Josef Friedrich Doppelbauer

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Josef Friedrich Doppelbauer (born August 5, 1918 in Wels ; † January 16, 1989 in Salzburg ) was an Austrian composer.

Life

After his Abitur examination he studied from 1938 to 1940 at the Conservatory in Graz , the subjects composition with Karl Marx and Walter Kolneder , organ with Franz Illenberger and cello with Wolfgang Grunsky. At the same time, he completed a degree in German and art history at the University of Graz. He passed his artistic maturity examination in composition with distinction. After moving to the newly founded University of Music Education in Graz-Eggenberg, Doppelbauer took school music as the main subject, organ as the main instrument, and in 1940 passed his artistic school-leaving examination with distinction. After several years of military service and imprisonment in Yugoslavia from 1940 to 1946, he worked as an organist and choirmaster in the parish church of Wels. In addition, he studied school music at the Mozarteum in Salzburg from 1954 to 1956 and then became a lecturer in music theory and composition at the Bruckner Conservatory in Linz. From 1960 to 1988 he taught organ, composition, composition and church composition at the Mozarteum in Salzburg. In 1969 he was appointed associate professor, which three years later was converted to a full professorship. In 1970 and again from 1971 to 1984 Doppelbauer was promoted to deputy rector of the Mozarteum.

Josef Friedrich Doppelbauer was the author for numerous musical journals and created an extensive compositional work that includes almost all musical genres and includes almost 600 titles. Sacred and secular choral music and works for the organ make up the most important part of his oeuvre. His compositions received numerous awards: in 1972 the Anton Bruckner Prize , an award from the state of Upper Austria for exceptional compositional achievements and music, in 1958 first prize at the international composition competition in Ghent and in 1982 the first class cross of honor for art and science of the Republic of Austria. In 1968 he was awarded the Austrian State Prize for Masses and Oratorios.

Works (selection)

  • I am yours . Four-part male choir. Merseburger Publishing House, Kassel
  • The Krakow . Four-part male choir. Merseburger Publishing House, Kassel
  • Praise be to you, Lord Jesus Christ . Song proprium for the Christ the King and Jesus Festival, plus organ movements for preludes and interludes, SATB and SAB
  • Sun of righteousness . Four-part mixed choir.
  • You shepherds, stand up . 2 violins and violoncello
  • Pange lingua (Tantum ergo) . SATB, 2 trumpets, 2 horns, 2 trombones, tuba and organ

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personal data
SURNAME Doppelbauer, Josef Friedrich
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian composer
DATE OF BIRTH August 5, 1918
PLACE OF BIRTH catfish
DATE OF DEATH January 16, 1989
Place of death Salzburg , Austria