Karl Balthasar

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Johann Karl Balthasar (born September 9, 1868 in Zaschwitz , † June 14, 1937 in Halle (Saale) ) was a German Protestant theologian and university professor .

Life

Karl Balthasar was the son of the teacher and organist Julius Balthasar from Zaschwitz in the Mansfeld lake district . After attending the Stiftsgymnasium in Zeitz until 1889, he studied theology at the University of Halle , where he passed the first theological exam in 1893. The successful completion of the second theological exam took place in Magdeburg in 1895 .

In 1894 Karl Balthasar entered the service of the Count von der Schulenburg as an educator . In 1898 he became pastor in Krüssau , later he moved as such to Hohenziatz and was pastor in Ammendorf until he retired in 1933 . In 1925 he became a member of the Masonic lodge Zu den Drei Degen in Halle, which he left again in 1928. Politically, he was active in the newly founded DNVP , which he left in 1930. Immediately after the " seizure of power " by the National Socialists, he joined the NSDAP , which he left again in June 1934.

Karl Balthasar also completed a musicological training at the University of Halle at an early stage, having already participated as a student in the school and church choir. He studied musicology from 1919 to 1922 as a part-time job. Robert Franz was one of his teachers . At the same time he was appointed lecturer in musical liturgy at the University of Halle in 1919. He was appointed professor in 1920.

In 1931, Karl Balthasar became a specialist advisor for the new edition of the hymn book for the Province of Saxony and Anhalt. He himself had also composed a waltz and two songs in 1890.

Works (selection)

  • Greetings from Thuringia. Waltz for pianoforte , Zeitz 1890.
  • Two songs for one voice with pianoforte , Zeitz 1890.

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Reference to the compositions by Karl Balthasar
personal data
SURNAME Balthasar, Karl
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Balthasar, Johann Karl (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German Protestant theologian and university professor
DATE OF BIRTH September 9, 1868
PLACE OF BIRTH Zaschwitz
DATE OF DEATH June 14, 1937
Place of death Halle (Saale)