Gerd Grupe
Gerd Grupe (born October 7, 1955 in Langenfeld in the Rhineland ) is a German ethnomusicologist .
Life
Grupe studied comparative musicology , American studies and library studies at the Free University of Berlin , where he received his doctorate in 1990 with a dissertation entitled Kumina-Gesänge: Studies on Traditional Afro-Jamaican Music .
In 1996 he completed his habilitation with a study on the Mbira music of the Shona, which was published as a book in 2004. At the same time, Grupe u. a. taught at the universities in Berlin, Frankfurt am Main, Hildesheim, Bayreuth, Graz and Krems.
Since 2002 he has been Professor of Ethnomusicology at the University of Music and Performing Arts Graz . His research interests include a. the music of sub-Saharan Africa, African-American music and gamelan as well as cross-cultural, comparative questions.
Works
- Kumina Chants: Studies in Traditional Afro-Jamaican Music. KD Wagner, Hamburg 1990
- Traditional mbira music of the Shona . Köppe, Cologne 1998
- The art of the Mbira game . Schneider Verlag, Tutzing 2004
- Ethnic music and folk music research in Austria . Shaker, Aachen 2005
- Virtual gamelan Graz . Shaker, Aachen 2008
Web links
- Literature by and about Gerd Grupe in the catalog of the German National Library
- Gerd Grupe: Ethnic Music, University of Music and Performing Arts Graz. APA-OTS
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Grupe, Gerd |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German ethnomusicologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 7, 1955 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Langenfeld in the Rhineland |