Siegfried Fietz
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Siegfried Fietz (German: [ˈziːkfʁiːt ˈfiːts]; born 25 May 1946) is a German singer-songwriter, composer, music producer and sculptor. He is known for songs of the genre Neues Geistliches Lied, particularly his setting of Dietrich Bonhoeffer's poem "Von guten Mächten".
Career[edit]
Born in Berleburg, Fietz grew up in Hilchenbach. He began to play on his father's violin at age five, and learned to play the guitar a little later. He began voice training at age 15, and piano lessons at age 17. A year later, he took an exam as a church musician and organist.[1] He studied composition with Gustav Adolf Schlemm.[2]
He gave his first concerts with his friend Klaus Panthel, as the Fietz Team, at the festival Offene Abende Siegen (Open evenings [at] Siegen) which attracted up to 10,000 visitors. Fietz wrote new songs in German for these occasions, inviting the audience to sing along. He wrote a setting of the poem "Von guten Mächten" that Dietrich Bonhoeffer wrote in prison in 1944.[2][3] The song has become part of the German Protestant and Catholic hymnals.[1] Fietz had written the melodies for 3000 songs by the age of 65.[2][4]
Fietz moderated a series for the broadcaster Hessischer Rundfunk, Lieder zwischen Himmel und Erde (Songs between Heaven and Earth), with up to 150,000 listeners.[2][3]
Fietz founded a music edition, the Abakus Musik Verlag, together with his wife Barbara.[2][5] They have published around 250 productions with him as a performer, and others, to a total of 320 recordings. He has collaborated with Ivan Rebroff, Clemens Bittlinger, Dieter Falk,[6] Eberhard Weber, Petula Clark, Uwe Kröger, Eva Lind, Bill Ramsey, Edwin Hawkins, Olivia Molina and Coretta Scott King. He developed a Weltraumsinfonie (Space Symphony) with the astronaut James Irwin.[7]
His oratorio Franziskus – Ein Heiliger und ein Papst premiered in 2016 at the 100th Katholikentag in Leipzig.[6]
Since 1995, Fietz has also worked as an artist, creating abstract paintings and wooden sculptures. His first exposition was in 2009. He opened a sculpture park in Greifenstein-Allendorf in 2015.[6][8]
Literature[edit]
- Jan Vering: Siegfried Fietz – Von guten Mächten und bewegten Zeiten. Biographie, Gerth, Asslar 2011, ISBN 978-3-86591-582-5.
- Siegfried Fietz: Aufbruch wagen. Kunst Broschüre, Abakus Musik, Greifenstein 2012, ISBN 978-3-88124-522-7.
- Siegfried Fietz: Skulpturen Bilder. Kunst Broschüre, Abakus Musik, Greifenstein 2011.
References[edit]
- ^ a b Steidel, Andreas (2016). "Melodien und andere Mächte" (in German). Evangelisches Gemeindeblatt. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
- ^ a b c d e "Siegfried Fietz" (in German). SCM Hänssler. 16 October 2017.
- ^ a b "Musikpionier Siegfried Fietz: Zum Geburtstag ein "Franziskus"-Musical" (in German). idea.de. 25 May 2016.
- ^ "Siegfried Fietz wird 65 / Aller guten Dinge sind 3000" (in German). livenet.ch. 25 May 2011. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
- ^ Abakus Musik – Neuigkeiten. Accessed 11 October 2017
- ^ a b c "Siegfried Fietz: 70 Jahre und kein bisschen leise" (in German). Pro Medienmagazin. 25 May 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
- ^ "Siegfried Fietz ist 65 / Er vertonte das Bonhoeffer-Gedicht "Von guten Mächten wunderbar geborgen"" (in German). Die Evangelische Allianz in Deutschland. 25 May 2011. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
- ^ Musiker Siegfried Fietz eröffnet einen Skulpturenpark, idea.de, Meldung vom 27. Juli 2015.
External links[edit]
- Literature by and about Siegfried Fietz in the German National Library catalogue
- Works by and about Siegfried Fietz in the Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek (German Digital Library)
- Abakus Musik
- Siegfried Fietz discography at Discogs
- Siegfried Fietz, list of songs, liederdatenbank.de
- Siegfried Fietz singt "Von guten Mächten wunderbar geborgen" on YouTube
- Kunst und Skulpturen von Siegfried Fietz skulpturenpark.info
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