Karl Schmider

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Karl Heinrich Schmider (born September 18, 1935 in Hausach ) is a German composer , choir director , teacher and organist .

Life

Karl Schmider was born in Hausach in 1935. He spent his high school in the Konradihaus in Konstanz , where he first came into direct contact with church music. In 1954 he graduated from high school in Constance.

After his teacher training at the Pedagogical Academy in Freiburg im Breisgau he worked as a teacher and church musician in Hornberg (1956–1963), Laufenburg (Baden) (1963–1975) and in Haslach im Kinzigtal (1975–1998). In all of his places of activity he also took on an office as choir director.

A composition course that he completed from 1965 to 1970 with the Swiss composer Ernst Pfiffner in Basel contributed to his musical development . During his compositional creative phase, he created numerous works, some of which were recorded and broadcast on Süddeutscher Rundfunk Stuttgart (Christmas music, divertimento for wind instruments, Christmas cantata, folk song cantata), Südwestfunk (summer song suite) and Swiss radio (Christmas cantata and various wind music).

Since his retirement he has continued to be involved in church music as an organist and vacant representative.

Works

The main focus of his compositional work is sacred choral music, much of which has been published by leading church music publishers, including several masses, cantatas, numerous motets and song settings.

In the field of instrumental music he composed numerous organ pieces, many pieces for winds with and without organ, a concerto for trumpet and strings, a divertimento for wind quintet and pieces for strings.

  • Mass to the Holy Spirit (1968) for 4 voices acc. Choir
  • Little Christmas Music (1969) for woodwind instruments, guitar and percussion
  • Pezzi modali (1970) 8 small pieces for organ
  • Ein Kind geborn zu Bethlehem (1971) Cantata song for children's choir and wind quartet
  • Concerto for Trumpet and Strings (1974)
  • Praise be to God in the highest throne! Cantata song for 2-4 part mixed choir, congregation and organ
  • German Mass “Der Herr ist mein Hirte” (1978) for mixed choir and organ or wind instruments
  • Fantasia for organ (1979)
  • 27.Psalm for cantor, mixed choir, wind instruments and organ (1981/1982)
  • Wonderfully recovered from good powers (1985) for 6 voices acc. Choir
  • Summer song suite (1988) for flute, piccolo, oboe, string instruments and snare drum

literature

  • Uhl, Roland: Karl Schmider: Life and Work. Scientific work, 2002, State University for Music Karlsruhe

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Baden online from September 18, 2015: Church concert in honor of Karl Schmider , accessed on November 12, 2015.
  2. ^ Mass on the Holy Spirit in the catalog of the German National Library , accessed on April 17, 2016.
  3. ↑ Pezzi modali in the catalog of the German National Library , accessed on 17 April 2016th
  4. ^ A child born in Bethlehem in the catalog of the German National Library , accessed on April 17, 2016.
  5. ↑ Praise be to God in the highest throne! in the catalog of the German National Library , accessed on April 17, 2016.
  6. ↑ German trade fair in musicanet.org , accessed on 17 April 2016th
  7. ↑ Schwarzwälder Bote from September 23, 2010: Concert in honor of Karl Schmider , accessed on April 17, 2016.
  8. ^ Hausach Chronik Online: Karl Schmider, from little prayer in the church to recognized composer , accessed on April 17, 2016.
  9. ^ Repertoire of the Nürtingen concert ensemble , accessed on April 17, 2016.
personal data
SURNAME Schmider, Karl
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Schmider, Karl Heinrich (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German composer, conductor, teacher and organist
DATE OF BIRTH September 18, 1935
PLACE OF BIRTH Hausach