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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• 2 Litaneien   ( )
• 3 Gradualien   ( )
  1. Benedictus es   ( )
  2. Miserere nostri   ( )
  3. Da pacem Domine   ( )

• 3 Offertorien   ( )
  1. Lauda anima mea   ( )
  2. Beati, qui habitant   ( )
  3. Confitebor tibi   ( )

• Auferstehungslied   ( )
• 6 Deutshe Predigtlieder
  1. Freut euch in Gott Weihnacht   ( )
  2. Oh ewig Wort   ( )
  3. Auferstandener   ( )
  4. Geist der Liebe   ( )
  5. Komm Heiliger Geist mit Deiner Gnad   ( )
  6. Komm Heiliger Geist, ein Tröster genannt   ( )
• Bonum est, Op. 296, No. 4     (   )
• Ave Regina   ( )   (2 editions available)

• Caecilienmesse, Op. 200   ( )     (2 editions available)
• Cantate Domino, Op. 296, No. 6     (   )
• Da pacem Domine, Op. 296, No. 1     (   )
• Einstimmige Messe, Op. 171   ( )
• Einstimmige Requiem, Op. 290   ( )
• Graduale und Offertorium: 'Gloriosus' & 'Mirabilis'   ( )   (2 editions available)
• Graduale und Offertorium: 'Timete' & 'Justorum animae'   ( )   (2 editions available)
• 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     (2 editions available)
• Landmesse No. 3   ( )
• Landmesse No. 5   ( )
• Landmesse No. 6   ( )
• Latinische Vesper für Herrenfeste   ( )   (2 editions available)
• Lauda anima, Op. 296, No. 5     (   )
• Marianische Vesper   ( )
• Marianisches Graduale und Offertorium   ( )
• Marienantiphonen   ( )
• 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 "Du sollst den Sonntag heiligen"   ( )   (2 editions available)
• Missa No. 2 in G Major   ( )
• Missa pastoralis 'Christnacht'     (2 editions available)
• Missa "Seelig sind die Sanftmütigen"   ( )   (2 editions available)
• Missa "Seelig sind die Trauernden"   ( )   (2 editions available)
• Missa serafica   ( )
• Missa solemnis in C   ( )   (2 editions available)
• Non nobis Domine, Op. 296, No. 3     (   )
• Passionskantate - Christus am Kreuz   ( )
• Pastoralgraduale und Offertorium   ( )   (2 editions available)
• Pastoralmesse in A   ( )     (2 editions available)
• Preismesse (orchestral version)     (2 editions available)
• Requiem 'im feierlichen Styl' op. 181   ( ) 2 editions available (organ and orchestral versions)
• Requiem in C   ( ) 2 editions available (organ and orchestral versions)
• Requiem in F   ( )
• Ruralmesse Nr.3   ( )
• Sechs kurze und leichte Offertorien, Op. 296 (complete)     (  )
• Secundiz Festmesse, op. 167   ( )     (2 editions available)
• 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   ( )
• Wintermesse No. 3   ( )
• Wintermesse No. 5   ( )

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