Christoph von Blumröder

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Christoph von Blumröder (born July 18, 1951 in Northeim ) is a German musicologist .

Career

Blumröder studied musicology with Hans Heinrich Eggebrecht , philosophy and modern German literary history at the University of Freiburg im Breisgau .

After receiving his doctorate in 1979, Blumröder was a research assistant on the concise dictionary of musical terminology (1972-2006). From 1980 Blumröder also taught at the local university, where he completed his habilitation in 1990.

After substituting professorships at the University of Bonn in the winter semester 1991/92 and at the University of Saarland in the summer semester 1995, he accepted a professorship for contemporary music at the Musicological Institute of the University of Cologne in the winter semester 1996/97 . There he founded the event cycles composition and musicology in dialogue (1997) and space music (1998) as well as the series of publications Signals from Cologne. Contribution to the music of the time and was elected chairman of the Signals Association from Cologne in 1999.

In addition, Blumröder is a member of the Center for Modern Research at the University of Cologne and was involved in the Cultural Studies Research College for Media and Cultural Communication from 2002 to 2007.

His specific interest is in electroacoustic music , which he established as a focus in research and teaching at the Cologne Musicological Institute.

Publications (selection)

  • The term “ New Music ” in the 20th century (= Freiburg writings on musicology. XII). Munich / Salzburg 1981.
  • The foundation of the music of Karlheinz Stockhausen (= archive for musicology . Supplement 32). Stuttgart 1993.
  • (Ed.): Karlheinz Stockhausen: Texts on Music 1970–1977. Volume 4: Introductions to works, electronic music, world music, suggestions and points of view, on the work of others. Cologne 1978. - Texts on music 1977–1984. Volume 5: Composition. Volume 6: Interpretation. Cologne 1989. - Texts on music 1984–1991. Volume 7: News about works before light, Zu Licht until Monday, Monday from light. Volume 8: Tuesday of Light, Electronic Music. Volume 9: About light, composer and interpreter, time turning point. Volume 10: Astronic Music, Echoes of Echoes. Kürten 1998.
  • with Wolfram Steinbeck : The symphony in the 19th and 20th centuries. Part 2: Stations of the symphonic since 1900 (= handbook of musical genres. III, 2). Laaber 2002.
  • François Bayles Musique acousmatique . In: Chr. Von Blumröder (Ed.): Compositional stations of the 20th century (= signals from Cologne. Contributions to the music of the time. Volume 7)., Münster 2004, pp. 186–213.
  • New music in the field of tension between war and dictatorship (= signals from Cologne. Contributions to the music of the time. Volume 13). Vienna 2009.
  • Musique concrète - Electronic Music - Acousmatics . Concepts of electroacoustic music . In: T. Hünermann, Chr. Von Blumröder (ed.): Topographies of the history of composition since 1950. Pousseur, Berio, Evangelisti, Kagel, Xenakis, Cage, Rihm, Smalley, Brümmer, Tutschku (= signals from Cologne. Contributions to the music of Time. Volume 16). Vienna 2011, pp. 196–206.
  • The electroacoustic music. A compositional revolution and its consequences (= signals from Cologne. Contributions to the music of the time. Volume 22). Vienna 2017, ISBN 978-3-85450-422-1 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Curriculum vitae in: Blumröder, Christoph von: The term " New Music " in the 20th century , = Freiburg writings on musicology XII, Munich and Salzburg 1981.
personal data
SURNAME Blumröder, Christoph von
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German musicologist and university professor
DATE OF BIRTH July 18, 1951
PLACE OF BIRTH Northeim