Peter Bares

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Peter Bares (2006)

Peter Bares (born January 16, 1936 in Essen- Borbeck; † March 2, 2014 in Sinzig- Bad Bodendorf ) was a German organist and composer for church music. In addition, he was also active as a poet .

Life

Bares studied church music at the Folkwang University in Essen with Ernst Kaller and Siegfried Reda . From 1960 to 1985 he worked as a church musician in Sinzig , where he initiated the Sinzig International Study Weeks for New Spiritual Music in 1976 . He stimulated composers to new organ works and impressed colleagues and students with his charisma. Proud of his wine cellar and self-irony were paired in his saying: “If you have cash, you are liquid!” After his resignation in 1985, which was accompanied by international protests, he continued the study week ten times in Bonn and Cologne. In 1992 he was appointed to the art station Sankt Peter Köln by the Jesuit Father Friedhelm Mennekes .

In 1974 he won a bronze medal at the International Haarlem Improvisation Competition. He gave numerous concerts in Europe. His interpretations were documented by radio recordings. Bares taught improvisation on a teaching assignment in Saarbrücken , Liegnitz , Warsaw and Utrecht . His work comprises more than 3000 sacred compositions, including the liturgical hymn book Salve festa dies . In addition to his musical work, Bares published five books of poetry from 1992 to 1995. His poetry and some compositions have been published by Dohr in Cologne . In 1981 Bares donated the Petrus Bell to the parish church of St. Peter in Sinzig , which completed the important ringing of 1299. Peter Bares finished his service as organist in early 2008. The Church Council appointed him along with Zsigmond Szathmáry the organist at St. Peter in Cologne. Bares died on March 2, 2014 at the age of 78.

Organs

Peter Bares made numerous layout drafts, including a layout for a new organ in Cologne Cathedral . The organ in St. Peter Sinzig was built according to his plans . He also created the arrangement for the organ at the Sankt Peter Art Station in Cologne, with over 100 registers, using the existing old organ and its own registers from Sinzig. Like the organ builder Cavaillé-Coll in the 19th century, Bares used drum stops with the aim of adding timbres for contemporary music to his organs. He opposed the general trend of the sixties and seventies to recreate organs historically. Instead, he thought of the sonic and technical development of organ building. According to Rainer Nonnenmann, his organs leave an extraordinary impression, that is, an impression that deviates from the traditional sound of the organ.

Works (music)

Despite his lively composing activity, according to Daniela Philippi, hardly any compositions have been published. His work ranges from sacred songs and works for keyboard instruments to a variety of sacred vocal works . The Berlin State Library archives his compositional estate.

Works (poetry)

Since his activity in Sinziger Bares has also drawn attention to himself with poetry. From 1992 to 1995 he published five volumes of poetry, some of which were autobiographical.

  • Miracles from you. Poems . Cologne 1992.
  • I'm still faster. Poems . Cologne 1993.
  • Judas does not rust. Poems . Cologne 1993.
  • Vomited word. Poems . Cologne 1994.
  • Robbed mouth. Poems . Cologne 1995.

literature

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ http://www.general-anzeiger-bonn.de/region/kreis-ahrweiler/sinzig/Organist-und-ein-Original-ist-mit-78-Jahren-gestorben-article1288887.html
  2. ↑ https://www.facebook.com/kunst.station
  3. ↑ Gassmann, Michael: Der Bewahrer des Neues - Peter Bares in a portrait, in: Tools of Stille, ed. by Michael Gassmann, Karl Wilhelm Boll, Kurt Danch. Cologne 2004, p. 55.
  4. ↑ In the paradise garden of the new church music . Blick Aktuell, obituary from March 4, 2014. Accessed January 12, 2020
  5. ↑ An organist picks up . Time online. Retrieved January 12, 2020
  6. ↑ www.dohr.de , accessed on November 15, 2009
  7. ↑ Michael Gassmann (ed.): Tools of the Silence II. Cologne 2007.
  8. ↑ Rainer Nonnenmann: You will look for me and not find me. The art station Sankt Peter in Cologne and its special organ for new music. In: NZfM 1/2009, organ 2/2009.
  9. ^ Daniela Philippi: New Organ Music. Works and composition techniques from the avant-garde to the pluralistic modern age. Kassel 2002.
personal data
SURNAME Cash, Peter
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German organist, composer for church music and poet
DATE OF BIRTH January 16, 1936
PLACE OF BIRTH Essen -Borbeck
DATE OF DEATH March 2, 2014
Place of death Bad Bodendorf