Günter Graulich (born 2 July 1926)
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Ludwig Finscher (14 March 193030 June 2020) was a German musicologist. He was a professor of music history at the University of Heidelberg from 1981 to 1995 and editor of the encyclopedia ''Die Musik in Geschichte und Gegenwart''. He is respecte ...
(edit.): ''Die Musik in Geschichte und Gegenwart
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''. Second edition, Sachteil, volume 2 (Bolero – Encyclopedie). Bärenreiter
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/Metzler, Kassel u. a. 1995,
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Life and work
Born in
Stuttgart
Stuttgart (; Swabian: ; ) is the capital and largest city of the German state of Baden-Württemberg. It is located on the Neckar river in a fertile valley known as the ''Stuttgarter Kessel'' (Stuttgart Cauldron) and lies an hour from the ...
, after his studies Graulich worked as a teacher and
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 onl ...
director at the protestant Matthäuskirche in Stuttgart. He was founder and for 50 years director of the . Graulich had special importance by his extensive editing activity of works of church music. One of his main focuses was the Stuttgart Schütz Edition with works by
Heinrich Schütz
Heinrich Schütz (; 6 November 1672) was a German early Baroque composer and organist, generally regarded as the most important German composer before Johann Sebastian Bach, as well as one of the most important composers of the 17th century. He ...
, which strongly meets practical performance needs. In 1972 he founded the
Carus-Verlag
Carus-Verlag is a German music publisher founded in 1972 and based in Stuttgart.
Carus was founded by choral conductor Günter Graulich and his wife Waltraud with an emphasis on choral repertoire. The catalogue currently includes more than 26,00 ...
with his wife Waltraud.
Honours
* 2009:
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 ...
References
Further reading
* Marja von Bargen et al. (edit.): ''Günter Graulich. Chorleiter und Musikverleger. Festschrift zum 90. Geburtstag.'' Carus, Stuttgart 2016, .
* Renate und Volker Osteneck, Ulrike-Christiane Bauschert (edit.): ''50 Jahre Motettenchor Stuttgart unter Günter Graulich. 1951–2001, fünf Jahrzehnte Chormusik. Festschrift zum Jubiläum.'' Carus, Stuttgart 2001, .
External links
Motettenchor StuttgartGünter Graulichby Carus-Verlag
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German choral conductors
German music publishers (people)
Officers Crosses of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
1926 births
Living people
Musicians from Stuttgart
Kirchenmusikdirektor