Martin Rößler

Martin Rößler, also Martin Rössler (1934 – 31 October 2024), was a German church musician, Protestant theologian, music director and university lecturer in Tübingen. Career Born in Pforzheim, Rößler studied church music and Protestant theology. He was music director in the Tübinger Stift and was active in the training of theologians; after working in the parish offices in Hagelloch near Tübingen and near Reutlingen, he taught liturgy and hymnology at the Protestant theological faculty of the University of Tübingen. in which the theology, poetry and history of individual hymnbook verses were worked out. Rößler became known for his portrayal of melodists and poets of Christian hymnbooks. Various biographies have been worked up by Rößler according to historical criteria and today they often form the basis for the short biographies that have been published in all major hymnbooks. On the other hand, Rößler investigated the origin and development of hymnbooks, beginning with the Reformation. In his Bronnweiler sermon volume Rößler as hymnologist published selected examples for the genre of a Liedpredigtde. Publications * (as editor): Karl Ludwig Gerok: “Lehrgang der Orgelimprovisation”.