Karl Kindsmüller (9 April 1876 in Poikam (now part of

Bad Abbach Bad Abbach () is a municipality in the district of Kelheim, Bavaria, Germany. Due to its sulphurous springs it has the status of a spa town. Henry II, Holy Roman Emperor Henry II (; ; ; 6 May 973 – 13 July 1024 AD), also known as Saint H ...

) – 26 August 1955 in

Regensburg Regensburg (historically known in English as Ratisbon) is a city in eastern Bavaria, at the confluence of the rivers Danube, Naab and Regen (river), Regen, Danube's northernmost point. It is the capital of the Upper Palatinate subregion of the ...

) was a German priest and composer. Kindsmüller attended the (Katholische Kirchenmusikschule) in

. He was ordained

priest A priest is a religious leader authorized to perform the sacred rituals of a religion, especially as a mediatory agent between humans and one or more deity, deities. They also have the authority or power to administer religious rites; in parti ...

in 1900. He was teacher at several

gymnasiums A gym, short for gymnasium (: gymnasiums or gymnasia), is an indoor venue for exercise and sports. The word is derived from the ancient Greek term " gymnasion". They are commonly found in athletic and fitness centres, and as activity and learn ...

in Regensburg, lecturer at the School of Church Music, and part-time composer. His most famous work was composing the melody for

Cordula Wöhler Cordula Wöhler, later Cordula Schmid, pseudonym Cordula Peregrina (17 June 1845 – 6 February 1916) was a German author of Christian poetry and hymns, whose " Segne du, Maria" is among the most popular Marian hymns in the Germanosphere. Wö ...

's hymn " Segne du, Maria" after the author's death.Meinrad, Walter
"Den Maimonat schloss sie mit einem Lied / Kleines Plädoyer für "Segne du, Maria" im neuen Gotteslob (NR. 535)
(in German) in ''KiEK'', Diocese of Cologne, 2/2015, p. 30–31

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Kindsmüller, Karl
(in German) Deutsche Biographie 1876 births 1955 deaths German composers 19th-century German Roman Catholic priests 20th-century German Roman Catholic priests German music educators {{Germany-composer-stub