Franz Sauer (11 March 1894 – 28 October 1962) was an Austrian

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and

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Life

Born in the Bielitz-Bialaer Sprachinsel in

Austrian Silesia Austrian Silesia, (historically also ''Oesterreichisch-Schlesien, Oesterreichisch Schlesien, österreichisch Schlesien''); cs, Rakouské Slezsko; pl, Śląsk Austriacki officially the Duchy of Upper and Lower Silesia, (historically ''Herzogth ...

, Sauer learned music from his father at a very early age. He began with violin and piano and found his way to

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at the age of ten. He continued his education in Ziegenhals at the teacher training seminar and at the

Berlin University of the Arts The Universität der Künste Berlin (UdK; also known in English as the Berlin University of the Arts), situated in Berlin, Germany, is the largest art school in Europe. It is a public art and design school, and one of the four research universiti ...

(with Bernhard Heinrich Irrgang) and the church music school in

Regensburg Regensburg or is a city in eastern Bavaria, at the confluence of the Danube, Naab and Regen rivers. It is capital of the Upper Palatinate subregion of the state in the south of Germany. With more than 150,000 inhabitants, Regensburg is the f ...

. Sauer had his first position as choir director and organist in Kolsko. In 1914 he applied for the position of first Salzburg Cathedral organist. During his probationary period there in 1915 he began to work at the

Mozarteum University Salzburg Mozarteum University Salzburg (German: ''Universität Mozarteum Salzburg'') is one of three affiliated but separate (it is actually a state university) entities under the “Mozarteum” moniker in Salzburg municipality; the International Moz ...

, teaching organ, theory and choral singing. In 1916 he officially became Organist of the Salzburg Cathedral. In 1925 Sauer became a regular professor at the

Mozarteum Mozarteum University Salzburg (German: ''Universität Mozarteum Salzburg'') is one of three affiliated but separate (it is actually a state university) entities under the “Mozarteum” moniker in Salzburg municipality; the International Moz ...

, which he also headed temporarily from 1938 to 1939. Other positions he held were choir master of the Salzburger Männergesangsverein (1920-1939) and first choir master of the Salzburger Liedertafel (1939–1946 and 1948–1952). As organist he also toured Germany and Italy. He remained cathedral organist in Salzburg until his death there in 1962 at the age of 68.

Publications

* ''Handbuch der Orgelliteratur'' (1924) * ''Memoria Jerusalem : Freundesgabe Franz Sauer zum 70. Geburtstag''.''Memoria Jerusalem : Freundesgabe Franz Sauer zum 70. Geburtstag''
on WorldCat

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sauer, Franz Austrian organists Male organists 20th-century organists Academic staff of Mozarteum University Salzburg German choral conductors 1894 births 1962 deaths Musicians from Bielsko-Biała 20th-century male musicians Berlin University of the Arts alumni

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