Michael Heinemann (born 5 March 1959) 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 ...

and university professor.

Career

Born in

Bergisch Gladbach Bergisch Gladbach () is a List of cities and towns in Germany, city in the Cologne/Bonn Region of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, and capital of the Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis (district). Geography Bergisch Gladbach is east of the Rhine and abo ...

, Heinemann passed his

Abitur ''Abitur'' (), often shortened colloquially to ''Abi'', is a qualification granted at the end of secondary education in Germany. It is conferred on students who pass their final exams at the end of ISCED 3, usually after twelve or thirteen year ...

at the

Nicolaus-Cusanus-Gymnasium Bergisch Gladbach The Nicolaus-Cusanus-Gymnasium (NCG) is a public high school in the Germany, German city Bergisch Gladbach. The school is named after the German church law academic, philosopher, bishop and Cardinal (Catholicism), cardinal Nicholas of Cusa. In 18 ...

in 1977. From 1978 to 1985 he studied Catholic

church music Church music is a genre of Christian music written for performance in church, or any musical setting of ecclesiastical liturgy, or music set to words expressing propositions of a sacred nature, such as a hymn. History Early Christian musi ...

(A-exam 1982),

music pedagogy Music education is a field of practice in which educators are trained for careers as elementary or secondary music teachers, school or music conservatory ensemble directors. Music education is also a research area in which scholars do origina ...

(state music teacher examination 1983) and concert subject organ (class Wolfgang Stockmeier, university diploma 1985) at the

Hochschule für Musik und Tanz Köln The Cologne University of Music () is a public university of music and dance located in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Established in 1850 as the Conservatorium der Musik in Coeln, it is one of the largest music academies in Europe, w ...

. From 1982 to 1988 he studied musicology, philosophy and art history at the universities of Cologne, Bonn and Berlin, graduating in 1988 with a Master's degree. From 1986 to 1989 he worked as a tutor at the Musicological Institute of

Technische Universität Berlin (TU Berlin; also known as Berlin Institute of Technology and Technical University of Berlin, although officially the name should not be translated) is a public university, public research university located in Berlin, Germany. It was the first ...

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 ...

. From 1989 to 1991 he received a doctoral scholarship from the State of Berlin and was awarded a

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 ...

at the TU Berlin in 1991 with a dissertation on the reception of

Bach Johann Sebastian Bach (German: �joːhan zeˈbasti̯an baχ ( – 28 July 1750) was a German composer and musician of the late Baroque period. He is known for his prolific output across a variety of instruments and forms, including the or ...

with

Franz Liszt Franz Liszt (22 October 1811 – 31 July 1886) was a Hungarian composer, virtuoso pianist, conductor and teacher of the Romantic music, Romantic period. With a diverse List of compositions by Franz Liszt, body of work spanning more than six ...

. From 1991 to 1993 he worked as a freelance musicologist, published books and did editorial work for radio stations. At the same time he held teaching positions at the

Hochschule für Musik "Hanns Eisler" ' (, plural: ') is the generic term in German for institutions of higher education, corresponding to ''universities'' and ''colleges'' in English. The term ''Universität'' (plural: ''Universitäten'') is reserved for institutions with the right to ...

in Berlin, the

Hochschule für Musik Carl Maria von Weber Dresden ' (, plural: ') is the generic term in German for institutions of higher education, corresponding to ''universities'' and ''colleges'' in English. The term ''Universität'' (plural: ''Universitäten'') is reserved for institutions with the right to ...

and the Folkwang-Hochschule Essen. From 1994 to 1996 he was granted a habilitation scholarship by the German Research Foundation. In 1997 Heinemann was habilitated at the TU Berlin with a study on

music theory Music theory is the study of theoretical frameworks for understanding the practices and possibilities of music. ''The Oxford Companion to Music'' describes three interrelated uses of the term "music theory": The first is the "Elements of music, ...

in the 17th century. From 1998 to 2000, he held a professorship for historical musicology at the Carl Maria von Weber Academy of Music Dresden. Since 2000 he has been Professor of Historical Musicology there, and from 2003 to 2006 he served as Dean of the Department of Musicology. His main areas of work include the history of Bach's reception and - in cooperation with the

