Composer
Hugo Distler
German organist, choral conductor, teacher and composer (1908–1942)
1908–1942
208 works and musical collections
- Born
- 1908
- Died
- 1942
- Birthplace
- Nuremberg
- Place of death
- Berlin
- Citizenship / historical state
- Germany
- Period (estimated from birth year)
- Modern
Biography
Hugo Distler was born in Neurenberg, Germany. He was one of the important composers who renewed the Lutheranism church music. After he was rejected 3 times at the conservatory he moved to Leipzig for his study. Just before he finished his study he was offered a job as church musician in Lübeck, Germany.
Life and musical career
- Occupations
- composer; conductor; choir director; university teacher; organist; church musician; cantor
- Instruments played
- organ
- Languages used
- German
- VIAF ID
- 61586869
- ISNI
- 0000000108579537
- GND ID
- 118679848
- Library of Congress ID
- n79145904
- MusicBrainz ID
- d40867eb-e324-4354-aeb7-e216a647cce5
Recorded in Wikidata. Affiliations may refer to earlier stages of the composer's career.
In this catalogue
- Common listed instruments
- Choir, Organ, Piano, Vocal
- Genres represented
- Classical, Christmas
- Source entries with composition dates
- 0
These details describe the indexed sheet music, including arrangements.
Catalogue
Sheet music catalogue page 5 of 5
Instruments describe listed editions, including arrangements. Composition dates and keys appear where recorded; collection pages show their individual contents.
Biographical record: Wikidata, matched on name and checked against dates held in the catalogue. The period label is an estimate from birth year. Authority record: VIAF 61586869. Portrait: Karl Schweinsberg, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.