Ute Jung-Kaiser, ''née'' ''Jung'' (born 16 April 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 ...

Life and work

Born in

Essen Essen () is the central and, after Dortmund, second-largest city of the Ruhr, the largest urban area in Germany. Its population of makes it the fourth-largest city of North Rhine-Westphalia after Cologne, Düsseldorf and Dortmund, as well as ...

, Jung-Kaiser completed studies for the teaching profession at grammar schools in Cologne. After her first

Staatsexamen The ("state examination" or "exam by state"; pl.: ''Staatsexamina'') is a German government licensing examination that future physicians, dentists, physical therapists, teachers, research librarians, archivists, pharmacists, food chemists, psyc ...

in the fields of musicology,

German studies German studies is an academic field that researches, documents and disseminates German language, literature, and culture in its historic and present forms. Academic departments of German studies therefore often focus on German culture, German h ...

, philosophy and school music she 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 ...

in 1968. She passed the second Staatsexamen in 1975. In 1981 she received her

habilitation 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 excelle ...

in historical musicology at the

University of Hamburg The University of Hamburg (, also referred to as UHH) is a public university, public research university in Hamburg, Germany. It was founded on 28 March 1919 by combining the previous General Lecture System ('':de:Allgemeines Vorlesungswesen, ...

. From 1983 to 1996 she was professor of music education at the

University of Music and Performing Arts Munich The University of Music and Theatre Munich (), also known as the Munich Conservatory, is a performing arts conservatory in Munich, Germany. The main building it currently occupies is the former ''Führerbau'' of the NSDAP, located at Arcisstr ...

and then at the

Frankfurt University of Music and Performing Arts The Frankfurt University of Music and Performing Arts (, HfMDK) is a state Hochschule for music, theatre and dance in Frankfurt and is the only one of its kind in the Federal State of Hesse. It was founded in 1938. At present around 900 studen ...

until her retirement in 2007. She researched historical musicology from the 18th to the 20th century and published numerous

monograph A monograph is generally a long-form work on one (usually scholarly) subject, or one aspect of a subject, typically created by a single author or artist (or, sometimes, by two or more authors). Traditionally it is in written form and published a ...

s on

Thomas Mann Paul Thomas Mann ( , ; ; 6 June 1875 – 12 August 1955) was a German novelist, short story writer, social critic, philanthropist, essayist, and the 1929 Nobel Prize in Literature laureate. His highly symbolic and ironic epic novels and novell ...

Richard Wagner Wilhelm Richard Wagner ( ; ; 22 May 181313 February 1883) was a German composer, theatre director, essayist, and conductor who is chiefly known for his operas (or, as some of his mature works were later known, "music dramas"). Unlike most o ...

Walter Braunfels Walter Braunfels (; 19 December 1882 – 19 March 1954) was a German composer, pianist, and music educator. Life Walter Braunfels was born in Frankfurt. His first music teacher was his mother, the great-niece of the composer Louis Spohr. He co ...

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (27 January 1756 – 5 December 1791) was a prolific and influential composer of the Classical period (music), Classical period. Despite his short life, his rapid pace of composition and proficiency from an early age ...

Franz Schubert Franz Peter Schubert (; ; 31 January 179719 November 1828) was an Austrian composer of the late Classical period (music), Classical and early Romantic music, Romantic eras. Despite his short life, Schubert left behind a List of compositions ...

Joseph von Eichendorff Joseph is a common male name, derived from the Hebrew (). "Joseph" is used, along with " Josef", mostly in English, French and partially German languages. This spelling is also found as a variant in the languages of the modern-day Nordic count ...

Ludwig van Beethoven Ludwig van Beethoven (baptised 17 December 177026 March 1827) was a German composer and pianist. He is one of the most revered figures in the history of Western music; his works rank among the most performed of the classical music repertoire ...

Georg Friedrich Händel George Frideric (or Frederick) Handel ( ; baptised , ; 23 February 1685 – 14 April 1759) was a German-British Baroque music, Baroque composer well-known for his opera#Baroque era, operas, oratorios, anthems, concerto grosso, concerti grossi, ...

