Carl (Karl) Leibl (3 September 1784 – 4 October 1870) was a German musician, conductor, cathedral organist and cathedral conductor in Cologne.

Life

Born in Fußgönheim ( Palatinate), Leibl comes from a family of Bavarian officials and innkeepers and first learned the cooper's trade before he could dedicate himself to music. Leibl first worked as a music teacher at the Bayrischer Hof. In 1826 he became Cathedral

Kapellmeister (, also , ) from German ''Kapelle'' (chapel) and ''Meister'' (master)'','' literally "master of the chapel choir" designates the leader of an ensemble of musicians. Originally used to refer to somebody in charge of music in a chapel, the term ha ...

in Cologne and directed the "Verein der Dommusiken und Liebhaberkonzerte" (Association of Cathedral Music and Lover's Concerts) there. In the same year he also took over the direction of the ''Städtischer Singverein'', which in 1827 merged with the Musikalische Gesellschaft to form the new ''Cölner Concert-Gesellschaft'', whose choir still exists today as the Gürzenich-Choir. This society, under the patronage of wealthy citizens, organized its concerts in the

Gürzenich Orchestra Cologne The Gürzenich Orchestra Cologne (german: Gürzenich-Orchester Köln) is a German symphony orchestra based in Cologne. On some recordings, the orchestra goes under the name "Gürzenich-Orchester Kölner Philharmoniker". Its name comes from its ...

from 1857 onwards - from which the Gürzenich Orchestra of the City of Cologne, which still exists today, ultimately emerged. Leibl was active at a difficult time of political and social upheaval. As a result of laws passed after the Napoleonic occupation in 1794, the

guilds A guild ( ) is an association of artisans and merchants who oversee the practice of their craft/trade in a particular area. The earliest types of guild formed as organizations of tradesmen belonging to a professional association. They sometimes ...

were dissolved and spiritual foundations, monasteries and 42 Cologne churches were closed down in the course of

secularization In sociology, secularization (or secularisation) is the transformation of a society from close identification with religious values and institutions toward non-religious values and secular institutions. The ''secularization thesis'' expresses the ...

. As a result, supporting elements of the city's musical life were now missing. In 1815 the city of Cologne became

Prussian Prussia, , Old Prussian: ''Prūsa'' or ''Prūsija'' was a German state on the southeast coast of the Baltic Sea. It formed the German Empire under Prussian rule when it united the German states in 1871. It was ''de facto'' dissolved by an e ...

. The following economic upswing favored the development of the musical life, which was professionalized under Leibls leadership. Through Cologne's participation in the

Niederrheinisches Musikfest The Lower Rhenish Music Festival (German: Das Niederrheinische Musikfest) was one of the most important festivals of classical music, which happened every year between 1818 and 1958, with few exceptions, at Pentecost for 112 times. History In ...

, which was founded in 1817 and was also held in Cologne from 1821, the city became a centre of attraction for foreign musicians. Carl Leibl -Grab

Leibl's time includes the rise, climax and end of the classical-romantic church music at Cologne Cathedral in the 19th century. In 1863, the reform of the

Cecilian Movement The Cecilian Movement for church music reform began in Germany in the second half of the 1800s as a reaction to the liberalization of the Enlightenment. The Cecilian Movement received great impetus from Regensburg, where Franz Xaver Haberl had a ...

ensured that choral music accompanied by orchestra was banned in Cologne as well. The musical participation of women in church services as choir or solo singers was also prohibited. The music of the Cologne Cathedral Chapel is a treasure of the Diocesan Library of Cologne as ''Musikaliensammlung Leibl''. Leibl was married with Maria Gertrud Lemper, daughter of Jakob Lemper, professor at the in Cologne, and Anna Catharina Franziska Blanck. One of the six children of the Leibl couple was the painter

Wilhelm Leibl Wilhelm Maria Hubertus Leibl (October 23, 1844 – December 4, 1900) was a German realist painter of portraits and scenes of peasant life. Biography Leibl was born in Cologne, where his father was the director of the Cathedral choir. He was a ...

, who was born in 1844. His burial place is on the

Melaten cemetery Melaten is the central cemetery of Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, which was first mentioned in 1243. It was developed to a large park, holding the graves of notable residents. Name The name "Melaten" refers to a hospital for the sick and l ...

in Cologne.

Work

* Festkantate zur Feier der Grundsteinlegung für den Fortbau des Kölner Doms 1842. published in the series * Messen, darunter Messe Nr. 3 Es-Dur, first published by

Eberhard Metternich Eberhard Metternich (b. 24 July 1959 in Limburg an der Lahn) is a German catholic church musician, school musician, singer, cathedral kapellmeister and professor for choral conducting in Cologne. Metternich sang with the Limburger Domsingknaben a ...

in the series Denkmäler Rheinischer Musik * Propriums-versions for choir and large orchestra * Cantatas * ; op. 5. * Karnevalslieder (for example ''Jerum''-Melodie)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Teibl, Carl People from Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis German choral conductors 1784 births 1870 deaths Musicians from the Holy Roman Empire

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