Lili Wieruszowski

Lili Wieruszowski (December 10, 1899 in Cologne – March 2, 1971)[1][2] was a German composer and organist, who was born in Cologne, Germany, and lived in Basel, Switzerland, for many years. She was one of four daughters of Alfred Ludwig Wieruszowski and the women's rights activist Jenny Wieruszowski. Her parents helped start a girls' high school in Cologne,[3] and her sister Helene became a well-known historian. Lili's parents converted from Judaism to Protestantism and raised their daughters as Protestants.[2]

Wieruszowski studied music at the Cologne Conservatory, then at the Berlin University of Music. In 1925 she was employed as an organist at the Charlottenburg Epiphany Congregation. This job ended in 1933 when she was banned from playing the organ in Germany because of her Jewish background. She moved to Basel where she became well known as an organist and composer during the 1940s and 1950s.  Her music was published by Schott, Foetisch, Krumpholtz, and Zwingli Verlag.

Wieruszowski's compositions include:

Organ
  • 22 Chorale Preludes and Intonations
  • Chorale Preludes 1946 (with Rudolph Moser)[4]
  • 43 Chorale Preludes 1956[5]
  • 26 Chorale Preludes 1965[6]

Vocal

References
  1. Cohen, Aaron I. (1987). International encyclopedia of women composers (Second edition, revised and enlarged ed.). New York. ISBN 0-9617485-2-4. OCLC 16714846.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  2. "frauenwiki-dresden.de". frauenwiki-dresden.de. Retrieved 2020-08-23.
  3. "Lili Wieruszowski". mixtur.ch (in German). 2015-03-10. Retrieved 2020-08-23.
  4. The Musical Mainstream. The Service. 1987.
  5. "Lili Wieruszowski". www.gebruiktebladmuziek.nl. Retrieved 2020-08-23.
  6. Heinrich, Adel. (1991). Organ and harpsichord music by women composers : an annotated catalog. New York: Greenwood Press. ISBN 978-0-313-38790-6. OCLC 650307517.
  7. "aktuelles". www.kirchengesangsbund.ch. Retrieved 2020-08-23.
  8. "Lilli Wieruszowski: Singt mit froher Stimm Partitur | Carus-Verlag". www.carus-verlag.com. Retrieved 2020-08-23.
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