Traugott five money
Traugott Fünfgeld (* 1971 in Offenburg ) is a German composer for church music .
education
Traugott Fünfgeld grew up as the youngest child with five older siblings in Diersburg . As a teenager he learned to play the trumpet . After studying Protestant church music B and an artistic postgraduate course for organ literature playing and organ improvisation in Heidelberg , he acquired the church music A diploma for Protestant church music in Freiburg through a postgraduate course .
Professional activities
From 2000 to 2003 he was cantor in Lahr . Since September 2003 he has been the district choirmaster in Offenburg and is therefore responsible for the three parishes of the Resurrection, the Redeemer and the City Church and organizes a monthly service in the City Church. The work with the choir and the children and youth choir are mostly performed in the Evangelical City Church. In addition to organ and choir work, such as the biannual gospel project to sing along and the organization of seminars and training for choir directors and organists throughout the regional church, Traugott Fünfgeld is particularly involved in the wind work: As the author of a large number of pieces of music for trombone choirs , which are often based on classical works, are characterized by effectiveness, easy playability, but a style typical for him.
Fünfgeld won a composers' competition for the first German Evangelical Trumpet Day of the Evangelical Church in Germany in 2008 in Leipzig. We were looking for a composition that should be playable for several thousand wind instruments. Fünfgeld's composition Einzug was premiered on June 1, 2008 by 16,000 wind players in the central stadium in Leipzig. In 2014, Fünfgeld organized another major event, the choir festival in Strasbourg from October 18th to 19th with around 800 singers in the Paulskirche in Strasbourg. On the German Evangelical Trumpet Day 2016 in Dresden , a tutti piece by Traugott Fünfgeld, the Dresden Fanfare , performed by the 22,429 participating winds , was premiered in the opening part.
He is married to the school musician Gesine Fünfgeld and has three children who also deal with music in a variety of ways.
Works (selection)
The following works are available in printed form:
- King of Kings
- Missa cum Jubilo
- Symphonic suite
- Concertos, Suites & Preludes
- Chorale play
- Four biblical scenes
- Grooves
- Fanfare for Brass
- Old masters new
- Symphonic suite
- BrassOvation
- opening
- TEMPORA
- King of Kings II
- Five liturgical pieces
- King of Kings III
- King of Kings IV
- CD King of Kings
- Psalm 66
- Go out my heart
- Psalms Mass
- King of Kings V.
- hope
- Opening III
- Opening II
- fanfare
- Psalm 103
- gavotte
- Of Babel and Jerusalem
- King of Kings VI
- Psalm 84
- Scherzo - "Homage to Heinrich Schütz"
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Flyer of the trombone work in the North Church 2015, p. 15 , accessed on February 6, 2019 (PDF)
- ↑ a b c d e Traugott Fünfgeld , in Stadtanzeiger Ortenau , accessed on April 23, 2016.
- ↑ Traugott Fünfgeld on the website of the Offenburg parish, accessed on April 23, 2016.
- ↑ a b A wonderful gift to the son. Badische Zeitung , accessed on April 23, 2016.
- ↑ Statement by the competition winner ( Memento of the original from April 23, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed April 23, 2016.
- ↑ Flyer of the opening event , accessed on April 23, 2016.
- ^ On the Trumpet Day homepage: number of participants , accessed on June 13, 2016.
- ↑ Short CV and selection of works from Strube Verlag, accessed on April 23, 2016.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Five money, Traugott |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German contemporary composer and church musician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1971 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Offenburg |