Hans Peter Huber-Jacquemot
Johann Peter Huber (without the Jacquemot) was born 2 August 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 (shortened from "Johann") Peter Huber joined him during rehearsals and concerts in the cathedral and is fascinated by the sound of the organ. After school Hans Peter Huber 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 could not find a position at a church or cathedral and had to make a living as a cinema organist in Germany. He also started a career as a composer and received some first success with his works in concerts and radio broadcasts. It must have been at this time when Hans Peter Huber thought that his very common name wasn't characteristic enough for an artist. Since the early 1930s his name in newspapers and programs is often added by Jacquemot, obviously an invented addition that became his stage name. In 1938 the cathedral of Guatemala City got a new Walcker organ and Hans Peter Huber-Jacquemot was offered the position as the principal organist there. He accepted, moved to Guatemala and gave the inaugural concert on the organ in January 1938. Guatemala remained neutral during the first years of World War II but joined the Allies side in 1942. So from that point on Germans and Austrians were not welcome anymore and for that reason Hans Peter Huber-Jacquemot was arrested in a camp and deported back to Austria in July 1942. After his return Hans Peter Huber-Jacquemot became a teacher at the conservatory in Klagenfurt and lectured organ, piano and theory. After the end of World War II he moved back to Salzburg and it is unclear what he did for a living.
In his last years Hans Peter Huber-Jacquemot had problems with his eyesight and lived for a few months in a home for blind people in Salzburg. He could return to his home and died on 5 August 1974 in Salzburg (Austria).
While researching about Hans Peter Huber-Jacquemot I noticed that the second part of his surname, the "fantasy" part was spelled in many different ways. He is mentioned in documents as Jaquemot, Jacqemot, Jacquemont, Jacqemont or 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, a piano quintet, 3 string quartets, a string trio for 2 violins and viola, a violin sonata, a flute sonatina, 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:
- Die drei Spatzen
- Die Enten laufen Schlittschuh
- Hasenjäger
- Vom dem grossen Elefanten
- Waldmärchen
- Schlummerliedchen
- Lied der Sonne
