Fritz Franz Schieri (27 March 1922 in

Munich Munich ( ; german: München ; bar, Minga ) is the capital and most populous city of the States of Germany, German state of Bavaria. With a population of 1,558,395 inhabitants as of 31 July 2020, it is the List of cities in Germany by popu ...

– 24 February 2009 in

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) was a German composer, conductor and

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. After Schieri left school in Munich 1940, he started his study at the Musikhochschule München in 1946. He founded a "Studenten-Madrigalchor" in 1947. Schieri became

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for music theory and chorus line at the

Hochschule für Musik und Tanz Köln The Cologne University of Music ( is a music college in Cologne, Germany. Founded in 1850, it is Europe's largest academy of music. History The academy was founded by Ferdinand Hiller in 1850 as ''Conservatorium der Musik in Coeln''. In 1895 Ge ...

in 1948. He led choir weeks and choir seminaries in Altenberg and the Wies. He became professor for chorus line, composition and music theory at the

Hochschule für Musik und Theater München The University of Music and Performing Arts Munich (german: Hochschule für Musik und Theater München), also known as the Munich Conservatory, is a performing arts conservatory in Munich, Germany. The main building it currently occupies is ...

from 1959 until 1990. He became president of the college from 1972 until 1981 and honorary president in 1987. Well-known students of his were

Helmut Bieler Helmut Bieler (7 June 1940 in Gersfeld, Hesse-Nassau – 11 January 2019 in Rimsting) was a German composer and pianist. He studied composition with Franz Xaver Lehner and Fritz Schieri, piano with Friedrich Wührer and Aldo Schoen and learned ...

(composer),

Winfried Bönig Winfried Bönig (born 1959 in Bamberg) is a German organist. Bönig studied organ and church music at the ''Musikhochschule München'' with ''Franz Lehrndorfer'' from 1978 to 1984. He passed his A exam in 1982 with distinction. Afterwards he s ...

(organist), Paul Engel (composer and conductor), Volkher Häusler (conductor and choir leader) and Gerhard Merkl ( Kapellmeister of Passau Cathedral). Schieri participated in the ecumenical translation of the

Psalms The Book of Psalms ( or ; he, תְּהִלִּים, , lit. "praises"), also known as the Psalms, or the Psalter, is the first book of the ("Writings"), the third section of the Tanakh, and a book of the Old Testament. The title is derived f ...

, in the working group "Musik im Gottesdienst" and the

Gotteslob ''Gotteslob'' ("Praise of God") is the title of the hymnbook authorized by the Catholic dioceses in Germany, Austria, South Tyrol, Luxembourg and Liège, Belgium. First published in Advent 2013, it is the current official hymnal for German-speaki ...

and as a creator of many other pieces of music.

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Obituary for Prof. Fritz Schieri
Hochschule für Musik und Theater München 1922 births 2009 deaths Musicians from Munich German music educators German composers German male conductors (music) Academic staff of the Hochschule für Musik und Tanz Köln 20th-century German conductors (music) 20th-century German male musicians {{Germany-music-bio-stub