Josef Böhm (church musician, 1875)

Josef Böhm , also Joseph Maria Böhm , (born March 16, 1875 in Oberdöbling , Lower Austria ( Vienna 19), † December 15, 1964 in Mödling ) was an Austrian church musician .

Life

Josef Maria Böhm was a son of the choir director Julius Böhm and a nephew and godson of the church musician Josef Böhm (1841-1893), who, because of his skill in organ playing, sent him to the church music school of the Ambrosius Association at the age of 12, of which he was director , recorded. There he was taught how to play the organ by Josef Labor . In 1894 he passed the state examination for organ and piano after having been employed as the first organist at the Kirche am Hof in Vienna on January 1st . In 1895 he volunteered for military music and was thus able to continue his organist service.

After three and a half years as a platoon leader retired from military service, he passed the state examination in singing in 1899 and in the same year, in addition to his organist service, was employed as a rain choir and organist at the Barmherzigen Brothers in Vienna. In 1903 he received the second position as organist at St. Stephen's Cathedral in Vienna and became an organ teacher at the General Music School.

In October 1909 he gave up his four jobs in Vienna and on March 1, 1910 took up his position as a monastery organist and music teacher at the Konvikt of Heiligenkreuz Monastery , where he worked with Father Norbert Hofer . On January 31, 1931, the Federal President awarded him the professional title of Professor . Due to illness, he resigned from his post as organist in 1956.

He died on December 15, 1964 in Vienna at the age of 89. He wrote over 100 compositions, including eight masses , three requies , a te deum , proprien , sacred songs, secular choirs and a suite for string orchestra.

literature

• Alois Niemetz: 800 years of music care in Heiligenkreuz. 1977, pp. 113-114.
• Christian Fastl: Böhm, family. In: Oesterreichisches Musiklexikon . Online edition, Vienna 2002 ff., ISBN 3-7001-3077-5 ; Print edition: Volume 1, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 2002, ISBN 3-7001-3043-0 .