Friedrich Högner
Friedrich Johannes Paul Högner (11 July 1897 − 26 March 1981) was a German organist and church musician. Career Born in , today Ostheim, Högner was the son of the Protestant pastor Andreas Högner and his wife Mathilde, ''née'' Städler. He attended the Gymnasium Carolinum (Ansbach), then the in Altdorf bei Nürnberg, Altdorf and finally studied music at the University of Music and Performing Arts Munich, Erlangen and Hochschule für Musik und Theater "Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy" Leipzig, Leipzig. As a student he became a member of the and the . From 1922 he was Cantor (Christianity), cantor for three years in . At the same time he was musical director at the St. Thomas School, Leipzig and in 1924 he took over the representation of Karl Straube at the conservatory . In 1925, Högner went to Regensburg as city cantor and Kirchenmusikdirektor. in ''Roma Quanta fuit.'' Wißner Augsburg, 2010, , ]. In 1929 he returned to the Leipzig Conservatory as an organ teacher. There he ...
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Organist
An organist is a musician who plays any type of organ (music), organ. An organist may play organ repertoire, solo organ works, play with an musical ensemble, ensemble or orchestra, or accompany one or more singers or instrumentalist, instrumental soloists. In addition, an organist may accompany congregational hymn-singing and play liturgy, liturgical music. Classical and church organists The majority of organists, amateur and professional, are principally involved in church music, playing in churches and cathedrals. The pipe organ still plays a large part in the leading of traditional western Christian worship, with roles including the accompaniment of hymns, choral anthems and other parts of the worship. The degree to which the organ is involved varies depending on the church and denomination. It also may depend on the standard of the organist. In more provincial settings, organists may be more accurately described as pianists obliged to play the organ for worship services; nev ...
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