where he began as an organist in 1920. In 1924 he was appointed music director to Tilsit . In 1937 he was the last organist at Königsberg Cathedral . At the same time he was a lecturer at the Institute for School and Church Music. After the Second World War he was professor of music education in Wuppertal.
He made a contribution to the preservation of the East Prussian songs .
In 1964 he received the East Prussian Landsmannschaft culture award .
literature
- Robert Albinus: Königsberg Lexicon. Würzburg 2002, ISBN 3-88189-441-1 .
Web links
- Literature by and about Herbert Wilhelmi in the catalog of the German National Library
Individual evidence
- ^ Professor Herbert Wilhelmi † . (PDF) In : Das Ostpreußenblatt , October 1, 1983, p. 9.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Wilhelmi, Herbert |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German organist, composer and music teacher |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 4, 1895 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Insterburg |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 19, 1983 |
| Place of death | Reinbek |