Hilger Schallehn
Hilger Schallehn (born January 4, 1936 ; † January 1, 2000 ) was a German composer , arranger , editor and choir director . He is best known for his compositions for choir and his arrangements of Christmas and church hymns. In his main job he worked for 27 years as a lecturer and head of the choir department of the Schott music publisher in Mainz. He was choirmaster of numerous amateur and chamber choirs, including the Nieder-Olm singers 'association from 1986 to 1990, and from 1987 onwards he was also the district choir director of the Mainz singers' group.
Works
- Ingeborg Weber-Kellermann : The book of Christmas carols. Musical arrangement by Hilger Schallehn. 10th edition, Mainz: Atlantis-Musikbuch-Verlag; Mainz: Schott 2003 (Series Music; No. 8213) ISBN 3-254-08213-3 (1st edition 1982 under the title: Christmas songs )
Awards
- 1994: Federal Cross of Merit for services in the cultural field
- 1999: Peter Cornelius badge of the state of Rhineland-Palatinate
Web links
- Works by and about Hilger Schallehn in the catalog of the German National Library
Individual evidence
- ^ Musikhandel, 51 (2000), p. 86 ( limited preview in Google book search).
- ↑ Chronicle 1980–1989 , Singers' Association 1842 Nieder-Olm eV
- ^ Das Orchester, 42 (1994), p. 64 ( limited preview in the Google book search).
- ↑ Chronicle 1990–2000 , Singers Association 1842 Nieder-Olm eV
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Schallehn, Hilger |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German composer, arranger, editor and choir director |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 4, 1936 |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 1, 2000 |