Roman Bannwart
Encyclopedia
Wilhelm "Roman" Bannwart (November 2, 1919; Gossau
– April 2, 2010; Einsiedeln
) was a Swiss
theologian, priest
and musician
.
Gossau, St. Gallen
Gossau is a municipality in the Wahlkreis of St. Gallen in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland.-Geography:Gossau has an area, , of . Of this area, 63% is used for agricultural purposes, while 16.3% is forested...
– April 2, 2010; Einsiedeln
Einsiedeln, Switzerland
Einsiedeln is a municipality and district in the canton of Schwyz in Switzerland known for its monastery, the Benedictine Einsiedeln Abbey. Einsiedeln is also the birthplace of Paracelsus, a Renaissance physician and alchemist who is credited with first naming zinc.-Prehistoric...
) was a Swiss
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
theologian, priest
Priest
A priest is a person authorized to perform the sacred rites of a religion, especially as a mediatory agent between humans and deities. They also have the authority or power to administer religious rites; in particular, rites of sacrifice to, and propitiation of, a deity or deities...
and musician
Musician
A musician is an artist who plays a musical instrument. It may or may not be the person's profession. Musicians can be classified by their roles in performing music and writing music.Also....* A person who makes music a profession....
.
Works
- Best of Gregorianik, Berlin: Universal Music, 2004
- Instrumentalmusik über die sieben letzten Worte unseres Erlösers am Kreuze. Fassung Vl 1 2 Va Vc, Kassel: Disco-Center, [2000]
- The world of Gregorian chant, Merenberg: Zyx Music, 1996
- Die Botschaft der Mönche - Gregorianische Gesänge, Hamburg: Polygram, 1995
- Der gregorianische Choral zwischen Kirche und Disco, Düsseldorf: Patmos-Verlag, 1995
- Missa in festo Pentecostes, Zurich: Jecklin, 1988
- Musica Unterwaldensis, Zurich: Musikverlag zum Pelikan, 1978