Josef Weikert

Josef Weikert (* 1837 in Friedland ; † November 15, 1907 in Weißkirchen ) was a church musician and composer of Bohemian origin.

Life

Josef Weikert studied at the Prague Conservatory from 1866 to 1867 and also took organ lessons at the Prague Organ School with František Zdeněk Skuherský in 1867 . From 1867 to 1873 he was Regens Chori at the Catholic Church in Leitmeritz . After that he worked for a year as a choir master and singing teacher of the Lugoscher Singing and Music Association. In 1874 he became organist and Regens Chori of the Catholic Church of Sanktanna and at the same time choirmaster of the German Men's Choir in Weißkirchen . He also worked as a piano and music teacher and gave numerous concerts with his students, the choral society and sometimes the military band of the Weißkirchen garrison.

To mark his thirty-year service anniversary, Weikert was honored in 1905 with a festive service in the Church of Sanktanna and made an honorary member of the German Men's Choir. Many of his numerous compositions, mainly for church music, were lost when the German population was expelled from Weißkirchen in 1944, only a little more than forty have survived.

Works

• Requiem , 1867
• Requiem for 1 voice and organ, 1875
• Libera me, Domine for choir, organ, flute, 2 clarinets, 2 horns, bassoon, contrabassoon, 1879
• Carnival dances , around 1879
• Exaltabunt for four-part male choir, 1890
• March for piano and orchestra, 1892
• Lander for violin, piano and harmonium, 1893
• First mass with an offertory
• Second mass with offertory
• Third mass with offertory , 1898
• Ave Maria for soprano solo, violin and organ, 1898
• Ave Maria for alto or bass solo and organ
• Fourth mass with offertory for mixed choir, organ and string orchestra, 1899
• Tears are the lot of man for mixed choir, 1899
• Fifth mass for mixed choir, organ and string orchestra, 1900
• Short mass in C , 1900
• Timete Dominum for mixed choir and organ, 1900
• Viderunt omnes fines , for mixed choir, organ and string orchestra, 1900
• Am Grabe Jesu for mixed choir, organ and string orchestra, 1901
• Ave Maria , duet for soprano, tenor and organ, 1901
• Communion-Lied in E major for mixed choir and organ, 1902
• Stabat Mater , 1902
• Jesu dulcis me Maria for mixed choir and string orchestra, 1902
• O Mary, full of grace for the choir and organ
• Omni die dic Mariae for 4 voices and organ, 1902
• Ave Maris stella for voice and organ
• 7 antiphons for palm consecration , 1903
• Salve Regina
• Offertory at the festival of Peter and Pauli
• Graduals for the Feast of the Three Kings for mixed choir and organ
• Reges Tharsis for mixed choir and organ, 1903
• Simile est regnum , 1903
• Tollite portas , 1903
• Song of St. Antoni for 2 voices and organ, 1903
• Diffusa est gratia , Offertory for mixed choir, organ and orchestra, 1904
• Ad te levavi for mixed choir and organ, 1904
• Adorna Thalamum tuum , 1904
• Roratemesse , 1905
• Let Us To You for Choir and Organ, 1905
• O dignaerux sublimes for choir and organ, 1905
• One flower blooms for choir and organ, 1906
• Lumen ad revelationem gentium , 1906
• O Deus, ego amo te for soprano solo, violin and organ, 1906
• O Deus, amor meus , Offertory for soprano solo, violin and organ, 1906

Web links

• Edition Musik Südost - Josef Weikert