Kurt Rose

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Kurt Rose (born September 1, 1908 in Bernburg an der Saale , † 1999 in Celle ) was a teacher and author .

life and work

Kurt Rose studied modern philology in Vienna and Berlin , dropped out and worked as a teacher in Turkey , Spain and Finland , where he a. a. translated the Finnish epic Kalevala into German. In 1938 he returned to Germany and worked for the publishers Schaffstein Verlag and Wolfgang Krüger Verlag and as a freelance writer. In 1940 Rose was drafted into the Wehrmacht. Further stations were the Navy and the defense under Admiral Canaris , most recently at the High Command of the Navy. After 1945 he worked as an interpreter and in the municipal administration of Bordesholm . In 1948 he passed the exam to become a secondary school teacher and then worked at various schools a. a. in Bordesholm, Iserlohn and finally Euskirchen until 1973 . Rose is the lyricist of many new sacred songs , e. B. the birthday canon " That earth and sky bloom for you " ( RG 734, music by Herbert Beuerle). He is also the author of non-fiction and specialist books, anthologies and plays. He was a member of the ecumenical lyricists and composers group of the Werkgemeinschaft Musik eV and the AG Musik in der Ev. Jugend eV, today the lyricists and composers group TAKT .

Works (selection)

  • There was the night, there came the light (1987, various composers) Strube-Verlag
  • Fifteen hymn songs from the New Testament (1987; music: Herbert Beuerle , 1987) Strube-Verlag
  • That is joy to thank God (1989; music: Lothar Graap , 1989) Strube-Verlag
  • Happy bird hope (1995; music: Wolfgang Teichmann , 1995) Lutherisches Verlagshaus
  • Hope for fig trees (1996; music: Götz Wiese , 1996) Strube-Verlag
  • The ark - our house! The globe - our ark! (1997; Music: Christoph Noetzel , 1997) Strube-Verlag
  • Vier Jahreszeitenlieder (1998; music: Rolf Schweizer , 1998) Strube-Verlag
  • Christmas procession (1998; music: Hans W. Eichholz, 1998) Strube-Verlag
  • If it weren't for the thorn bush in the desert (1999; music: Wolfgang Teichmann, 2000) Strube-Verlag

Publications (selection)

  • The brig Anke Groot . Schaffstein-Verlag , 1947
  • Christine's new life . Schaffstein-Verlag, 1949
  • The ecumenical movement . Crüwell-Verlag , 1964
  • The Church and the Social Question in the 19th and 20th Centuries . Crüwell-Verlag, 1964
  • Christian Faith in the World of Science and Technology . Crüwell-Verlag, 1965
  • The expected is always there . German Theater Verlag , [1974]
  • Not just on those three days . Deutscher Theaterverlag, 1974
  • The child, the children . Deutscher Theaterverlag 1975
  • The game of divine surprises . German theater publisher 1979
  • Total opening of the sky . Deutscher Theaterverlag 1983
  • The black shepherd . German theater publisher 1984
  • Good News Market . Strube-Verlag 1989
  • The admiral's son . Brunnen-Verlag 1991
  • Admirálov syn . Tranoscius 1993
  • Winter work . Haag and Herchen 1997
  • John Chrysostom in Exile and two other stories . Haag and Herchen, 1998
  • Night sun and rain ship . Strube-Verlag 1998

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personal data
SURNAME Rose, Kurt
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German writer
DATE OF BIRTH September 1, 1908
PLACE OF BIRTH Bernburg (Saale)
DATE OF DEATH 1999
Place of death Celle