- Hermann Schroeder
Hermann Schroeder (born
26 March 1904 in Bernkastel, died7 October 1984 inBad Orb ) was a Germancomposer and acatholic church musician.He spent the greatest part of his life’s work in the
Rheinland .His main sphere of activity ascomposer , conductor andorganist were in addition to his work as Professor of choralconducting ,counterpoint and composition at the Musikhochschule Köln and conducting various semiprofessional ensembles such as theBach-Verein Köln and the Rheinischen Kammerchor.Schroeder's works are characterized by the employment of elements of
Gregorian chant , which achieve their special style by distancing with the help of quintal and quartal harmonies.The following quotation describes his creative principle most clearly: "connection to the church-mode melos in the
chromatic realm while simultaneously retaining the relativity of the intervallic values."Verify source|date=July 2007Important works: "Missa Gregoriana", "Missa dorica", "Hermann und Leander" (opera),
organ music , folk-song settings, German settings of the Ordinary and Proper of theMass ."Translated from the German Wikipedia"
External links
* http://www.trierer-orgelpunkt.de/hschroeder.htm
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