Wilhelm Nagel (musician)
Wilhelm Nagel (born November 3, 1871 in Hoheneck , † October 1, 1955 in Esslingen am Neckar ) was a German organist and choir director .
Life
Nagel received his training at the Esslingen teachers' seminar from Christian Fink . In 1894 he became a seminar assistant music teacher, in addition he studied at the Stuttgart Conservatory a . a. with Samuel de Lange , Heinrich Lang , Reinhold Seyerlen and Wilhelm Speidel . From 1902 he continued his studies in Berlin with Heinrich Reimann at the University of Music in Berlin . From 1905 to 1945 he worked as a seminar music teacher in Esslingen. Since 1915 he was organist and choir director at the St. Dionys Church in Esslingen.
He is considered the leading Württemberg choir director, u. a. Federal choir master of the Swabian Choir Association , and was the composer of numerous songs, secular and sacred choral works.
Honors
In Esslingen and in Ludwigsburg (Hoheneck) streets are named after him.
Works (selection)
- Five chorale preludes for organ op.1
- Three fugues for organ op.2
- Nice night for male choir
- Come on, consolation of the world for male choir
literature
- Friedrich Jansa (ed.), German sound artist and musician in word and image , Leipzig 1911
Web links
- Works by and about Wilhelm Nagel in the German Digital Library
- Sheet music and audio files by Wilhelm Nagel (musician) in the International Music Score Library Project
- Sheet music in the public domain by Wilhelm Nagel in the Choral Public Domain Library - ChoralWiki (English)
- Information on www.schwaebische-orgelromantik.de
- http://alt-hoheneck.de/startseite/hoheneck-s-ber%C3%BChmte-namen/wilhelm-nagel/
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Nagel, Wilhelm |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German organist and choir director |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 3, 1871 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Hoheneck |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 1, 1955 |
| Place of death | Esslingen am Neckar |