Franz (Gregor) Bühler (1760 -1823) was a German
classical composer. He received his musical education
at the minorite monastery of Maihingen, at the
Benedictine abbey of Neresheim and at the Jesuit school
in Augsburg in 1777. In 1778 he entered the Benedictine
abbey of Donauwörth; he took vows in 1779, adopting
the monastic name of Gregor, and was ordained priest on
5 June 1784. After obtaining permission to live outside
the community in 1794, he became Kapellmeister and
composer at the Palazz...(+)
Franz (Gregor) Bühler (1760 -1823) was a German
classical composer. He received his musical education
at the minorite monastery of Maihingen, at the
Benedictine abbey of Neresheim and at the Jesuit school
in Augsburg in 1777. In 1778 he entered the Benedictine
abbey of Donauwörth; he took vows in 1779, adopting
the monastic name of Gregor, and was ordained priest on
5 June 1784. After obtaining permission to live outside
the community in 1794, he became Kapellmeister and
composer at the Palazzo Menz in Bolzano, and in 1798 at
the latest assistant organist at the parish and
collegiate church there. From 1801 to 1822 he was
Kapellmeister of Augsburg Cathedral. As a composer
Bühler was influenced especially by J.M. Demmler and
Antonio Rosetti. Settings of the mass are at the heart
of his extensive output, which ranges from simple hymns
to the monumental Passion oratorio Jesus, der
göttliche Erlöser and includes over 100 publications;
careful instrumentation, attention to the
interpretation of words and distinct early Romantic
tendencies are notable features of his music. After the
secularization of 1802–3, Bühler composed sacred
works (mostly published by Lotter and Böhm of
Augsburg) suitable for simple circumstances. Interest
in his sacred music was aroused in America and England
when a transcription of a Mass in F was published by
the Handel and Haydn Society of Boston in 1832. Between
1840 and 1876 other arrangements and vocal scores were
published in London, Paris and Cincinnati, and were
distributed in Boston, New York and Mexico. Bühler
also wrote several pedagogical and theoretical
works.
Franz Bühler, the son of a teacher came at the age of
ten as a choirboy in the Benedictine Abbey of Neresheim
at the grammar school there, where he learned to play
the piano and the figured bass. From 1775 he studied
theology, philosophy and music in Augsburg. In 1778 he
entered the Donauwörth Benedictine monastery Heilig
Kreuz , where under Abbot Coelestin II the maintenance
of music in the monastery received special support. In
1784 he was ordained a priest. Here he received lessons
from the composer Antonio Rosetti , who played in the
nearby royal court orchestra in Oettingen-Wallerstein.
In 1794 Bühler left the monastery to take over the
post of monastery organist in Bolzano . In 1801 he
became an Augsburg resident Cathedral Kapellmeister
appointed. Bühler left behind an extensive oeuvre of
compositions, mainly of sacred music.
In 2008, the establishment of the Franz Bühler
Cultural Foundation, Unterschneidheim , was decided by
the Unterschneidheim City Council. The purpose of the
foundation is to record Bühler's musical legacy and
make it accessible to the public.
Source: Wikipedia
(https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franz_B%C3%BChler_(Kompo
nist)).
Although originally written for String Orchestra, I
created this Interpretation of the Symphony in D Major
(The Easy Symphony) for Winds (Flute, Oboe, Bb
Clarinet, French Horn & Bassoon) & Strings (2 Violins,
Viola & Cello).
SHEET MUSIC