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Otto Abel

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Otto Abel (24 October 1905 – 21 September 1977) was a German organist, Kantor, composer, Verlagslektor und evangelischer Landeskirchenmusikdirektor [de].

Life

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Born in Berlin, von 1930 bis 1970 Abel was Kantor and organist at the Immanuelkirche in Berlin-Prenzlauer Berg. From 1959 also Regional Church Music Director for the Eastern Region of the Evangelical Church in Berlin, Brandenburg and Silesian Upper Lusatia and from 1956 Church Music Editor at the Evangelische Verlagsanstalt in East Berlin.

Abel composed several church songs and works for the organ.

He died on a journey in Tettnang, Baden-Württemberg.

Some compositions

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Beginning of the hymn Von guten Mächten wunderbar geborgen by Dietrich Bonhoeffer and Otto Abel

References

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  1. ^ Otto Abel (1956-01-01). "O Heiland, reiß die Himmel auf! Kleine Adventskantate". Retrieved 5 March 2019.
  2. ^ Otto Abel (1957-01-01). "Sei Lob und Ehr dem höchsten Gut: Kantate für gemischten Chor, Streichquartett und Orgel ; EKG 233". Retrieved 5 March 2019.
  3. ^ Otto Abel (1981-01-01). "Mein Gott, mein Gott, warum hast du mich verlassen? Motet; (Psalm 22, 2, 8, 9, 18,19, 20)". Retrieved 5 March 2019.
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