Johannes Graf (musician)
Johannes Graf (born October 7, 1853 in Oberjettingen near Nagold ; † November 14, 1923 ) was a German church musician and choir director . From 1889 he worked as an organist and director of church music at Ulm Minster .
Live and act
After completing his training at the teachers 'seminar in Nürtingen , Graf joined the teachers' seminar in Esslingen am Neckar as a music teacher and also studied composition, church music and the organ at the Royal Conservatory in Stuttgart . In 1879 he became the choir conductor and organist of the Heilbronn synagogue , and in 1882 he took over the position of cantor at the Kilian's Church in Heilbronn.
In 1889 Graf was appointed head of church music and organist at the Ulm Minster. From a choir put together by him in 1890 on the occasion of the completion of the cathedral building, the Ulm Oratorio Choir, which still exists today, developed . In 1893 Graf also took over the management of the Ulm Liedertafel. In 1904 he was awarded the title of professor. After a stroke, Graf had to temporarily stop his musical activities in 1916 and then permanently in 1918.
literature
- Oratorienchor Ulm eV (Ed.): Festschrift for the 100th anniversary on May 24, 1990 . Ulm, 1990.
- Wolfram Graf : Johannes Graf - composer and interpreter on the great Walcker organ in Ulm Minster from 1889 to 1923 . Diploma thesis, Saar University of Music 1992.
Organ music
- Choral preludes in: Organ album - collection of 251 preludes and reenactments to the most common chorales in Württemberg, publisher: Professor Heinrich Lang , 1896 GA Zumsteeg Stuttgart
literature
- Frank Raberg : Biographical Lexicon for Ulm and Neu-Ulm 1802-2009 . Süddeutsche Verlagsgesellschaft im Jan Thorbecke Verlag, Ostfildern 2010, ISBN 978-3-7995-8040-3 , p. 126 .
Web links
- Johannes Graf on the website www.schwaebische-orgelromantik.de
- Choral fantasy "Lobe den Herren" (MP3; 4.0 MB) (Siegfried Gmeiner at the WALCKER organ from 1904, St. Georg , Ulm)
- Choral prelude: "O Jerusalem, du Schöne" (MP3; 2.2 MB) (Siegfried Gmeiner at the WALCKER organ from 1904, St. Georg , Ulm)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Graf, Johannes |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German organist and choir director |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 7, 1853 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Oberjettingen b. Nagold |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 14, 1923 |