WEIGEL, Philipp Jakob (1752-1826) - Missa solemnis

Philipp Jakob Weigel (1752-1826) - Missa solemnis

Performers: Kirchenchöre St.Peter und Eschbach; Kammerorchester Stohren; Lambert Bumiller (conductor)

Painting: Unknown (18th Century) - Design for a ceiling painting

Further info: Philipp Jakob Weigel (1752-1826)

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Philipp Jacob Weigel

(Windach, 12 January 1752 - Kirchhofen, 1826)

German Benedictine monk and composer. Few details are known about his life. In 1791 he professed his vows and entered as monk at St. Peter's Abbey, Schwarzwald. There he also served as choirmaster from 1806. In 1815, he became a parish priest in Bollschweil. He retired in 1821 and settled in Kirchhofen. As a composer, he mainly wrote sacred music, mostly lost, and he published the collection '46 Variationen zur steigenden Übung für Clavier-Schüler, und zur Erleichterung des Unterrichtes für die Lehrmeister als ein noch vorhandenes Bedürfnis verfertiget und herausgegeben'.