Robert Schumann House Robert Schumann House is a museum in Zwickau in Germany. The composer Robert Schumann was born here in 1810; it now houses a large collection relating to the composer. Background Three years before the composer was born, Schumann's family move ...

in Zwickau - a complete edition of

Robert The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of ''Hrōþ, Hruod'' () "fame, glory, honour, prais ...

and

Clara Schumann Clara Josephine Schumann (; ; née Wieck; 13 September 1819 – 20 May 1896) was a German pianist, composer, and piano teacher. Regarded as one of the most distinguished pianists of the Romantic music, Romantic era, she exerted her influence o ...

's letters (published by Dohr), of which he is one of the editors. Heinemann is editor and co-editor of numerous books and series of publications.

Publications

As author

* ''

Heinrich Schütz Heinrich Schütz (; 6 November 1672) was a German early Baroque music, Baroque composer and organ (music), organist, generally regarded as the most important German composer before Johann Sebastian Bach and one of the most important composers of ...

.'' Reinbek bei Hamburg 1994, 1290-. * ''Der Komponist für Komponisten. Bach-Rezeptionen vom 18. bis zum 20. Jahrhundert''. (''Bach nach Bach'' 2). Cologne 2010, . * ''Claudio Monteverdi. Die Entdeckung der Leidenschaft''. Schott, Mainz 2017, .

As editor and co-editor

* with Hans John: ''Die Dresdner Oper im 19. Jahrhundert'' (''Musik in Dresden'' 1), Laaber 1995. * with Hans John: ''Die Dresdner Oper im 20. Jahrhundert'' (''Musik in Dresden'' 7), Laaber 2005. * ''

Hermann Abert Hermann Abert (; 25 March 1871 – 13 August 1927) was a German historian of music. Life Abert was born in Stuttgart, the son of Johann Josef Abert (1832–1915), the '' Hofkapellmeister'' of that city. From 1890 to 1896 he studied classical ...

: Johann Sebastian Bach. Bausteine zu einer Biographie'' (''Bach nach Bach'' 1). Cologne 2008, . * with

Hans-Joachim Hinrichsen Hans-Joachim Hinrichsen (born 21 August 1952) is a German musicologist. Career Born in Westerland on Sylt, Hinrichsen studied Germanistic and History at the Free University of Berlin. The completion of the Staatsexamen (1980) was followed by a ...

and Carmen Ottner: ''Öffentliche Einsamkeit. Das deutschsprachige Lied und seine Komponisten im frühen 20. Jahrhundert''. Cologne 2009, . * ''Schriftstücke von

'' (''Schütz-Dokumente'' 1). Using the text transfers worked out by Manfred Fechner and Konstanze Kremtz according to the sources. Cologne 2010, . * with Kristel Pappel: ''Oper mit Herz. Das Musiktheater des

Joachim Herz Joachim Herz (15 June 1924 – 18 October 2010) was a German opera director and manager. He learned at the Komische Oper Berlin as an assistant to Walter Felsenstein. His major stations were the Leipzig Opera where he opened the new house with Wa ...

''.''Oper mit Herz das Musiktheater des Joachim Herz 1 Von der Barockoper zum Musiktheater''
on WorldCat Vol. 1 to 3: Cologne 2010–2011, , , . *

Johann Rosenmüller Johann Rosenmüller (1619 – 10 September 1684) was a German Baroque music, Baroque composer, who played a part in transmitting Italian musical styles to the north. Career Rosenmüller was born in Oelsnitz, Vogtland, Oelsnitz, near Plauen in El ...

: ''Kernsprüche'' I (Kritische Ausgabe sämtlicher Werke von Johann Rosenmüller, edited by Holger Eichhorn, 1), Cologne 2012.

References

External links

Michael Heinemann auf der Website der Musikhochschule Dresden
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Heinemann, Michael 20th-century German musicologists 21st-century German musicologists Bach scholars 1959 births Living people People from Bergisch Gladbach