Otto Abel (composer)
Otto Abel (born October 24, 1905 in Berlin , † September 21, 1977 in Tettnang , Baden-Württemberg ) was a German organist , cantor, composer, publisher and Evangelical regional church music director .
Life
Abel was from 1930 to 1970 cantor and organist at the Immanuel Church in Berlin-Prenzlauer Berg , from 1959 also regional church music director for the eastern region of the Evangelical Church of Berlin-Brandenburg and since 1956 church music editor at the Protestant publishing house in Berlin (East).
Abel composed several hymns and works for the organ.
He died on a trip in Tettnang.
Works (selection)
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Beginning of the hymn Wonderfully saved by good powers by Dietrich Bonhoeffer and Otto Abel
- Les Anges dans nos campagnes (text / translation from French) ( EG 54, hymn book of the Evangelical Reformed Churches in German-speaking Switzerland 418)
- Surrounded by good powers loyally and quietly (melody and sentence 1959, text by Dietrich Bonhoeffer 1944) ( EG 65, hymn book of the Evangelical Reformed Churches in German-speaking Switzerland 353, Catholic hymn book of German-speaking Switzerland 554)
- O Savior, tear open the heavens ; Small Advent cantata for soprano three-part mixed choir with flute, oboe and organ with violoncello ad libitum; published by the Evangelische Verlagsanstalt in Berlin; 1956
- Be praise and honor to the highest good; Cantata for mixed choir, string quartet and organ; published by the Evangelische Verlagsanstalt in Berlin; 1957
- My god, my god, why did you leave me ?; Motet for three-part mixed choir
- I lift up my eyes; Text: Psalm 121: 1-3,8; for four-part mixed choir
Web links
- Works by and about Otto Abel in the catalog of the German National Library
Individual evidence
- ↑ Otto Abel: O Savior, tear open the heavens! Small advent cantata. January 1, 1956, accessed March 31, 2017 .
- ↑ Otto Abel: Be praise and honor to the highest good: cantata for mixed choir, string quartet and organ; EKG 233 January 1, 1957, accessed March 31, 2017 .
- ↑ Otto Abel: My God, my God, why did you leave me? Motet; (Psalm 22, 2, 8, 9, 18, 19, 20). January 1, 1981, accessed March 31, 2017 .
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Abel, Otto |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German organist and composer |
DATE OF BIRTH | October 24, 1905 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Berlin |
DATE OF DEATH | September 21, 1977 |
Place of death | Tettnang , Baden-Württemberg |