Sieglinde Maria Ahrens (born 19 February 1936, in Berlin) is a

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. She is the daughter of (Johannes Clemens)

Joseph Ahrens Joseph Johannes Clemens Ahrens (April 17, 1904 in Sommersell – December 21, 1997 in Berlin) was a German composer and organist. Ahrens received early training in organ and choral music with Wilhelm Schnippering in Büren and Fritz Volbach i ...

(1904–1997), a German composer and organist. Ahrens studied music and composition under her father. After she completed her studies, she was an organist of Salvator-Kirche and professor of organ at

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. She is author of a book on

Messiaen Olivier Eugène Prosper Charles Messiaen (, ; ; 10 December 1908 – 27 April 1992) was a French composer, organist, and ornithology, ornithologist who was one of the major composers of the 20th-century classical music, 20th century. His m ...

organ music ''Das Orgelwerk Messiaens'', Gilles u. Francke (1968), ASIN: B0007JD6XM.

Works

Selected works include: *''DREI GESÄNGE NACH LATEINISCHEN PSALMTEXTEN'' (1963) Bass solo, Organ *''FANTASIE'' (1958) Organ *''SONATE'' (1957) Violin, Organ *''SUITE'' (1959) Organ Aherns' work has been issued on CD including: *''Das Heilige Jahr - Orgelopus Von Joseph Ahrens'' by Sieglinde Ahrens and Joseph Ahrens (Audio CD) *''Eben'' - Organ Works by Petr Eben, Sieglinde Ahrens, and Martin Lenniger (Audio CD - 1992) *''Petr Eben'' - Organ Work by Petr Eben, Sieglinde Ahrens, and Rudolf Lodenkemper (Audio CD - 1993) *''Orgelwerke'' by Sieglinde Ahrens and Petr Eben (Audio CD)

References

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