Theodor Kroyer (9 September 1873 – 12 January 1945) was 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

Kroyer was born in Munich. After 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 ...

in 1893 at the

Wilhelmsgymnasium (Munich) The Wilhelmsgymnasium is a Gymnasium (Germany), gymnasium (selective school) in Munich, Germany. Founded in 1559 to educate local boys, it is now coeducational. Wilhelmsgymnasium is one of the few remaining gymnasiums in Bavaria to be a "pure ''H ...

he studied at the

University of Munich The Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (simply University of Munich, LMU or LMU Munich; ) is a public university, public research university in Munich, Bavaria, Germany. Originally established as the University of Ingolstadt in 1472 by Duke ...

and the Akademie der Tonkunst in Munich. 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 1897 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 1902 at the University of Munich, where he taught from 1907 as a non-permanent associate professor. From 1920 to 1923 he was a professor of musicology at the

Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg Heidelberg University, officially the Ruprecht Karl University of Heidelberg (; ), is a public university, public research university in Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Founded in 1386 on instruction of Pope Urban VI, Heidelberg is List ...

, where he devoted himself particularly to the study of

early music Early music generally comprises Medieval music (500–1400) and Renaissance music (1400–1600), but can also include Baroque music (1600–1750) or Ancient music (before 500 AD). Originating in Europe, early music is a broad Dates of classical ...

. He was then a full professor of music at the

University of Leipzig Leipzig University (), in Leipzig in Saxony, Germany, is one of the world's oldest universities and the second-oldest university (by consecutive years of existence) in Germany. The university was founded on 2 December 1409 by Frederick I, Electo ...

, where he was instrumental in establishing the Museum of Musical Instruments. In 1932 he became a professor of musicology at the

University of Cologne The University of Cologne () is a university in Cologne, Germany. It was established in 1388. It closed in 1798 before being re-established in 1919. It is now one of the largest universities in Germany with around 45,187 students. The Universit ...

, where he worked until his retirement in 1938. He founded the musicological series ' and was editor of the first three volumes. In the second series of ''

Denkmäler deutscher Tonkunst ''Denkmäler deutscher Tonkunst'' (literally "Monuments of German musical art") is a historical edition of music from Germany, covering the Baroque and Classical periods. The edition comprises two series: the first appeared in sixty-five volum ...

'', ', he was responsible for the volume about

Ludwig Senfl Ludwig Senfl (born around 1486, died between December 2, 1542 and August 10, 1543) was a Swiss composer of the Renaissance, active in Germany. He was the most famous pupil of Heinrich Isaac, was music director to the court of Maximilian I, Holy ...

. His edition of the study score of Mozart's Haffner-Sinfonie is still in use today. He wrote biographies of

Josef Rheinberger Josef Gabriel Rheinberger (17 March 1839 – 25 November 1901) was an organist and composer from Liechtenstein, residing in Kingdom of Bavaria, Bavaria for most of his life. As court conductor in Munich, he was responsible for the music in the ...

and Walter Courvoisier. Among his students were

Karl Laux Karl Laux (26 August 1896 in Ludwigshafen – 27 June 1978 in Dresden) was a German Musicology, musicologist, Music criticism, music critic and Rector (academia), rector. Selected publications * ''Joseph Haas. Portrait eines Künstlers – B ...

, Eugen Schmitz,

Hans von Benda Hans von Benda (22 November 1888, in Strasbourg – 13 August 1972, in Berlin) was a German conductor. A direct descendant of the eighteenth-century composer Franz Benda, he operated in the shadow of better-known German maestri of his genera ...

, Heinrich Strobel and

Wolfgang Fortner Wolfgang Fortner (12 October 1907 – 5 September 1987) was a German composer, academic composition teacher and conductor. Life and career Fortner was born in Leipzig. From his parents, who were both singers, Fortner very early on had intense ...

. Kroyer died in

Wiesbaden Wiesbaden (; ) is the capital of the German state of Hesse, and the second-largest Hessian city after Frankfurt am Main. With around 283,000 inhabitants, it is List of cities in Germany by population, Germany's 24th-largest city. Wiesbaden form ...

at age 71.

Publications

* ''Publikationen älterer Musik''. * ''Walter Courvoisier. Mit einem Bildnis und vielen Notenbeispielen''. * ''Die Anfänge der Chromatik im italienischen Madrigal des XVI. Jahrhunderts'', dissertation * ''Theodor Kroyer-Festschrift zum sechzigsten Geburtstag am 9. September 1933'' * ''Ludwig Senfls Werke'', introdution and edited by Theodor Kroyer

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"Kroyeriana"
,

Bavarian State Library The Bavarian State Library (, abbreviated BSB, called ''Bibliotheca Regia Monacensis'' before 1919) in Munich is the central " Landesbibliothek", i. e. the state library of the Free State of Bavaria, the biggest universal and research libra ...

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kroyer, Theodor 20th-century German musicologists Academic staff of Heidelberg University Academic staff of the University of Cologne Academic staff of the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich Academic staff of Leipzig University 1873 births 1945 deaths Writers from Munich

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