Annette Thoma facts for kids
Annette Schenk Thoma (born January 23, 1886 – died November 26, 1974) was a talented German writer, composer, and expert in folk traditions. She is best known for her special music piece called Deutsche Bauernmesse (which means German Farmers’ Mass). This music was a mass, but it used traditional Bavarian folk songs.
Life and Career
Annette Thoma was born in Neu-Ulm, Germany. Her father was a military officer. She studied English and French in other countries. Later, she married a painter named Emil Thoma and moved to Riedering.
In 1930, Annette Thoma met Paul Kiem, a Bavarian folk musician. They worked together to record local folk music. She wrote a book and many articles about these traditional songs.
In 1933, Thoma composed her famous Deutsche Bauernmesse. She also wrote the words for the very first Salzburg Advent Singing event in 1946.
Annette Thoma received important awards for her work. She got the Bavarian Order of Merit in 1964. In 1974, she received the Bayerischer Poetentaler award.
Her music piece, Die Kleine Messe (The Little Mass), was recorded on several albums:
- TELEF 6 22 149 AG
- EMI 066 32 042
- DAU PLPS 30 159
- AVES INT 160 807
In 2020, Annette Thoma's Deutsche Bauernmesse was performed by a choir in St. Martin, Moosach.
Her books and music were published by Rosenheimer Verlagshaus.
Books
Annette Thoma wrote several books, often about plays and songs for children:
- Chiemgauer Herbergspiel (Chiemgau Hostel Game)
- Das Riederinger Weihnachtsspiel (The Riedering Christmas Game)
- Das Volkslied in Albayern und Seine Saenger (Folk Music in Old Bavaria and Its Singers)
- Die Sternsinger; ein Weihnachtsspiel mit Gesang für Kinder (The Carol Singers; a Christmas Play with Singing for Children)
Music
Here are some of the music pieces Annette Thoma composed:
- Bei uns (With Us)
- Deutsche Bauernmesse (German Farmers' Mass), for three voices and instruments
- Die Kleine Messe (The Little Mass)
- Vier Szenen für die Adventszeit zum Spiel von Haus zu Haus (Four Scenes for Advent for a Play from House to House)
