Annette Schenk Thoma (23 January 1886 – 26 November 1974) was a German author, composer, and folklorist who is best remembered for her composition ''Deutsche Bauernmesse'' (German Farmers’ Mass''), a mass in Bavarian adapting folk tunes.
Life and career
Thoma was born in
Neu-Ulm
Neu-Ulm ( Swabian: ''Nej-Ulm'') is the capital of the Neu-Ulm district and a town in Swabia, Bavaria. Neighbouring towns include Ulm, Senden, Pfaffenhofen an der Roth, Holzheim, Nersingen and Elchingen. The population is 58,978 (31 December 2019 ...
. Her father was Lieutenant (later Major General) Albert Schenk. Thoma studied English and French abroad, then married the painter Emil Thoma and moved to
Riedering
Riedering is a municipality in the district of Rosenheim in Bavaria in Germany
Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and ...
. There she met and worked with the Bavarian folk musician Paul Kiem in 1930 to record local folk music. She wrote a book and many articles about folk music. Thoma composed the ''Deutsche Bauernmesse'' in 1933, and wrote the lyrics for the first Salzburg Advent Singing in 1946.
Thoma received the
Bavarian Order of Merit
The Bavarian Order of Merit (german: Bayerischer Verdienstorden) is the Order of Merit of the Free State of Bavaria. It is awarded by the Minister-President of Bavaria as a "recognition of outstanding contributions to the Free State of Bavaria ...
in 1964, and the
Bayerischer Poetentaler
Bayerischer Poetentaler is a Bavarian literary prize of the writers guild ''Münchner Turmschreiber''.
Winners
Source:
1961–1969
* 1961: Joseph Maria Lutz – Eduard Stemplinger – Alfred Weitnauer
* 1962: Benno Hubensteiner – Ernst H ...
award in 1974. Her composition ''Die Kleine Messe (The Little Mass)'' was recorded on:
*TELEF 6 22 149 AG
*EMI 066 32 042
*DAU PLPS 30 159
*AVES INT 160 807
In 2020, Thoma's Deutsche ''Bauernmesse'' was performed by a choir in
St. Martin, Moosach
St. Martin in Moosach, part of Munich, Bavaria, Germany, is the name of a Roman Catholic parish which has two churches dedicated to Martin of Tours, the old Alte Pfarrkirche St. Martin, one of Munich's oldest churches, and the new Neue Pfarrkirc ...
.
Books
Thoma's works were published by Rosenheimer Verlagshaus.
Her publications included:
*Chiemgauer Herbergspiel (
Chiemgau
Chiemgau () is the common name of a geographic area in Upper Bavaria. It refers to the foothills of the Alps between the rivers Inn and Traun, with the Chiemsee at its center. The political districts that contain the Chiemgau are Rosenheim and T ...
Hostel Game)
*Das Riederinger Weihnachtsspiel. (The Riedering Christmas Game)
*Das Volkslied in Albayern und Seine Saenger (Folk Music in Bavaria and Its Singers)
*Die Sternsinger; ein Weihnachtsspiel mit Gesang für Kinder (The Carol Singers; a Christmas Game with Singing for Children)
Music
*"Bei uns" (With Us)
*''Deutsche Bauernmesse'' (''German Farmers' Mass''), for three voices and instruments
*''Die Kleine Messe'' (The Little Mass)
*''Vier Szenen für die Adventszeit zum Spiel von Haus zu Haus'' (
Advent
Advent is a Christian season of preparation for the Nativity of Christ at Christmas. It is the beginning of the liturgical year in Western Christianity.
The name was adopted from Latin "coming; arrival", translating Greek ''parousia''.
In ...
music for a play)
References
External links
Hear Annette Thoma's ''Deutsche Bauernmesse'' on youtube
1886 births
1974 deaths
German composers
German women composers
German writers about music
German women writers
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