Helmut Kickton Explained

Helmut Kickton (born 28 June 1956 in Cologne,^[1] West Germany) is a German church musician, publisher and multi-instrumentalist.

Kickton studied church music at the Robert Schumann Hochschule in Düsseldorf with Hans-Dieter Möller and Hartmut Schmidt. In 1986 he passed his examination (A) with distinction for improvisation and music history.^[2] The following years he learned to play most common instruments. He regularly performs on the organ, recorder,^[3] violin,^[4] viola,^[5] cello,^[6] double bass,^[7] euphonium, guitar^[8] and kettledrums.

Since 1987 he has been cantor of the diakonie church in Bad Kreuznach. Together with the kreuznacher-diakonie-kantorei he developed the model of the Integrative Kantorei, which unites voices and instruments.^[9] Inspired by historical sources, in 2000 he introduced the layout with the choir in front of the orchestra.

In 2002 ^[10] he founded the kantoreiarchiv of free digital sheet music.^[11] He published more than 20000 files^[12] (PDF) for choir, orchestra, brass band, recorder and organ.

Compositions

• Fuge über zwei Kyriethemen für Sequenzer
• Diptychon über „Ave maris stella“ und „German: [[Erhalt uns, Herr, bei deinem Wort]]“
• Postludium
• Intrade für 6 Blechbläser über „Veni Creator Spiritus“

External links

• www.kantoreiarchiv.de
• www.kantoreiarchiv.de (Mirror website)

Notes and References

1. http://www.kickton-ahnen.de/ Kickton - Ahnenliste
2. Helmut Kickton: Der Tanz als stilbildendes Element der französischen Orgelmusik des 17. und 18. Jahrhunderts, Robert Schumann Hochschule Düsseldorf 1986
3. Allgemeine Zeitung Bad Kreuznach (June 7, 2006)
4. Allgemeine Zeitung Bad Kreuznach (June 25, 2002)
5. Allgemeine Zeitung Bad Kreuznach (March 12, 1999)
6. Öffentlicher Anzeiger Bad Kreuznach (April 25, 2006)
7. Öffentlicher Anzeiger Bad Kreuznach (December 1992)
8. Öffentlicher Anzeiger Bad Kreuznach (April 30, 2008)
9. Lebenswirklichkeiten - Gründer und Erbauer : 150. Geburtstag von Pfr. D. Hermann Hugo Reich. 100 Jahre Mutterhaus in Bad Kreuznach. 100 Jahre Kantorei Kreuznacher Diakonie
10. Noten im Internet, neue musikzeitung 2002/11
11. Music Publishers' International Ismn Directory K. G. Saur Verlag GmbH & Company 2003
12. http://kantoreiarchiv.imslp.eu/archiv/A_Mirrorsite.html kantoreiarchiv.imslp.eu