Franz Fleckenstein (8 June 1922 – 5 January 1996) was a German

church music Church music is Christian music written for performance in church, or any musical setting of ecclesiastical liturgy, or music set to words expressing propositions of a sacred nature, such as a hymn. History Early Christian music The on ...

ian, priest and composer.

Life

Born in

Würzburg Würzburg (; Main-Franconian: ) is a city in the region of Franconia in the north of the German state of Bavaria. Würzburg is the administrative seat of the '' Regierungsbezirk'' Lower Franconia. It spans the banks of the Main River. Würzbur ...

, Fleckenstein studied

in Regensburg and after the war additionally

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. In 1950 he was ordained a catholic priest. Later he was chaplain in

Miltenberg Miltenberg () is a town in the ''Regierungsbezirk'' of Lower Franconia (''Unterfranken'') in Bavaria, Germany. It is the seat of the Miltenberg (district), like-named district and has a population of over 9,000. Geography Location The old ...

. From 1953 he was music prefect in Würzburg. From 1960 he was cathedral vicar at

Würzburg Cathedral Würzburg Cathedral (german: Würzburger Dom) is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Würzburg in Bavaria, Germany, dedicated to Saint Kilian. It is the seat of the Bishop of Würzburg and has served as the burial place for the Prince-Bishops of Würzb ...

and from 1961 to 1971 at the Würzburg Cathedral. During this time he founded the and in 1967 he and his choirs organized the reopening of the Würzburg Cathedral. From 1970 he directed the renowned church music school in Regensburg, which since 2001 has been called . From 1974 to 1984 Fleckenstein was state president of the choir association

Allgemeiner Cäcilien-Verband für Deutschland The Allgemeiner Cäcilien-Verband für Deutschland (General Association of the Cecilian Movement Germany) (abbreviated as ACV) was founded in 1868 and is an organization for choral singing of the Catholic Church The Catholic Church, als ...

and member of various church commissions. In 1987 he retired, returned to Würzburg and took over a teaching position for church music at the

Hochschule für Musik Würzburg The Hochschule für Musik Würzburg (University of Music Würzburg) was founded in 1797 by Franz Joseph Fröhlich as Collegium musicum academicum (Academic college of music). From 1921 to 1973, it was named Bayerisches Staatskonservatorium der Mu ...

. Fleckstein died in Würzburg at the age of 73.

Awards

* 1973:

Monsignore Monsignor (; it, monsignore ) is an honorific form of address or title for certain male clergy members, usually members of the Roman Catholic Church. Monsignor is the apocopic form of the Italian ''monsignore'', meaning "my lord". "Monsignor" ca ...

-Titel des Vatikans * 1983:

Verdienstorden der Bundesrepublik Deutschland The Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (german: Verdienstorden der Bundesrepublik Deutschland, or , BVO) is the only federal decoration of Germany. It is awarded for special achievements in political, economic, cultural, intellect ...

der Bundesrepublik Deutschland * 1987: of the city of Regensburg * 1988:

Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany The Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (german: Verdienstorden der Bundesrepublik Deutschland, or , BVO) is the only federal decoration of Germany. It is awarded for special achievements in political, economic, cultural, intellect ...

1st Class

Literature

* ''Gloria Deo Pax Hominibus. Festschrift zum 100-jährigen Bestehen der Kirchenmusikschule Regensburg.'' (Publication series of the General Cäcilien Association. Volume 9). Bonn 1974. * ''Gott loben, das ist unser Amt''. * Siegfried Koesler: ''Die Würzburger Dommusik in den ersten zwei Dritteln des 20. Jahrhunderts.'' In Dieter Kirsch, Ulrich Konrad (ed.): ''Kirchenmusik in der Diözese Würzburg – Studien und Quellen vom 16. bis ins 20. Jahrhundert.'' Schöningh, Würzburg 2010, . * List of 13 compositions in the

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.List of 13 compositions
in the

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Fleckenstein, Franz 1922 births 1996 deaths People from Würzburg German priests 20th-century German musicians Officers Crosses of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany