Wolfgang Stockmeier
Wolfgang Stockmeier (born December 13, 1931 in Essen ; † December 11, 2015 ) was a German composer , organist and university professor.
Education
From 1951 Stockmeier studied school and church music as well as composition at the Cologne University of Music . He also studied musicology, German literature and philosophy at the University of Cologne (PhD). From 1960 he taught theory, organ and organ improvisation as a lecturer at the Cologne University of Music, and in 1962 he was appointed professor. In 1970 he was appointed church music director. In 1974 he succeeded Michael Schneider as head of the department for Protestant church music. He also taught in Düsseldorf and Herford . Stockmeier gave almost 3,000 organ concerts and recorded around 150 recordings. Since 2008 he has been chairman of the Hallische Musiktage association , which has taken on the organization of the Hallische Musiktage .
Fonts
- The program music. 1970.
- Musical principles of form. 1976.
- The German organ sonata of the present. 1958.
Compositions (selection)
- Transformation of a collage , 1992
- Six Preludes for Organ, 2003
- Toccata VII for organ
- Sentiment , 2005
- Now come, the Gentile Savior , (Advent motets), 2003
- Mass for organ and mixed choir, 1972
- Rejoice, all countries, in honor of God , (Partita) 1968
- The Awakening of the Daughter of Jairus (Matt. 9, 18–19 and 23–26), Motet, 1976
- The Temptation of Jesus (Matth. 4, 1–11) motet, 1968
- Litany (Martin Luther), cantional motet, 1979
- 10 sonatas for organ
Sound carrier (selection)
- The entire organ work by JS Bach
- Charles Marie Widor , 8th Symphony
- Julius Reubke, Sonata "94th Psalm" and Sigfrid Karg-Elert, Symphonic Choral "Jesu, Meine Freude"; recorded on the organ of the Marien-Basilika in Kevelar, edited by the label Psallite
- Organ works by Johann Ludwig Krebs (large prelude and fugue in F minor, parts of the keyboard exercise on chorales)
Web links
- Works by and about Wolfgang Stockmeier in the catalog of the German National Library
- Works by and about Wolfgang Stockmeier in the German Digital Library
- Complete catalog of works by Wolfgang Stockmeier on the Möseler Verlag website
Individual evidence
- ^ Church musician Wolfgang Stockmeier from Langenberg died , accessed on December 15, 2015
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Stockmeier, Wolfgang |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German composer, organist and university professor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 13, 1931 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | eat |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 11, 2015 |