Albrecht Riethmüller (born 21 January 1947) is a German

musicologist Musicology is the academic, research-based study of music, as opposed to musical composition or performance. Musicology research combines and intersects with many fields, including psychology, sociology, acoustics, neurology, natural sciences, f ...

Life

Born in 1947 in Stuttgart, Riethmüller studied

musicology Musicology is the academic, research-based study of music, as opposed to musical composition or performance. Musicology research combines and intersects with many fields, including psychology, sociology, acoustics, neurology, natural sciences, ...

, philosophy and modern German literature at the

Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg The University of Freiburg (colloquially ), officially the Albert Ludwig University of Freiburg (), is a public research university located in Freiburg im Breisgau, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. The university was founded in 1457 by the Habsburg ...

, where he received his

doctorate A doctorate (from Latin ''doctor'', meaning "teacher") or doctoral degree is a postgraduate academic degree awarded by universities and some other educational institutions, derived from the ancient formalism '' licentia docendi'' ("licence to teach ...

in 1974 from

Hans Heinrich Eggebrecht Hans Heinrich Eggebrecht (5 January 1919 – 30 August 1999) was a German musicologist and professor of historical musicology at the Albert-Ludwigs-Universität in Freiburg. Life Eggebrecht was born in Dresden. His father was a Protestant mini ...

with the dissertation ''Die Musik als Abbild der Realität'', and

habilitated Habilitation is the highest university degree, or the procedure by which it is achieved, in Germany, France, Italy, Poland and some other European and non-English-speaking countries. The candidate fulfills a university's set criteria of excellen ...

in 1984 with his study on ''

Ferruccio Busoni Ferruccio Busoni (1 April 1866 – 27 July 1924) was an Italian composer, pianist, conductor, editor, writer, and teacher. His international career and reputation led him to work closely with many of the leading musicians, artists and literary ...

's Poetik''. He first took a guest professorship at the

University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC, U of I, Illinois, or University of Illinois) is a public land-grant research university in the Champaign–Urbana metropolitan area, Illinois, United States. Established in 1867, it is the f ...

(1983), and held substitute professorships at the universities of

Heidelberg Heidelberg (; ; ) is the List of cities in Baden-Württemberg by population, fifth-largest city in the States of Germany, German state of Baden-Württemberg, and with a population of about 163,000, of which roughly a quarter consists of studen ...

, (1984/85) and

Frankfurt Frankfurt am Main () is the most populous city in the States of Germany, German state of Hesse. Its 773,068 inhabitants as of 2022 make it the List of cities in Germany by population, fifth-most populous city in Germany. Located in the forela ...

(1986). Riethmüller held additional teaching positions at the

Hochschule für Musik Freiburg The Hochschule für Musik Freiburg ("University of Music Freiburg or Freiburg Conservatory of Music") is a public music academy subsidized by the State of Baden-Württemberg for academic research and artistic and pedagogical training in music. ...

(1985–87) and at the

Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (), also referred to as MLU, is a public university, public research university in the cities of Halle, Saxony-Anhalt, Halle and Wittenberg. It is the largest and oldest university in the German State o ...

(1994). In 1986 he was appointed Professor of musicology at the

Goethe University Frankfurt Goethe University Frankfurt () is a public research university located in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. It was founded in 1914 as a citizens' university, which means it was founded and funded by the wealthy and active liberal citizenry of Frankfurt ...

, succeeding

Ludwig Finscher Ludwig Finscher (14 March 193030 June 2020) was a German musicologist. He was a professor of music history at the University of Heidelberg from 1981 to 1995 and editor of the encyclopedia '' Die Musik in Geschichte und Gegenwart''. He is respect ...

, and in 1992 he was appointed Professor at the

Freie Universität Berlin The Free University of Berlin (, often abbreviated as FU Berlin or simply FU) is a public university, public research university in Berlin, Germany. It was founded in West Berlin in 1948 with American support during the early Cold War period a ...

, succeeding

Rudolf Stephan Rudolf Stephan (3 April 1925 – 29 September 2019) was a German musicologist. Life Stephan was born in Bochum. After studying violin at the conservatory, he entered the Institute of Heidelberg, where he studied musicology at the University unde ...

. Since 1991 he has been a member of the

Akademie der Wissenschaften und der Literatur The Academy of Sciences and Literature () is a scientific academy in Mainz, Germany. It was established in 1949 on an initiative of Alfred Döblin. The academy's goal is to support science and literature, and in doing so to help preserve and pr ...

.Mitgliedseintrag vo
Albrecht Riethmüller
at the Akademie der Wissenschaften und der Literatur In 1999 he received the John G. Diefenbaker Award from the Canada Council for the Arts in

Ottawa Ottawa is the capital city of Canada. It is located in the southern Ontario, southern portion of the province of Ontario, at the confluence of the Ottawa River and the Rideau River. Ottawa borders Gatineau, Gatineau, Quebec, and forms the cor ...

, and since 2002 he has been an Affiliated Faculty Member of the Canadian Centre for German and European Studies at

York University York University (), also known as YorkU or simply YU), is a public university, public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is Canada's third-largest university, and it has approximately 53,500 students, 7,000 faculty and staff, ...

in Toronto. He participated in the academic self-administration and scientific organization as Dean and Vice Dean of the Department of Classical Philology and Art Studies at the Goethe University Frankfurt (1988-1991), the Department of Classical Studies at the Freie Universität Berlin (1995-1999), the ''

Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft The German Research Foundation ( ; DFG ) is a German research funding organization, which functions as a self-governing institution for the promotion of science and research in the Federal Republic of Germany. In 2019, the DFG had a funding bu ...

