Franz Biebl - Citizendia

Franz Xaver Biebl (1 September 1906–2 October 2001) was a German composer of classical music. Events 462 - Possible start of first Byzantine indiction cycle. Year 1906 ( MCMVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Events 1187 - Siege of Jerusalem: Saladin captures Jerusalem after 88 years of Crusader rule Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Classical music is a broad term that usually refers to mainstream music produced in or rooted in the traditions of Western liturgical and Secular music Most of his compositions were for choral ensembles. For the musical composition see Chorale. A choir, chorale, or chorus is a Musical ensemble of Singers

Biebl was born in Pursruck, Germany in 1906. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Year 1906 ( MCMVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting He studied composition at the Musikhochschule in Munich. Munich (München; Minga is the capital city of Bavaria, Germany. Biebl served as Choir Director at the Catholic church of St Maria in München-Thalkirchen from 1932 until 1939, and as an assistant professor of choral music at the Mozarteum, an academy of music in Salzburg, Austria, beginning in 1939, where he taught voice and music theory. Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. In Salzburg, the Universität Mozarteum Salzburg, the University of Music and Dramatic Arts Mozarteum Salzburg honours the Austrian city's most famous son is the fourth-largest city in Austria and the capital of the federal state of Salzburg. Austria (Österreich ( officially the Republic of Austria (Republik Österreich Music theory is the field of study that deals with the Mechanics of music and how Music works

Biebl served in the military beginning in 1943. Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. He was a prisoner of war from 1944 to 1946. Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. After the war, he moved from Austria to Fürstenfeldbruck, Germany where he served as director of the town chorus. Austria (Österreich ( officially the Republic of Austria (Republik Österreich Fürstenfeldbruck is a town in Bavaria, Germany. It is the capital of the district of Fürstenfeldbruck. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe.

Biebl's best-known work is "Ave Maria", written in 1964. Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. The piece was brought to the United States by the Cornell University Glee Club in 1970. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The Cornell University Glee Club (CUGC is the oldest Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The ensemble met Biebl during a recording session in Frankfurt while on a tour of Germany. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Conductor Thomas A. Sokol was given a number of Biebl's works, premiering them after returning home. The "Ave Maria" quickly gained popularity, most notably after becoming part of the repertoire of Chanticleer. Based in San Francisco, California, Chanticleer is a full-time classical vocal ensemble in the United States.

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