Gustav Mahler Gustav Mahler (; 7 July 1860 – 18 May 1911) was an Austro-Bohemian Romantic music, Romantic composer, and one of the leading conductors of his generation. As a composer he acted as a bridge between the 19th-century Austro-German tradition and ...

and

Frédéric Chopin Frédéric François Chopin (born Fryderyk Franciszek Chopin; 1 March 181017 October 1849) was a Polish composer and virtuoso pianist of the Romantic period who wrote primarily for Piano solo, solo piano. He has maintained worldwide renown ...

Publications

Monographs * ''Die Musikphilosophie Thomas Manns''.

Gustav Bosse Gustav Bosse (6 February 1884 – 27 March 1943) was a German music publisher. Life Born in Vienenburg/Harz as son of the sugar factory director and music publisher Fritz Bosse, he founded the for music books in Regensburg in 1912. Already the ...

Verlag, Regensburg 1969. * ''Die Rezeption der Kunst Richard Wagners in Italien''. Gustav Bosse Verlag, Regensburg 1974, . * ''Walter Braunfels (1882–1954).'' Gustav Bosse Verlag, Regensburg 1980, . * ''Kunstwege zu Mozart. Bildnerische Deutungen vom Rokoko bis heute.'' Lang, Berlin 2003, . * ''Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Così fan tutte. Die Treuprobe im Spiegel der Musik.'' Wißner-Verlag, Augsburg 2004, . * ''Der Wald als romantischer Topos. 5. Interdisziplinäres Symposion der Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst.'' Lang, Berlin among others 2007, . * ''Der Sänger Franz Schubert. Seelische Virtuosität in Text, Musik und Bild''. Lit Verlag, Münster 2013, . Publisher * ''Der kulturpädagogische Auftrag der Musik im 20. Jahrhundert. Bericht über das Symposion vom 14.–15. Juli 1989 in der Hochschule für Musik München.'' Gustav Bosse Verlag, Regensburg 1991, . * with Matthias Kruse: ''Intime Textkörper. Der Liebesbrief in den Künsten.'' Lang, Berlin 2004, . * with Matthias Kruse: ''Schumanns Albumblätter.'' Olms, Hildesheim 2006, . * with Anke Dziewulski: ''Joseph von Eichendorff. Tänzer, Sänger, Spielmann.'' Olms, Hildesheim 2007, . * with Matthias Kruse: ''1808 – ein Jahr mit Beethoven.'' Olms, Hildesheim 2008, . * with Matthias Kruse: ''„True to life“ - Händel, der Klassiker.'' Olms, Hildesheim 2009, . * with Matthias Kruse: ''Chopin, der Antistar''. Olms, Hildesheim 2010, . * with Matthias Kruse: ''„Was mir die Engel erzählen …“. Mahlers traumhafte Gegenwelten''. Olms, Hildesheim 2011, . * with Matthias Kruse: ''Weltenspiele. Musik um 1912''. Olms, Hildesheim 2012, . * with Matthias Kruse: ''„… die nach Gerechtigkeit dürsten“. Menschenrechtsappelle in der Musik. Dramen von Verdi, Wagner und Britten''. Olms, Hildesheim 2013, . * with Annette Simonis: ''„Die süße Macht der Töne …“. Zur Bedeutung der Musik in Shakespeares Werken und ihrer Rezeption'' (''Wegzeichen Musik''. Vol. 9). Olms, Hildesheim 2014, . * with Anette Simonis: ''Die verzaubernde Kunstwelt Ludwigs XIV. – Versailles als Gesamtkunstwerk''. Georg Olms Verlag, Hildesheim 2015, . * with Anette Simonis: ''„Poesie in reinstes Gold verwandeln …“. Cervantes’ Don Quijote in Literatur, Kunst, Musik und Philosophie.'' Olms, Hildesheim 2015, .

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