Woldemar Voullaire

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Henri Marc Hermann Woldemar Voullaire (born July 29, 1825 in Neuwelke, Livonia , today Jaunveļķi , Kocēni district , Latvia ; † June 12, 1902 in Herrnhut ) was a German organist , composer and preacher .

Life

Voullaire was born in 1825 in the settlement of Neuwelke (Livonia) of the Moravian Brethren and grew up there. In 1855 he was ordained a deacon in Gnadau near Magdeburg and from then on worked there as a preacher and organist for the Brethren. In 1891 he retired and moved to Herrnhut , where he died in 1902.

Voullaire has published numerous works for organ solo, solo voice and choir. His musical language corresponds to the mainstream of his time up to late romanticism .

Works

(Selection)

  • Out of dire need I scream to you for 4-part choir and organ, op.1
  • The third psalm , op.2
  • Six pianoforte pieces , op.3
  • To the death of my child. Three poems by Joseph von Eichendorff , for solo voice and piano, op.5
  • Spring album , 12 pieces, op.6
  • Four piano pieces , op.7
  • The 126th Psalm (When the Lord takes the prisoners) , for solo part and organ, op.12
  • Child's evening prayer. Child's happiness , op.13
  • Five songs , op.14
  • Spring song (fresh green and old walls) after Marie Leske for mixed choir, op.15
  • Landsknecht's Confession (It was a fresh and red morning) , op.16
  • Psalms for solo voice and organ, op.17
    • The 6th Psalm , op.17,1
    • The 23rd Psalm (The Lord is my Shepherd ') , op.17.2
  • Three songs , op.19
  • Three motets for Advent and Christmas for 4-part mixed choir a cappella, op.20
  • 25 easy organ pieces , op.21
  • Twelve sacred songs , op.22
  • Three songs , op.23
  • Three songs for 4-part male choir, op.24
  • Three songs for 4-part mixed choir, op.25
  • Three Intermezzi for violin and organ, op.26
  • Dix morceaux (10 pieces) for organ, op.27
  • Three girls' songs for 4-part female choir and solo part, op.28
  • The castles on the Rhine , op.29
  • Cavatine (I've always loved you) for solo voice and organ, op.30
  • I won't let you, you bless me for 3-part female choir and organ, op.31
  • Ostergesang (Glad to the Lord) for choir and organ, op.32
  • German victory march
  • God be gracious to us according to your goodness (Psalm 51) for 4-part mixed choir a cappella
  • Good Friday motet (Since everything was now complete) for 4-part mixed choir a cappella
  • Blessed are the pure of heart are for 4-part mixed choir and strings
  • Trust in God for solo part and organ
  • Christmas carol (light is your dress) , duet with organ

Fonts

  • Woldemar Voullaire: Anna Antonia Voullaire. A picture of life drawn by her husband . Ms. Lindenbein, Herrnhut 1894 (14 pages)

literature

  • Franz Pazdirek: Universal manual of the music literature of all peoples. Vol. XXXII. Vogler - Weismann. Vienna, approx. 1907, p. 350 f. ( Digitized version )

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Nola Reed Knouse: The Music of the Moravian Church in America . University of Rochester Press, 2008, ISBN 1-58046-260-X , pp. 301 and 303
  2. ^ Speech by Bishop EW Matthiesen to the congregation in Herrnhut at the ordination of the brothers Karl Gotthelf Kern and Marc Woldemar Voullaire to deacons and the brother Theophil Christian van Calker to a presbyter of the Evangelical Brethren Church. Held on May 12, 1855 , in: Nachrichten aus der Brüder-Gemeine , 38th year, Gnadau 1856, p. 22 ff. ( Digitized version )
  3. ↑ mainly to Pazdirek (see literature) as well as to more recent music editions
personal data
SURNAME Voullaire, Woldemar
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Voullaire, Henri Marc Hermann Woldemar (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German organist, composer and preacher
DATE OF BIRTH July 29, 1825
PLACE OF BIRTH New wilt, Livonia, today Jaunveļķi , Kocēni district , Latvia
DATE OF DEATH June 12, 1902
Place of death Herrnhut