Karl Norbert Schmid

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Karl Norbert Schmid (born December 16, 1926 in Ochsenhausen ; † February 13, 1995 in Regensburg ) was a German organist , composer , choir director and music teacher.

Life

At the age of ten, Karl Norbert Schmid was already replacing his teacher, the organist at the Gabler organ in Ochsenhausen . This influenced his career decision: after graduating from high school , he studied at the church music school (today the University for Catholic Church Music and Music Education in Regensburg ) in Regensburg and was one of the first graduates after the Second World War . He then studied at the State Music Academy in Stuttgart with Anton Nowakowski (organ), Karl Marx (composition), Hermann Keller (music theory), Gustav Koslik (orchestra direction) and Hans Grischkat (choir direction) until 1952 .

Karl Norbert Schmid's grave

From 1952 to 1954 he was choirmaster at the Münster in Schwäbisch Gmünd . Ferdinand Haberl brought him in 1954 to teach organ playing and choir conducting at the church music school in Regensburg and also made him head of the school choir. He directed this and formed an ensemble from it with a specific sound characteristic. So he formed a representative concert choir that became the figurehead of the world's oldest church music school . The choir became known through radio recordings, concert tours but also through sound carriers. In 1985 he had to give it up for health reasons and continued to work as a lecturer. Schmid worked in Regensburg as a composer and teacher for over thirty years. One of his students was Roland Büchner , who later became one of his successors and is now the cathedral music director in Regensburg.

In 1972 he received the silver pontificate medal of Pope Paul VI in Rome. for the services of the church music school choir. In 1975 he was awarded the East Bavaria Culture Prize and in 1977 he was appointed Episcopal Church Music Director. In 1984 he was appointed to the Church Music Commission of the Diocese of Regensburg. As an organ expert, he arranged numerous organs or advised on restorations. Here, too, he initiated pragmatic solutions. He was the holder of the ACV Lasso Medal .

Karl Norbert Schmid was married twice, to Elisabeth Schmid (born August 26, 1924 as Elisabeth Hebele, † March 7, 1963) and later to Hildegard Schmid (born July 4, 1928 as Hildegard Hauser, † September 6, 1989). Both wives died of serious illnesses. The marriages were childless. Karl Norbert Schmid also died after a short, serious illness and was buried on February 16, 1995 at the Lower Catholic Cemetery in Regensburg on the south wall of the extension area in a family grave.

meaning

After the second Vatican Council declared the vernacular language to be liturgical, there was a great lack of new, suitable church music . Schmid set himself the compositional task of taking care of what was missing. In principle he only wrote church music with German text. He saw no need for new Latin church music. So covers his versatile work among others organ and horn parts, Liedsätze - even some with About choir - to songs from the praise of God , song Cantatas, Psalms , fairs and Propriumsgesänge . In addition, his works are easy to perform and so even small choirs can enrich services with his effective works, which he has written with his modest and pragmatic attitude. This also explains the wide spread of this music in German-speaking countries. Probably his best-known work is the over-choir to the hymn Great God, we praise you , which is often performed at the end of a mass and is sometimes even extended with an orchestra or wind soloists in order to increase the sound effect. This work was also heard at the service on the Islinger Feld on the occasion of the Pope's visit to Regensburg in 2006, which made it even more popular.

Works (selection)

The compositional legacy of Karl Norbert Schmid is in the Proskean music department of the Bishop's Central Library in Regensburg. His opus numbers are not consistently assigned, but in some cases show a recognizable system, e.g. B. Opera 39 and 42. The Te Deum (Opus 100) is dedicated to Bishop Manfred Müller .

Solos, choir and orchestra

  • Trinity hymn , for 3 acc. Choirs, 3 wind groups and timpani op.83
  • A German Magnificat , op.81 (1980)
  • Te Deum , op.100 (ca.1986)

Solos, choir and organ

  • Invocations to Mother Theresa von Jesu Gerhardinger , o.op.
  • Hear, a clear voice sounds , for tenor, choir and organ o.op. (1964)
  • Saarland children's fair, o.op

Congregation, choir and organ, wind instruments ad lib.

  • At the last supper. Song cantata op.42,2
  • German Psalms Mass "Jubelt Gott, Ihr Lande all" o.op.
  • Great God, we praise you , op. 24,5

Choir and organ, also with wind instruments (ad lib.)

  • Christ is risen , op.61
  • Kassians Mass. German Ordinarium, op.92
  • Mainz Cathedral Mass: "Heilig, Heilig, Heilig" , op. 68,5

Choir and wind instruments

Choir and piano or guitar, wind instruments ad lib.

  • The moon has risen , for choir and piano, wind instruments ad lib. op. 54,3
  • Maria durch den Dornwald , went ad lib for choir and guitar. op. 53,3
  • Now we want to sing the evening song , for choir and piano, brass ad lib. op. 54,1

Mixed choir a cappella, also with a lead singer or solo

  • All in honor of my God , o.op. (1968)
  • You who are the truth yourself , o.op. (1967)
  • Ecce, dominus vocat nos , o.op.

Solo voice with organ or piano

  • Three songs for soprano or tenor and organ op.50
  • Send out your mind. Antiphon and Psalm (Ps. 104) for bass solo and organ op. 91,2
  • Sing to the Lord a new song for high voice and organ op.78

Organ solo

  • Toccata in G , op. 16,1
  • O Savior tear open the heavens (Partita) , op. 17,1
  • Liturgical organ playing , op.39
  • Ite missa est: Toccata - Fugue - Hymn , op.46
  • Come, Holy Spirit (Partita and Fugue) , op.51
  • Now thank everyone and bring Ehr (Partita) , op.63
  • Intrade for organ (1985)
  • Three Villmarer Organ Pieces (1985) [Intrada; Meditation; Postlude]
  • Open the door (Partita) , op.93
  • Fanfare and Fugue , op.99

Organ with instruments

  • Praise the lord. Partita for oboe and organ op.103
  • Now praise God in the high throne. Variations for Trumpet and Organ op.47
  • Now praise God in the high throne. Variations for Trumpet and Organ op.74

Music for brass

  • Intrada in B flat (after “Jauchzet dem Herr” by Grimm) for wind instruments op. 71,1
  • Pope's hymn , for wind orchestra op.70

Orchestral music

  • Gregorian Concerto ( Concerto gregoriano ) for strings and organ, wind instruments ad lib. op.102

Chamber music

  • Joseph's Meditation , for piano and flute ad lib. o.op.
  • Variations on the Gloria of the “ Choralmesse de Angelis” , for violin solo op. 115
  • Wittmann Trio , for flute, oboe and clarinet o.op. (1977)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e f Vita on the website of the Choir of the Stiftskirche in Bonn , accessed on May 31, 2016
  2. ↑ a b c Obituary by Franz A. Stein on Karl Norbert Schmid online at the Oberpfälzer Kulturbund (PDF), accessed on June 9, 2016
  3. ↑ a b c d Obituary by Franz A. Stein in the culture section of the Mittelbayerische Zeitung, Regensburg, February 14, 1995, vol. 51, no. 38.
  4. ↑ a b Obituary notice in the Mittelbayerische Zeitung, Regensburg, February 14, 1995, vol. 51, no. 38.
  5. ↑ On-site inspection by organ cleaners
personal data
SURNAME Schmid, Karl Norbert
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German organist, composer, choir director and music teacher
DATE OF BIRTH December 16, 1926
PLACE OF BIRTH Ochsenhausen
DATE OF DEATH February 13, 1995
Place of death regensburg