Heinrich Weber (9 October 1901 – 6 January 1970) was a German composer and organist.

Life

Born in Cologne, Weber studied first in

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and later at the

Musikhochschule Köln A music school is an educational institution specialized in the study, training, and research of music. Such an institution can also be known as a school of music, music academy, music faculty, college of music, music department (of a larger in ...

. There, among others, his teachers were Hans Bachem (organ) and

Heinrich Lemacher Heinrich Lemacher (26 June 1891 – 16 March 1966) was a German composer and music educator. Life Born in Solingen, Lemacher studied from 1911 to 1916 at the Cologne Conservatory and at Bonn University, where he received his doctorate in musicol ...

(harmony and theory). After some years as

cantor A cantor or chanter is a person who leads people in singing or sometimes in prayer. In formal Jewish worship, a cantor is a person who sings solo verses or passages to which the choir or congregation responds. In Judaism, a cantor sings and lead ...

at the city church in

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, he worked as a teacher for organ and theory at different schools of church music, among others more than 25 years at the in Aachen and last at the

Robert Schumann Hochschule Düsseldorf The Robert Schumann Hochschule (Robert Schumann University of Music and Media) is a school for music studies at the university level located in Düsseldorf. The University has a student body of some 850 coming from over 40 countries. Forty-seven f ...

. Weber, meanwhile appointed

Kirchenmusikdirektor Kirchenmusikdirektor (KMD, director of church music) is a German title for professional church musicians (' who have responsibility for not only a parish but a larger region, in both Protestant and Catholic church music. The title is also sometimes ...

of Mülheim, was regarded as an outstanding interpreter, especially of French organ music, and gained an excellent reputation as an improviser. His numerous organ compositions are oriented towards

Paul Hindemith Paul Hindemith (; 16 November 189528 December 1963) was a German composer, music theorist, teacher, violist and conductor. He founded the Amar Quartet in 1921, touring extensively in Europe. As a composer, he became a major advocate of the ''Ne ...

, whom he greatly admired, and towards the new French school, and represent a tonal language that clearly emancipates itself from . Weber was a member of the ''Reichsverband der katholischen Kirchenangestellten e. V.'' in

Essen Essen (; Latin: ''Assindia'') is the central and, after Dortmund, second-largest city of the Ruhr, the largest urban area in Germany. Its population of makes it the fourth-largest city of North Rhine-Westphalia after Cologne, Düsseldorf and D ...

. Together with this association, Weber organized a study trip to Paris in 1956, where he gave the members the opportunity to meet

Marcel Dupré Marcel Jean-Jules Dupré () (3 May 1886 – 30 May 1971) was a French organist, composer, and pedagogue. Biography Born in Rouen into a wealthy musical family, Marcel Dupré was a child prodigy. His father Aimable Albert Dupré was titular o ...

and

Rolande Falcinelli Rolande Roberte Ginabat-Falcinelli (18 February 1920 – 11 June 2006) was a French organist, pianist, composer, and music educator. Biography Rolande Falcinelli (born Ginabat), the grandniece of Marcel Falcinelli and granddaughter of Louis N ...

and to gain insight into the French organ art. Furthermore, Weber contributed to the organ book for the

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cologne The Archdiocese of Cologne ( la, Archidioecesis Coloniensis; german: Erzbistum Köln) is an archdiocese of the Catholic Church in western North Rhine-Westphalia and northern Rhineland-Palatinate in Germany. History The Electorate of Colo ...

. His organ compositions were only partially published, however, and are preserved in the musicological institute of the

University of Cologne The University of Cologne (german: Universität zu Köln) is a university in Cologne, Germany. It was established in the year 1388 and is one of the most prestigious and research intensive universities in Germany. It was the sixth university to ...

. Weber died in Aachen at the age of 68.

Work

* Praeludium und Choralfuge f-moll op. 9/1 * Choralvorspiele für Orgel op. 10 * Haec dies - Toccata für Orgel op. 12 * Passacaglia e-moll * Preaeludium und Doppelfuge fis-moll * Choral, Variations et Fantaisie über "Es führt drei König Gottes Hand" * 1. Orgelsonate * 2. Orgelsonate in D * 3. Orgelsonate * Fünf Stücke für Orgel (Verlag Böhm) * Praeludium, Aria und Fuge über ein eigenes Thema (manuscript) * Choralvorspiel über "O Maria, Gnadenvolle" (manuscript) * Choralvorspiel über "Ave Maria Kaiserin" (manuscript) * Festmesse in D für vierstimmig gemischten Chor und Orgel oder Bläser

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Porträt auf den Seiten des Erzbistums Köln, Stifts-Chor Bonn
* Vorliegendes Notenmaterial Schwann Verlag (now

Edition Peters Edition Peters is a classical music publisher founded in Leipzig, Germany in 1800. History The company came into being on 1 December 1800 when the Viennese composer Franz Anton Hoffmeister (1754–1812) and the local organist Ambrosius Kühnel ( ...

) {{DEFAULTSORT:Weber, Heinrich 1901 births 1970 deaths Musicians from Cologne German organists 20th-century classical composers 20th-century German composers Kirchenmusikdirektor

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