Reiner Kontressowitz (born 25 June 1942) 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

lyricist A lyricist is a writer who writes lyrics (the spoken words), as opposed to a composer, who writes the song's music which may include but not limited to the melody, harmony, arrangement and accompaniment. Royalties A lyricist's income derives ...

Life

Kontressowitz was born in Roßlau. After graduating from the Secondary School in 1961, Kontressowitz studied horn, drums, theory and composition at the conservatory in Halle from 1961 to 1963 and at the

University of Music and Theatre Leipzig The University of Music and Theatre "Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy" Leipzig () is a public university in Leipzig, Saxony, Germany. Founded in 1843 by Felix Mendelssohn as the Conservatorium der Musik (Conservatory of Music), it is the oldest univ ...

from 1963 to 1967. From 1967 to 1969 he was orchestral musician in Zeitz and in the . He completed his studies of musicology at the

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

from 1971 to 1975 with the diploma thesis: ''Zur Konzertform bei

Tomaso Albinoni Tomaso Giovanni Albinoni (8 June 1671 – 17 January 1751) was an Italian composer of the Baroque era. His output includes operas, concertos, sonatas for one to six instruments, sinfonias, and solo cantatas. While famous in his day as an opera co ...

''. From 1969 to 1981 he worked as editor, then responsible editor for

contemporary music Contemporary music is whatever music is produced at the current time. Specifically, it could refer to: Genres or audiences * Adult contemporary music * British contemporary R&B * Christian adult contemporary * Christian contemporary hit radio * Con ...

and head of the concert and stage department of the publishing house

Edition Peters Edition Peters is a classical music publisher founded in Leipzig, Germany in 1800. History The company came into being on 1 December 1800 when the Viennese composer Franz Anton Hoffmeister (1754–1812) and the local organist Ambrosius Kühn ...

in Leipzig and from 1981 to 1991 as editor for contemporary music at

Breitkopf & Härtel Breitkopf & Härtel () is a German Music publisher, music publishing house. Founded in 1719 in Leipzig by Bernhard Christoph Breitkopf, it is the world's oldest music publisher. Overview The catalogue contains over 1,000 composers, 8,000 works ...

also in Leipzig; there he was responsible for programme conception and organisation of the publishing house's own and external events: such as the publishing house event series "Studio DVfM, Workshop DVfM, Seminar DVfM" and the "Young Composers' Working Group" as well as publishing house concerts in 1982 and 1985 as an encounter in the

Gewandhaus Gewandhaus () is a concert hall in Leipzig, the home of the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra. Today's hall is the third to bear this name; like the second, it is noted for its fine acoustics. History The first Gewandhaus (''Altes Gewandhaus'') The ...

. In 1985 in Landestheater Halle, in 1985 in the chamber music hall of the Cottbus Conservatory; in 1987 in the chamber music hall of the

Bosehaus The Bosehaus is a historic house in the Thomaskirchhof, Leipzig, Germany. The building is of 16th century origin, but was updated in baroque style by Georg Heinrich Bose. It currently houses the Bach-Archiv Leipzig and its Bach Museum along with ...

; in 1990 in the Alte Handelsbörse in Leipzig. Kontressowitz was a member of the . In 1990 he was co-founder of the Forum Zeitgenössischer Musik Leipzig. From 1991 he was lecturer for public relations and from 1999 to 2006 lecturer for practical music (KlA Bühnenwerke) at Bärenreiter-Verlag. Kassel.

Publications

* Introductory lectures on the

Neue Schubert-Ausgabe Franz Schubert (1797–1828): New Edition of the Complete Works (), commonly known as the New Schubert Edition (NSE), or, in (NSA), is a complete edition of Franz Schubert's works, which started in 1956 and is scheduled to conclude in 2027.

at master classes in Bad Bertrich, Graz, Lichtenberg, Lübeck, Essen, Dresden, Leipzig, Weikersheim, Rostock, Esslingen, Moers, Marburg, in Switzerland (Luzern among others) and in Czech Republic (Prague). * Introductory lectures on the

Neue Mozart-Ausgabe The ''Neue Mozart-Ausgabe'' (''NMA''; English: ''New Mozart Edition'') is the second complete works edition of the music of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. A longer and more formal title for the edition is ''Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–1791): Neue ...

and to the total edition of Bärenreiter Verlag. * Radio programmes about contemporary Swedish music and a portrait programme about the composer

