Günter Graulich (born 2 July 1926)[1] is a German church musician and music publisher.

Life and work

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Born in Stuttgart, after his studies Graulich worked as a teacher and church music director at the protestant Matthäuskirche in Stuttgart. He was founder and for 50 years director of the Motettenchor Stuttgart [de]. Graulich had special importance by his extensive editing activity of works of church music. One of his main focuses was the Stuttgart Schütz Edition with works by Heinrich Schütz, which strongly meets practical performance needs. In 1972 he founded the Carus-Verlag with his wife Waltraud.[1]

Honours

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References

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  1. ^ a b Klaus Hofmann: Carus-Verlag. In Ludwig Finscher (edit.): Die Musik in Geschichte und Gegenwart. Second edition, Sachteil, volume 2 (Bolero – Encyclopedie). Bärenreiter/Metzler, Kassel u. a. 1995, ISBN 3-7618-1103-9 (Online-Ausgabe, Subscription required for full access)

Further reading

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  • Marja von Bargen et al. (edit.): Günter Graulich. Chorleiter und Musikverleger. Festschrift zum 90. Geburtstag. OCLC 985558233 Carus, Stuttgart 2016, ISBN 978-3-89948-265-2.
  • Renate und Volker Osteneck, Ulrike-Christiane Bauschert (edit.): 50 Jahre Motettenchor Stuttgart unter Günter Graulich. 1951–2001, fünf Jahrzehnte Chormusik. Festschrift zum Jubiläum. OCLC 722443815 Carus, Stuttgart 2001, ISBN 3-923053-66-5.
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