Alan Krueck

Alan Henry Krueck (born November 15, 1939 in Rochester , New York , † June 24, 2010 in Brownsville , Pennsylvania ) was an American musicologist .

Life

Alan Krueck studied at Syracuse University from 1957 to 1961 , then moved to the University of Zurich . In 1963 he began studying German literature at Michigan State University , graduating in 1965. He then went back to Zurich, where he received his doctorate in 1966. In 1967 Krueck became a lecturer in music and linguistics at the California University of Pennsylvania , which he remained until his retirement in 2004.

research

Krueck's main interest was the music of the 19th and early 20th centuries, with an emphasis on exploring the work of forgotten composers. He dealt particularly intensively with Joachim Raff and Felix Draeseke , to whose rediscovery he made significant contributions. His doctoral thesis on Draeseke's symphonies was the first ever English-language monograph on the composer's work.

Krueck co-founded the International Draeseke Society in 1986 and founded an American branch in 1993, the International Draeseke Society of North America. He also worked as the editor of previously unavailable works by Draeseke and founded the CD production company AK Coburg , which specializes in recording Draeseke and Raff compositions.

Fonts

The Symphonies of Felix Draeseke. A Study in Consideration of Developments in Symphonic Form in the Second Half of the Nineteenth Century , Zurich, 1967.
numerous smaller essays and introductions to works

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personal data
SURNAME	Krueck, Alan
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Krueck, Alan Henry (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American musicologist
DATE OF BIRTH	November 15, 1939
PLACE OF BIRTH	Rochester (New York) , USA
DATE OF DEATH	June 24, 2010
Place of death	Brownsville, Pennsylvania , USA