Claus-Steffen Mahnkopf Claus-Steffen Mahnkopf (born 22 October 1962) is a German composer, editor and author. Career Claus-Steffen Mahnkopf was born in Mannheim, Germany, and studied composition with Brian Ferneyhough, Klaus Huber and Emanuel Nunes and music theory a ...

in MDR Leipzig Articles in magazines and daily newspapers: * ''Neue Formen als Mittler zeitgenössischer Musik'', in LVZ v. 18 Nov. 1982 * ''Concerto con molti compositori contemporanei'', in Bulletin des Musikrates der DDR, Berlin 2/1983 * '' Reinhard Pfundt – Jahrgang 1951'' Komponistenporträt, in '' Musik und Gesellschaft'' 11/1984 * ''

Victor Bruns Victor Bruns (; 15 August 1904 – 6 December 1996) was a German composer and bassoonist. He played with the Leningrad Opera, the Volksoper Berlin and the Staatskapelle Berlin. As a composer, he is known for his ballets and for bassoon co ...

'', in INFORM, Deutscher Verlag für Musik, Leipzig 1989 * ''Zeitgenössische Musik für Soloinstrumente, eine Editionsreihe des Deutschen Verlages für Musik Leipzig'' in Bulletin des Musikrates der DDR, Berlin 1/1990; u. a. Book publications: * Spiel-Horizonte with Burkhard Glaetzner about the Gruppe Neue Musik Hanns Eisler 1990 * ''Fünf Annäherungen zu den Solokonzerten von Friedrich Goldmann'', Klaus-Jürgen Kamprad publishing house, 2014 Lyrics: * ''lippen über den wolken und an den schweren füßen ketten''. Verlag Jürgen Ritschel, 2009 * ''Erinnerungen - weinend sich betäuben'' with pictures of the Leipzig painter Gert Pötzschig, Verlag Jürgen Ritschel, 2011 * ''Wolkenkuckuckshain : Verse aus dem Traumgedächtnis''.''Wolkenkuckuckshain : Verse aus dem Traumgedächtnis with pictures of the painter Sabrina Quintero''
on WorldCat Verlag Jürgen Ritschel, 2015 Music editions (editor): ''TOMMASO ALBINONI, CONCERTI'' – Verlag Klaus-Jürgen Kamprad, Altenburg * Opus II / Opera Seconda – i. V. 2020 Concerti a cinque con due Violini, Alto Viola, Tenore Viola, Violoncello e Basso continuo (ca. 1700) • CONCERTI 1 – 6, Sheet music , STIMMEN ISMN 979-0-50258-137-4 * Opus V / Opera V – i. V. 2019 Concerti a cinque con due /tre Violini, Alto Viola, Tenore Viola, Violoncello e Basso continuo (ca. 1707) • Volume 1: Concerti 1 – 6, Sheet music , STIMMEN ISMN 979-0-50258-144-2 • Volume 2: Concerti 7 – 12, Sheet music , STIMMEN ISMN 979-0-50258-151-0 * Opus VII / Opera Settima – i. V. 2019 XII Concerti a cinque con Violini, Oboi, Violetta, Violoncello e Basso continuo (ca. 1715) • Volume 1: Concerti 1 – 6, Sheet music , STIMMEN ISMN 979-0-50258-158-9 • Volume 2: Concerti 7 – 12, Sheet music , STIMMEN ISMN 979-0-50258-165-7 * Opus IX / Opera Nona – 2018, Verlag Klaus-Jürgen Kamprad XII Concerti a cinque con Violini, Oboi, Violetta, Violoncello e Basso continuo (ca. 1722) • Volume 1: Concerti 1 – 6, Sheet music , STIMMEN ISMN 979-0-50258-172-5 • Volume 2: Concerti 7 – 12, Sheet music , STIMMEN ISMN 979-0-50258-179-4 * Opus X / Opera Decima – 2018, Verlag Klaus-Jürgen Kamprad XII Concerti a cinque con Violini, Violetta, Violoncello e Basso continuo (ca. 1736) • Volume 1: Concerti 1 – 6, Sheet music , STIMMEN ISMN 979-0-50258-186-2 • Volume 2: Concerti 7 – 12, Sheet music , STIMMEN ISMN 979-0-50258-193-0 Each Concerto is published as a single score edition, single part editions are also available.

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