'' in Bonn (1992-2000), the

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in Vienna (1993-2004), and the Chair of the Senate Commission for Research and Young Academics at the Freie Universität Berlin (1997-1999). He was a

lecturer Lecturer is an academic rank within many universities, though the meaning of the term varies somewhat from country to country. It generally denotes an academic expert who is hired to teach on a full- or part-time basis. They may also conduct re ...

of the ''

Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes The German Academic Scholarship Foundation (German: , or ''Studienstiftung'' for short) is Germany's largest and most prestigious scholarship foundation. According to its statutes, it supports "the university education of young people who, on ac ...

'' (1990-2004) and has been chairman of the ''Kommission für Musikwissenschaft der Akademie der Wissenschaften und der Literatur Mainz'' since 1991, member of the Committee for Musicological Editions of the Union of the German Academies of Sciences and Humanities (since 1991) and of the Scientific Advisory Board of the

Beethoven House The Beethoven House (German: ''Beethoven-Haus'') in Bonn, Germany, is a memorial site, museum, and cultural institution serving various purposes. Founded in 1889 by the Beethoven-Haus association, it studies the life and work of composer Ludwig v ...

(since 2001). Since 2004 he represents the Union of German Academies of Sciences at ALLEA (''All European Academies'') in Amsterdam. Since 2000 Riethmüller is editor of the journal ''

Archiv für Musikwissenschaft The ''Archiv für Musikwissenschaft'' is a quarterly German-English-speaking trade magazine devoted to music history and historical musicology, which publishes articles by well-known academics and young scholars. It was founded in 1918 as the suc ...

'' including supplements. He currently heads academy research centers and musicological projects in Collaborative Research Centers of the ''Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft'' and is a member of the International Research Training Group ''InterArt'' and ''Principal Investigator'' of the Cluster ''Languages of Emotion'' at the Freie Universität Berlin.

Publications

Monographs * ''Die Musik als Abbild der Realität. Zur dialektischen Widerspiegelungstheorie in der Ästhetik'' (''Archiv für Musikwissenschaft.'' 15). Steiner, Wiesbaden 1976, . * ''Ferruccio Busonis Poetik'' (''Neue Studien zur Musikwissenschaft.'' 4). Schott, Mainz amoing others 1988, (Zugleich: Freiburg (Breisgau), Universität, Habilitations-Schrift, 1984). * ''Die Walhalla und ihre Musiker.'' Laaber-Verlag, Laaber 1993, . * ''Gedichte über Musik. Quellen ästhetischer Einsicht'' (''Spektrum der Musik.'' 4). Laaber-Verlag, Laaber 1996, . * ''Annäherung an Musik. Studien und Essays.'' Steiner, Stuttgart 2007, . Editorships * with Frieder Zaminer: ''Die Musik des Altertums'' (''Neues Handbuch der Musikwissenschaft.'' Bd. 1). Laaber-Verlag, Laaber 1989, . * with

: ''Johann Strauß. Zwischen Kunstanspruch und Volksvergnügen.'' Wissenschaftliche Buchgesellschaft, Darmstadt 1995, . * with

Carl Dahlhaus Carl Dahlhaus (10 June 1928 – 13 March 1989) was a German musicologist who was among the leading postwar musicologists of the mid to late 20th-century. #Selected bibliography, A prolific scholar, he had broad interests though his research foc ...

and Alexander L. Ringer: ''Beethoven. Interpretationen seiner Werke.'' 2 volumes. Laaber-Verlag, Laaber 1994, (several editions). * ''Sprache und Musik. Perspektiven einer Beziehung'' (''Spektrum der Musik.'' 5). Laaber-Verlag, Laaber 1999, . * ''Bruckner-Probleme. Internationales Kolloquium 7.–9. Oktober 1996 in Berlin'' (''Beihefte zum Archiv für Musikwissenschaft.'' 45). Steiner, Stuttgart 1999, . * ''Brecht und seine Komponisten'' (''Spektrum der Musik.'' 6). Laaber-Verlag, Laaber 2000, . * with Michael Hans Kater: ''Music and Nazism. Art under Tyranny, 1933–1945.'' Laaber-Verlag, Laaber 2003, (2nd edition, id. 2004). * with Hyesu Shin: ''Busoni in Berlin. Facetten eines kosmopolitischen Komponisten.'' Steiner, Stuttgart 2004, . * with Michael Beiche: ''Musik – Zu Begriff und Konzepten. Berliner Symposium zum Andenken an Hans Heinrich Eggebrecht.'' Steiner, Stuttgart 2004, . * ''Geschichte der Musik im 20. Jahrhundert. 1925–1945'' (''Handbuch der Musik im 20. Jahrhundert.'' vol. 2). Laaber-Verlag, Laaber 2006, . * ''Deutsche Leitkultur Musik? Zur Musikgeschichte nach dem Holocaust.'' Steiner, Stuttgart 2006, . * with

Michael Custodis Michael Custodis (born 1973) is a German musicologist, sociologist and university lecturer at the Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität in Münster. Career Born in Cologne, Custodis studied musicology, sociology, comparative politics, education ...

: ''Georg Kreisler. Grenzgänger. Sieben Beiträge'' (''Rombach Wissenschaften.'' 169). Rombach, Freiburg (Breisgau) among others 2009 .

External links

Homepage am Seminar für Musikwissenschaft der Freien Universität Berlin
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Homepage of the Akademie der Wissenschaften und der Literatur, Mainz

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Riethmuller, Albrecht 20th-century German musicologists 21st-century German musicologists Academic staff of the Free University of Berlin Academic staff of Goethe University Frankfurt 1947 births Living people People from Stuttgart Beethoven scholars Busoni scholars Cage scholars Hindemith scholars Liszt scholars Schoenberg scholars