Wolfgang Widmaier

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Wolfgang Widmaier (born November 2, 1926 in Sigmaringen ; † April 13, 2013 there ) was a German university professor and composer . 1972–1984 he worked as prorector and rector of the Karlsruhe University of Music .

Life

Wolfgang Widmaier was the youngest son of the teacher and writer Karl Widmaier and the piano teacher Elisabeth Widmaier geb. Buchholz, who worked as an independent French teacher after the early death of her husband. Widmaier grew up in Hechingen and Sigmaringen, where he attended elementary school and high school. His most important mentors, also in the musical field, were Father Hariolf Ettensperger from the Beuron Monastery and the religion teacher Hubert von Lassaulx. After military service and being wounded, he passed the Abitur in Sigmaringen in 1946, the state examination for artistic teaching at grammar schools and the state examination in musicology in Freiburg in 1950 and 1953 . In 1955 he married Brigitte Widmaier geb. Schipke. In 1985 his wife and the eldest of three sons died by a murder victim . In 1990 he married Elisabeth Widmaier geb. Hurler and moved back to Sigmaringen.

Act

1953–1967, Widmaier taught music theory, musicological and music pedagogical subjects at the Academy for Music in Darmstadt. 1967–1974 he was a lecturer, 1974–1993 professor of music theory and analysis at the Karlsruhe University of Music . He headed the School Music and Catholic Church Music departments and acted as a liaison professor for the students and a member of the Senate. 1972–1980 he was Vice Rector, 1980–1984 as Rector. The reconstruction of Gottesaue Castle began during his term of office . In addition, there were activities as a choir director, organist and high school teacher. In 1985 he was honored with the Federal Cross of Merit on ribbon, and in 1987 with the Golden Badge of Honor of the Cecilia Association .

Some of Widmaier's choral compositions have appeared in Freiburg, Mainz, Rodenkirchen and Paderborn. The text publications include around 1000 articles, mainly concert reports in daily newspapers. The discussion of three lectures by John Cage for the Darmstädter Echo is documented in the series Music Concepts . Shortly before his death, Wolfgang Widmaier was able to present his childhood and youth memories Spiel und Ernst in the Sigmaringen State Archives .

Publications (selection)

  • The best time of the year. Small cantata for four melody instruments, solo part and mixed choir. Christophorus, Freiburg 1960.
  • The earth trembled / Christ is risen. Leading verse and motet for the preparation of gifts on Easter Sunday, Easter Monday and White Sunday for solo voice and mixed choir. Episcopal Institute for Church Music, Mainz undated
  • Come on, we're going to Bethlehem. Seven Christmas carols for female choir. Schott, Mainz 1995, ISMN M-001-11147-8.
  • Catch as Cage can. Three studios in Kranichstein . In: Heinz Klaus Metzger and Rainer Riehn (eds.): Darmstadt-Documents I , special volume of the series music concepts , January 1999, ISBN 3-88377-487-1 , pp. 175–177.
  • Game and seriousness. My life story 1926 to 1946 . Gmeiner, Meßkirch 2012, ISBN 978-3-8392-1409-1 .

Information base

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Wolfgang Widmaier: Game and Seriousness. My life story 1926 to 1946 . Gmeiner, Meßkirch 2012, ISBN 978-3-8392-1409-1 , p. 246/247.
  2. ↑ Wolfgang Widmaier: Game and Seriousness. My life story 1926 to 1946 . Gmeiner, Meßkirch 2012, ISBN 978-3-8392-1409-1 , pp. 56-83.
  3. ↑ a b c Who is who? The German Who's Who 2011/2012. 50th edition, Schmidt-Römhild, Lübeck 2011, ISBN 978-3-7950-2052-1 , entry “Widmaier, Wolfgang”.
  4. ↑ Event information on inka-magazin.de (as of October 31, 2019).
  5. ↑ a b Biography on the Gmeiner Verlag website (as of October 31, 2019).
  6. ↑ Press photo in the German Digital Library (as of October 31, 2019).
  7. ↑ Kürschner's German Scholars Calendar 2011. Bio-Bibliographical Directory of German-speaking Scientists of the Present . 23rd edition, De Gruyter, Berlin 2011, ISBN 978-3-598-23630-3 , entry “Widmaier, Wolfgang”.
  8. ↑ Event information on landesarchiv-bw.de (as of October 31, 2019).
personal data
SURNAME Widmaier, Wolfgang
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German university professor and composer
DATE OF BIRTH November 2, 1926
PLACE OF BIRTH Sigmaringen
DATE OF DEATH April 13, 2013
Place of death Sigmaringen