Alexander Weinmann
Alexander Weinmann (born February 20, 1901 in Vienna ; † October 3, 1987 ibid) was an Austrian music historian , bibliographer and composer .
Live and act
Weinmann was the younger brother of the railway worker, music researcher and collector Ignaz Weinmann (1897–1976). He studied musicology at the University of Vienna and the flute at the Vienna Music Academy . From 1922 to 1961 Weinmann worked as a musician and conductor. In the semester 1954/1955 he resumed his studies in musicology and received his doctorate in Innsbruck in 1955. For many years Weinmann was the country director for Austria of the Répertoire International des Sources Musicales (RISM).
Honors
- Gold Medal of Honor of the Federal Capital Vienna
- Mozart Medal from the Mozart Community in Vienna
Publications (selection)
- Studies and directories on composers
- Johann Georg Albrechtsberger
- Franz Schubert
- Joseph Lanner
- Johann Strauss (father)
- Johann Strauss (son)
- Josef and Eduard Strauss
- Studies on music publishers
- Contributions to the history of the Alt-Wiener Musikverlag 1948ff
- Artaria
- Art and Industrie Comptoir in Vienna
- Huberty and Torricella
- Franz Anton Hoffmeister
- Tranquillo Mollo
- Pietro Mecchetti
- Carl Cappi to AO Witzendorf
- Wiener Musikverlag on the edge
- I. Sour
- J. Traeg
- Catalogs from music publishers and music dealers in German-speaking countries 1700–1850
- Others
- Vienna archive studies 1979 ff.
literature
- Uwe Harten: Weinmann, brothers. In: Oesterreichisches Musiklexikon . Online edition, Vienna 2002 ff., ISBN 3-7001-3077-5 ; Print edition: Volume 5, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 2006, ISBN 3-7001-3067-8 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Weinmann, Alexander |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian musicologist, bibliographer and composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 20, 1901 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vienna |
| DATE OF DEATH | 3rd October 1987 |
| Place of death | Vienna |