Robert Führer

Life

Born: 2 June 1807

Died: 28 November 1861

Biography

Born in Praha, he became the Director of Music at the Dome in 1839 at the age of 32. He was deemed to be most talented, but he lived a most expensive style of life. To support this extravagant lifestyle he sold a valuable Stradivarius violin which was owned by the Dome. This fact was discovered in 1843, when he was dismissed for the crime. Without a church to call home he wandered through several different towns and villages, but never stayed in any one place for too long. During this period he had to support himself from sales of his church music compositions. Luckily this was successful because his music was well loved. No other composer's works enjoyed as widespread performance amongst the choirs in South Germany and Austria. His musical style varies from a composer such as Mozart, and is more in keeping with that of an early Caecilian. His works were often written for rural choirs, meaning that they were not too musically demanding. In spite of this, larger and more difficult works can be found in his repertoire. Although his works were sometimes judged to not have been "carefully" composed, he surely was a talented and experienced composer, well loved by his public, and had an innate sense for composing a beautiful melodic line.

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List of choral works

Auferstehungslied Ave Regina Bonum est, Op. 296, No. 4 Caecilienmesse, Op. 200 Cantate Domino, Op. 296, No. 6 Da pacem Domine, Op. 296, No. 1 6 Deutsche Predigtlieder Einstimmige Messe, Op. 171 Einstimmige Requiem, Op. 290 4 Festoffertorien Graduale und Offertorium: 'Gloriosus' & 'Mirabilis' Graduale und Offertorium: 'Timete' & 'Justorum animae' 3 Gradualien Gut ist es Herr, mein Gott bist du In te Domine speravi, Op. 296, No. 2 Kurze Festmesse in Bb (orchestral version) Kurze Festmesse in Bb (organ version) Kurze Festmesse in C Landmesse No. 3 Landmesse No. 5 Landmesse No. 6

Latinische Vesper für Herrenfeste Lauda anima, Op. 296, No. 5 2 Litaneien Marianische Vesper Marianisches Graduale und Offertorium Marienantiphonen Messe in C Nr. 1 Missa "Du sollst den Sonntag heiligen" Missa "Seelig sind die Sanftmütigen" Missa "Seelig sind die Trauernden" Missa brevis No. 1 in F Missa brevis No. 2 in Bb Missa brevis No. 3 in G Missa brevis No. 4 in A Missa in C, Op. 288 Missa in D Missa No. 2 in G Major Missa pastoralis 'Christnacht' Missa serafica Missa solemnis in C Missa, op. 147 Non nobis Domine, Op. 296, No. 3

3 Offertorien 3 Offertorien aus op. 174 Passionskantate - Christus am Kreuz Pastoralgraduale und Offertorium Pastoralmesse in A Preismesse Recordare mei Requiem 'im feierlichen Styl' op. 181 Requiem in C Requiem in F Ruralmesse Nr. 3 Sechs kurze und leichte Offertorien, Op. 296 Secundiz Festmesse, op. 167 Sehr kurze und leichte Messe in Bb, Op. 295, No. 5 Sehr kurze und leichte Messe in G, Op. 295, No. 6 Sonntagsmesse No. 4 in C Major Stille Nacht Te Deum Vesperpsalmen Wintermesse No. 3 Wintermesse No. 5

 
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