Hans Peter Huber-Jacquemot

Hans Peter Huber-Jacquemot was born 1901 in Salzburg (Austria). His father Ferdinand Huber is a teacher at the conservatory Mozarteum and sings in the choir of the Salzburg cathedral. Hans Peter Huber-Jacquemot joined him during rehearsals and concerts in the cathedral and is fascinated by the sound of the organ. After school Hans Peter Huber-Jacquemot consequentially enrolled at the Mozarteum and studied under Franz Sauer (organ) and Friedrich Frischenschlager (composition and theory). He completed his studies at the Musikakademie under Franz Schmidt (composition) and Robert Heger (kapellmeister).

After his studies Hans Peter Huber-Jacquemot could not find a position at a church or cathedral and had to make a living as a cinema organist in Germany. In 1938 he emigrated to Guatemala City and became the principal organist of the main cathedral. On 6 January 1938 he gave the first performance on the newly built Walcker organ. He returned to Austria some years later and became a teacher at the conservatory in Klagenfurt at least since 1943.

I found no information about his life after 1943 or when he passed away.

While researching about Hans Peter Huber-Jacquemot I noticed that his surname was spelled in many different ways. He is mentioned in documents as Huber-Jaquemot, Huber-Jacqemot, Huber-Jacquemont, Huber-Jacqemont or Huber-Jaquemont. From his manuscripts I got the way how he spelled himself which is Hans Peter Huber-Jacquemot.


The work catalogue of Hans Peter Huber Jacquemot contains a Serenata for ensemble, 3 string quartets, a violin sonata, a flute sonatine, songs and many sacred works for the organ (with or without vocal accompaniment).

song cycle "Klein-Irmchen"


In my possession is the "Kinderlieder-Zyklus" (nursery rhyme cycle) for voice and piano by Hans Peter Huber-Jacquemot. The cycle is titled "Klein Irmchen", consists of 7 songs and is scored for voice and piano. All texts were written by Christian Morgenstern and the cycle is numbered op.32. The work was composed in 1935. The work was performed at least once by soprano Anny Richter-Hruby and pianist Erik Werba and broadcasted in 1947.

The seven songs are titled:

  1. Die drei Spatzen
  2. Die Enten laufen Schlittschuh
  3. Hasenjäger
  4. Vom dem grossen Elefanten
  5. Waldmärchen
  6. Schlummerliedchen
  7. Lied der Sonne