Karl Piutti
Karl Piutti (30 April 1846, Pradielis - Italy – 17 June 1902, Leipzig) was an Italian composer and organist.
Piutti studied at the Leipzig Conservatory where he studied under Robert Papperitz and Carl Reinecke.[1] He taught at his alma mater from 1875 onwards, and also became the organist at the Thomaskirche after 1880.
His compositions comprised some two hundred preludes, a Trauungsonate (Wedding Sonata), and a piece titled Die Pfingstfeier (Pentecostal Celebration), all for organ; motets; settings of Psalms; lieder; and pieces for piano.
Selected works
Choral
- Two Psalms, op. 30
- Two Motets, op. 33
- Selig sind die Toten
- Die auf den Herrn harren
Organ
- Die Trauung, op. 9, cycle of four pieces in the form of a sonata
- 10 Improvisations on a Well-Known Chorale, op. 15
- Preludes and Fugue, op. 16 "Die Pfingstfeier"
- Fest-Hymnus, op. 20
- Organ Sonata in G major, op. 22
- Organ Sonata in E minor, op. 27
- 10 Short Pieces for Organ, op. 32
- 200 Choralvorspiele, op. 34
References
- ↑ Scheide, August (1926). Zur geschichte des choralvorspiels [On the history of the chorale prelude] (in German). F. W. Gadow & sohn g. m. b. h. p. 441.
Karl Piutti (1846-1902) war ein Thüringer Kind, und nach seinem Geburtsort, dem berühmten Elgersburg, zog es... Papperitz und Reinecke seine Lehrer.
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