Balluff, Franz 15.sep.1873-20.apr.1963 Germany Wurttemberg, Ratzenried - Rottweil
organist, music teacher, 1890-1893 studied at the Seminary in Schwabisch Gmund, 1899 teacher in Moosbeuren, 1906 teacher, organist and choirmaster in Laudenbach near Bad Mergentheim, 1914 music teacher at the Konvikt in Rottweil am Neckar, 1915 organist of the Heilig Kreuz Kirche in Munster, 1938 retired, 17.aug.1939 spent 2 years in the USA and was honoray member of the Schwaben-Chors of Detroit, 1940-1944 taught again because of war-related emergency, 1945 organist/choirmaster in Rottweil, he died at Rottenmunster Hospital in Rottweil ; grandson of composer Franz I ; son of organist/choirmaster Fridolin Balluff (Neuhausen 26.dec.1838-17.mar.1918 Kleinallmendingen) ; brother of the composers Bernhard and Fridolin ; 1901 in Moosbeuren he married Clara Pflug (Hohentengen 1875-) and had 4 children

Title Parts


[] Von heimat und liebe, sechs weisen. One or more voices and piano
pub Otto Wizemann, Stuttgart 1927
[] 1 - Dorflein im stillen grund
[] 2 - Heimatsehnen
[] 3 - Alt-Rottweil
[] 4 - Abschied vom Schwarzwald
[] 5 - Das ringlein
[] 6 - Gute nacht
[] 14 Lieder fur 1 oder 2 singstimmen und klavier
nach gedichten von Friedrich Wilhelm Mader
pub Schultheiss, Stuttgart 1941

[] Fest soll mein taufbund immer steh'n
music Franz Balluff, strophe 2-4 von Mauritius Schurr
pub Schultheiss, Stuttgart c1941

[] Rot Roselein. TTBB Choir
words Raban Sylvius (1536)

[] Bergmann, gluck auf ob tuckisch rings in tiefer nacht. 4stgn Manner-Chor
words Raban Sylvius
pub Engels, Mulheim am Ruhr 1953

[] Praeludien, Fugen, Trios, fur orgel, violine und orgel, cello und orgel
unpublished, in ms only

[] Rottweiler Marienlied "Jungfrauliche Mutter"
[] Narrenmarsch
composed for the famous Rottweiler Fasnet

[] Caecilienmesse. Choir and orchestra
[] Zwei Caecilienhymnen
[] Festchore zu Priesterjubilaen und zur Primiz
[] Abendgebet. Choir 6vv
[] 3 Grablieder
[] Trauungslieder
[] Herz-Jesu Lieder
[] Marienlied "Milde Konigin, gedenke", fur 8-stimmigen chor
[] Marienlied "Jungfrau Mutter Gottes mein", fur 4st. chor
[] Leichte Vesper
[] 10 Kirchliche mannerchore
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