Otto Loeffler

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Otto Löffler (born March 17, 1871 in Unteriflingen in the Black Forest ; † March 12, 1949 in Plochingen ) was a German composer, choir director , conductor and music publisher .

Life

After training at the Nagold seminar , Otto Löffler became a teacher like his father and taught in Untertürkheim and Stuttgart throughout his life . He devoted himself to music from an early age. He published his first composition at the age of 18 and soon after took his first position as choir director. The song “Spring moves in” (Opus 17) was awarded first prize at the Swabian Singing Festival in Ravensburg in 1904 and established him as a composer of German folk song art. Löffler was self-taught, but he also continued his education with courses at the Stuttgart University of Music. In the course of time, solo, duet and choral songs were created, from simple folk songs to difficult art singing, a cappella and with instruments. Because of his pedagogical work, children's songs, which he published in the “Kinderland” collection, also belonged to his repertoire. In his catalog raisonné there are around 500 compositions - printed choral pieces as well as handwritten works. Most of his musical work was self-published . In addition to his work as a composer, he was a choir master in many associations in Stuttgart, Eßlingen am Neckar and the surrounding area and excelled as a judge and expert at singing festivals. In 1937 Löffler moved with his family from Stuttgart to Plochingen, where he lived until his death. With his folk songs Löffler followed the Swabian composer Friedrich Silcher .

Compositions (selection)

  • Brain, heart and hand. Texts for male and female choirs, mixed choirs and singers' sayings . 1900-1948
  • Organ pieces . 1903-1937
  • Kinderland. 50 ways of singing and playing for schools, kindergartens, families and clubs . 1928
  • To you. Women's choirs from all ages . 1950

Honors

  • Otto-Löffler-Weg in Plochingen

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personal data
SURNAME Löffler, Otto
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German composer
DATE OF BIRTH March 17, 1871
PLACE OF BIRTH Unteriflingen , Black Forest
DATE OF DEATH March 12, 1949
Place of death Plochingen