Theodor Grünberger
Theodor Grünberger (born June 25, 1756 as Johannes Paul Grünberger in Bettbrunn , † January 27, 1820 in Moosburg ) was a German composer , Augustinian monk and priest .
Life
Grünberger was born the son of the teacher and organist Johann Georg Grünberger and his wife Walburga Nistler in the Catholic pilgrimage town of Bettbrunn (then Upper Palatinate). His childhood was shaped by the religious environment in which he was born. The pilgrimage was in full bloom, hundreds of believers made pilgrimages to the place. At that time there was an Augustinian monastery in the village to look after the pilgrims . His father's work as an organist also gave him an interest in church music and learned to play the organ. An Augustinian priest additionally supported the young Grünberger in his intellectual and musical development.
In 1773 he graduated from the (today's) Wilhelmsgymnasium in Munich . In 1777 Grünberger joined the Order of the Augustinian Hermits ( OESA ) in Munich and was given the name Theodor. He worked as an organist in the monastery. In 1779 he was ordained a priest by the Freising Prince-Bishop von Welden . In 1790, when he was living in Regensburg , he wrote his first composition, Opus 1. From 1792 he was back in Munich because his works were now very much appreciated at the court of the elector. A year later, in 1793, some of the agile father's love affairs became disreputable. To avoid punishment from the order and the bishop, he fled to Augsburg. In the debate between the Bishop and the Provincial of the Order about how to deal with him because of his misconduct, the sovereign, who was very fond of Grünberger's music, intervened in favor of the composer. This enabled him to return to the order and was only transferred to the Ramsau monastery as a punishment.
The rather rural surroundings of this monastery had a very inspiring effect on Grünberger's musical work. There he composed several organ pieces, violin sonatas, preludes, fugues and pastoral pieces for the organ, cantatas and six Latin masses in quick succession. On top of that, two German masses and two sonatas for violin and harpsichord.
After the secularization of the monasteries in 1803, he left the order and first tried to hire himself out as a diocesan priest in the diocese of Regensburg. However, from this year he has been working as a professor for organ and singing at the state Bavarian teachers' seminar in Munich. He fulfilled this task with interruptions until 1815.
From 1816 he was castle chaplain in Münchsdorf . He died on January 27, 1820 in Moosburg and was buried there.
Web links
- Sound carrier by Theodor Grünberger in the catalog of the German National Library
- http://www.bmlo.uni-muenchen.de/g0777/Theodor
Individual evidence
- ^ Max Leitschuh: The matriculations of the upper classes of the Wilhelmsgymnasium in Munich , 4 vol., Munich 1970–1976; Vol. 3, p. 141.
- ^ Article about Grünberger on his 250th birthday in the Donaukurier from June 23, 2006 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Grünberger, Theodor |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Grünberger, Johannes Paul (maiden name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German baroque composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 25, 1756 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bettbrunn |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 27, 1820 |
| Place of death | Moosburg |