Josef Schmidhuber (composer)
Josef Schmidhuber (born October 30, 1914 in Innsbruck ; † January 18, 1969 there ) was an Austrian composer.
life and work
The son of the choir regent and composer Lorenz Richard Schmidhuber studied with Karl Koch and Rudolf Kattnigg at the Innsbruck Conservatory . In 1934 he became choir director at Wilten Abbey . In the Second World War he had to do military service from 1940. From 1945 to 1969 he was choir director at the Servitenkirche in Innsbruck .
Schmidhuber especially created church music such as masses , offertories , a requiem and a tantum ergo , as well as songs, organ pieces, dances and wind music, including the Olympic fanfare for the 1964 Olympic Winter Games .
Awards
- Prize of the state capital Innsbruck for artistic creation , 2nd prize vocal music, 1958
literature
- Christian Fastl: Schmidhuber, family. In: Oesterreichisches Musiklexikon . Online edition, Vienna 2002 ff., ISBN 3-7001-3077-5 ; Print edition: Volume 4, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 2005, ISBN 3-7001-3046-5 .
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Schmidhuber, Josef |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 30, 1914 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | innsbruck |
| DATE OF DEATH | 18th January 1969 |
| Place of death | innsbruck |