Johann Jakob Mendel
Johann Jakob Mendel (born September 8, 1809 in Darmstadt ( Grand Duchy of Hesse ), † December 22, 1881 in Bern ) was a Swiss organist and singing teacher of German origin.
Life
Mendel came from a modest background. He received his basic musical training from the Hessian court organist Johann Christian Heinrich Rinck (1770–1846). From 1828 he studied with Luigi Cherubini at the Conservatory in Paris and taught there himself at the Royal Institute for Sacred Music, which was directed by Alexandre Choron .
In 1830, on the recommendation of Rinck, he became organist and music director at the Bern Minster . He quickly shaped the musical life of Bern, he was choirmaster in the singing training association, the student choir and the choir association. He taught music at the canton school, the civil girls' school and at the University of Bern and regularly conducted the concerts of the music society. In 1842 he received citizenship. He contributed to the new church hymn book of 1854 and composed choral songs, orchestral works and cantatas. In 1864 the University of Bern awarded him an honorary doctorate , and in 1875 he was made an honorary professor there.
Mendel's musical legacy is in the Bern Burger Library .
literature
- Edgar Refardt : Historisch-Biographisches Musiklexikon der Schweiz , 1928, p. 206 f.
- François de Capitani: Music in Bern. Music, musicians and audiences in the city of Bern from the Middle Ages to today. Bern: Historical Association of the Canton of Bern , 1993.
- François de Capitani: Johann Jakob Mendel. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
Web links
- Literature by and about Johann Jakob Mendel in the catalog of the German National Library
- François Widmer: Johann Jakob Mendel (1809–1881) - titular organist of the Bern Minster . Music & worship, 67th year, Friedrich-Reinhardt-Verlag, Basel, 2013, p. 137 ff.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d François de Capitani: Johann Jakob Mendel. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
- ^ Johann Jakob Mendel in the catalog of the Burgerbibliothek Bern
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Mendel, Johann Jakob |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss organist and singing teacher |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 8, 1809 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Darmstadt |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 22, 1881 |
| Place of death | Bern |