Philipp Mohler

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Philipp Heinrich Mohler (born November 26, 1908 in Kaiserslautern , † September 11, 1982 in Frankfurt am Main ) was a German composer. From 1958 to 1976 he was director of the Frankfurt University of Music. M.

Life

Mohler studied at the Academy of Music in Munich with Joseph Haas, among others . In 1928 he became a member of the Catholic student association KDStV Aenania Munich . After teaching and conducting positions in Munich, Nuremberg and Landau, he became a teacher of composition and conducting at the Stuttgart University of Music in 1940, succeeding Hugo Distler . From 1943 he held a professorship there. In 1958 he was appointed director of the Frankfurt University of Music , which he headed until 1976 (at the same time the Hoch Conservatory until 1973 ).

plant

In addition to orchestral and chamber music, Mohler's creative focus was on vocal music, where he also composed songs, choirs and cantatas for young people and amateurs.

In addition to his teacher Joseph Haas, Paul Hindemith was also influential in Mohler's style .

Honors

Mohler received a number of awards, including the Federal Cross of Merit 1st Class (1968), the Great Cross of Merit (1974), the Goethe Plaque of the State of Hesse (1975) and the Peter Cornelius Plaque of the State of Rhineland-Palatinate (1976). The Palatinate Choir Association awards him a Philipp Mohler Medal in his honor .

literature

  • Friedrich Blume (Ed.): Music in the past and present , 1st edition, 1949–1986
  • Carl Dahlhaus, Hans Heinrich Eggebrecht (Ed.): Brockhaus Riemann Musiklexikon , Volume 3. Schott Mainz, Piper Munich, 3rd edition 1989, ISBN 3795783011 .

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personal data
SURNAME Mohler, Philipp
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Mohler, Philipp Heinrich (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German composer
DATE OF BIRTH November 26, 1908
PLACE OF BIRTH Kaiserslautern
DATE OF DEATH September 11, 1982
Place of death Frankfurt am Main