Julius van Nuffel
Julius Joseph Paul Maria van Nuffel (also Jules Van Nuffel ; born March 21, 1883 in Hemiksem , Belgium ; † June 25, 1953 in Wilrijk , Belgium) was a Belgian composer, priest, church musician and music teacher.
Compositional style
His compositions mainly consist of motets , psalm settings and mass ordinaries , i.e. church music choral works. He also composed some Flemish songs. Van Nuffel's choral music is characterized by an expressive melody, the harmony is characterized by chromatics , modulations and enharmonics . Many of his choral works, which are made up of a polyphonic choir and an organ, are designed for a large church space and require a vocal well-cast choir . The works were originally conceived for performances in the cathedral of Mechelen , one of the main places where van Nuffel worked.
Works
- Christ vincit , for four-part male choir and organ; Version for four-part choir and orchestra by Johannes X. Schachtner
- Dominus regnavit , for four- to six-part choir and organ
- Ave Maria , for four-part choir
- Super flumina Babylonis (Psalm 136), op.25 (1916), for four- to six-part choir and organ (or orchestra)
- Missa in honorem SS Cordis Jesu , op. 28, for four to six-part choir and organ
- Statuit ei Dominus , op. 30 (1924), for four- to six-part choir and organ (or orchestra)
- In convertendo Dominus , (Psalm 125), op. 32 (1926), for four- to seven-part choir and organ
- Ecce sacerdos magnus , op.34 (1926), for six-part choir and organ
- Josephsmesse , for three-part female choir
- Domine, ne in furore tuo arguas me (Psalm 6), op.44 (1935)
- Laetatus sum (Psalm 121), op.45, (1935), for four-part choir
- Voca meaad Dominum clamavi (Psalm 141), op.47 (1935) for eight-part choir
- Dominus regnavit (Psalm 92), op.49 (1935)
- Ad te Dominum cum tribularer clamavi (Psalm 119), op.50 (1936)
- Ad te levavi oculos meus (Psalm 122), op.51 (1935)
- O Radix Jesse, for four-part choir
- Te Deum , op.62 (1944) for choir, brass and organ
literature
- Hemmerle, Bernhard, van Nuffel, Julius Joseph Paul Maria, in: BBKL - Bautz-Verlag
- Jozef Robijns: Jules van Nuffel (1883-1953). Bezield componist van grootse religieuze werken (= Mededelingen van de Koninklijke Academie voor Wetenschappen . No. 41.1 ). Paleis der Academiën, Brussel 1980, OCLC 313239868 (Dutch).
Web links
- Works by Jules van Nuffel in the catalog of the German National Library
- Karolien Selhorst: Van Nuffel, Jules ( English ) Study Center voor Vlaamse Muziek. Retrieved January 12, 2020.
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SURNAME | Nuffel, Julius van |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Nuffel, Julius Joseph Paul Maria van; Nuffel, Jules Van |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Belgian composer, priest, church musician and music teacher |
DATE OF BIRTH | March 21, 1883 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Hemiksem , Belgium |
DATE OF DEATH | June 25, 1953 |
Place of death | Wilrijk , Belgium |