Rudolf Bibl (composer)

Rudolf Bibl (born January 6, 1832 in Vienna ; † August 2, 1902 there ) was an Austrian organist and composer of church and chamber music .

Life

As the son of Andreas Bibl, father of Viktor Bibl and grandfather of the conductor Rudolf Bibl, Rudolf Bibl is a member of a family dynasty that continues to this day. His training was provided by his father and later by Simon Sechter . From 1850 Rudolf Bibl was organist in the St. Peter's Church in Vienna . In 1859 he succeeded his father at St. Stephen's Cathedral in Vienna . In 1863, after Sechter's retirement, he was appointed and in 1875 his successor as organist and court conductor at the Hofburg . In 1900 he submitted his retirement.

In 1959, Biblgasse in Vienna- Liesing was named after him.

Works

• Farewell, op.16 (Three Songs) no.1 (Text: Heinrich Heine )
• Missa in honorem S. Caeciliae; op. 55; Fair
• Moods; op. 61; duo
• Missa; op. 67; Fair
• Organ Sonata No. 1; op. 74; (New edition 2010, Berlin)
• Two adagios for violoncello and organ
• Four fugues for the organ; op.25
• Seven character pieces for organ; op. 87

literature

• Andreas Rockstroh: The organ compositions by Rudolf Bibl. On the 100th anniversary of the death of the Viennese court music director, court organist, music teacher and composer . Ars Organi 50, 2002, 156-160.
• Bibl Rudolf. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 1, Publishing House of the Austrian Academy of Sciences, Vienna 1957, p. 81.
• Elisabeth Th. Hilscher-Fritz: Bibl, family. In: Oesterreichisches Musiklexikon . Online edition, Vienna 2002 ff., ISBN 3-7001-3077-5 ; Print edition: Volume 1, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 2002, ISBN 3-7001-3043-0 .

Web links

• Entry on Rudolf Bibl (composer) in the Austria Forum  (in the AEIOU Austria Lexicon )
• Works by and about Rudolf Bibl in the catalog of the German National Library
• Rudolf Bibl the Elder in the Vienna History Wiki of the City of Vienna
• Bibl at Klassika
• Bibl at classical composers