Martin Forciniti (born WenningKurhessisches Diakonissenhaus Kassel: Instrumentalkreis
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Life

Forciniti studied

at the Hochschule für Musik Detmold and at the

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. He passed the A exam, the concert exam and the music teacher's exam. He first worked as cantor in

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then as cantor in Niestetal near Kassel until May 2005. He has also been involved in radio and television recordings, including

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, ARD, WDR and the

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. He was organ expert of the

Evangelical Church of Hesse Electorate-Waldeck The Evangelical Church of Hesse Electorate-Waldeck (german: Evangelische Kirche von Kurhessen-Waldeck; EKKW) is a United Protestant church body in former Hesse-Cassel and the Waldeck part of the former Free State of Waldeck-Pyrmont. Constituti ...

until July 2006. Furthermore, he conducted the choirs ''Schola Cantorum Niestetaliensis'', ''Singkreis Kassel-Rothenditmold'' and the Choir for Sacred Music Niestetal. Since 2009, he has been cantor at the Kurhessisches Diakonissenhaus in

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. At the University of Kassel he has a lectureship for the subject organ.

Compositions

* ''Drei neue geistliche Lieder für mittlere Stimme und Klavier und /oder Band'', op. 11 * ''Der Kreuzweg - 14 Meditationen über die Kreuzwegstationen für große Orgel'' op. 12 * ''Arrangement des Soundtracks zum Film "Wie im Himmel" für Klavier'' * ''Fantasie über das Thema EwAlD für Klavier'', op. 13 * ''Toccata festiva über das St. Gertrudis Lied "Du zartes Reis aus edlem Stamm" für große Orgel'', op. 14 * ''Horstmarer Orgelbüchlein'' (Orgelsätze zum Liedanhang der kath. Kirchengemeinde St. Gertrudis Horstmar) * ''Messe für Chor SATB und Orgel'', op. 15 * ''Noll-Tango für Singstimme und Klavier'' * ''Noll-Couplet für Singstimme und Klavier'' * ''5 Toccaten für Orgel'', op. 16 about Lieder of the Protestant Hymnal (EG) * ''Postludium über EG 594'' (Der Himmel geht über allen auf) * ''Liederzyklus "Abseits von Babylon'' for bass-baritone and piano after texts by Günter Harnisch, op. 17 * ''Toccata sur un style français'', op. 18 * ''12 kleine Orgelmeditationen über Abendlieder'', op. 19 * ''Fantasie über "Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme"'' op. 20, for large organ * ''Elmshagener Versetten'', op. 21 * ''Beethoven-Apotheken-Couplet für mittlere Stimme und Klavier'' * ''Kinderlieder (for example. Wir bauen Burgen im Sand, Unser erster Schultag)'' * ''Singspiele und Kindermusicals'', extract from the series "Die Maus Minimalis": * ''Die Maus Minimalis zeigt uns die Instrumente'' (Elementare Instrumentenkunde mit Begleitheft, Klangbeispielen und CD) * ''Die Maus Minimalis erklärt uns, was "Segen" ist'', for children of pre-school age * ''Krippenspiel "Ein Kind wird heut' geboren"'', for children of primary school age * ''Johannes-Passion op. 25 für Chor SATB'', Vorsänger (baritone), Organ and community ad libitumJohannespassion von M. Forciniti am Karfreitag
on diakonissenhaus-kassel.de

Recordings

* ''Musik für Orgel und Horn in der Stiftskirche Kaufungen'' * ''Romantische Reise durch Europa'' * ''Deutsche Lieder aus Böhmen'' * ''Vergessene Lieder'' (Luise Greger)

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Forciniti, Martin 20th-century German composers 20th-century classical composers Living people People from Steinfurt (district) 1962 births