Elisabet Wentz-Janacek Explained

Elisabet Wentz-Janacek (20 August 1923 – 2014)^[1] was a Swedish author, composer, musicologist, organist, and teacher,^[2] who is best known for mapping 20,000 melody variants for Swedish hymns and helping to create the Swedish Choral Registrar. She was born in Stockholm and received a certificate, and later an honorary doctorate,^[3] from Lund University.

Wentz-Janacek wrote a biography of musician John Enninger, articles for music journals, and contributed to a book on Swedish clergyman and Nobel Prize winner Nathan Soderblom, who was a personal acquaintance of her father. Her published writing includes:

• Folk Variants and New Songs: a Small Study from Southern Sweden 1820–1900 in Yearbook for Liturgy and Hymnology - Volume 36 - p. 273^[4]
• John Enninger: Spelman, Kongl., Kammarmusikus, Klockare (available only in Swedish)^[5]
• Northern European Countries in Workbook for the Evangelical Hymnbook, vol. 4, Songs from Other Countries and Languages, ed. Wolfgang Fischer pp. 27–39. Göttingen: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, 2000
• Swedish Choral Registrar (a collection of 20,000 different melody variants for Swedish hymns)^[6]
• Swedish Choral Registrar: Facts and Reflections in Hymnology: Nordisk Tidskrift XXXV pp. 193–197. 2006^[7]
• Wentz-Janacek played organ and directed the children's choir at Lund Cathedral. Her musical compositions were published by Håkan Ohlssohns Boktryckeri, Proprius Musik AB, and Verbum Publications.^[8] They include:

Organ

• arrangements of Scandinavian melodies
• Marsch ur Svit i folklig stil (March from Suite in Folk Style)^[9]
• Partita on "Then Som Frisker aer Och Sund"^[10]
• Partita on "Veni Creator Spiritus"

Vocal

• Chorale 106
• Easter Music
• folk songs arranged for children's choir and recorders
• hymns
• "Ja, Jag Vill Sjunga" (Yes, I Want to Sing)
• "Nu Vilar Hela Jorden" (Now the Whole Earth is Resting; based on a work by John Enninger)
• "Satt en Ring Paa Hans Hand" (Put a Ring on His Hand)
• Tvaa Skaanska Koraler (Two Scandinavian Chorales)
• "Tystnad, Ljus" (Silence, Light)

External links

• Archive of Elisabet Wentz-Janacek's papers (in Swedish)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Elisabet Wentz-Janacek. 2020-09-25. Sydsvenskan. sv.
2. Book: Hixon, Donald L. . Women in music : an encyclopedic biobibliography. 1993. Scarecrow Press. Hennessee, Don A.. 0-8108-2769-7. 2nd . Metuchen, N.J.. 28889156.
3. Web site: Hedersdoktorer vid humanistiska fakulteten Humanistiska och teologiska fakulteterna. 2020-09-25. www.ht.lu.se.
4. Book: Jahrbuch für Liturgik und Hymnologie. 1997. J. Stauda.. 978-3-525-57198-9. de.
5. Web site: John Enninger : spelman, kongl. kammarmusikus, klockare av Elisabet Wentz-Janacek (Häftad). 2020-09-25. Bokus.com. sv.
6. Web site: 2013-01-21. Vi gratulerar Elisabet Wentz-Janacek!. 2020-09-25. Lunds domkyrka. sv-SE.
7. Web site: Home - RISM. 2020-09-25. www.rism.info.
8. Book: Cohen, Aaron I.. International encyclopedia of women composers. 1987. 0-9617485-2-4. Second, revised and enlarged. New York. 16714846.
9. Web site: Bröllopsmarscher från Burträsk till Böda. 2020-09-25. gehrmans.se. sv-SE.
10. Book: Heinrich, Adel.. Organ and harpsichord music by women composers : an annotated catalog. 1991. Greenwood Press. 978-0-313-38790-6. New York. 650307517.