Jürgen Elsner
Jürgen Elsner (born April 22, 1932 in Finsterwalde ) is a German ethnomusicologist and author .
Life
Jürgen Elsner studied music theory, musicology and Arabic studies at the German University of Music and the Humboldt University in Berlin . From 1958 to 1964 he was a research assistant at the Institute for Musicology there. In 1964 he was with the dissertation to vocal solo performance of Eisler's music battle to Dr. phil. PhD. In 1970 he completed his habilitation with the work The concept of maqam in Egypt in recent times . He then taught music history and ethnomusicology at the Humboldt University in Berlin and the Karl Marx University in Leipzig . From 1975 to 1993 he was professor for ethnomusicology at the Humboldt University in Berlin. From 1979 to 1990 he was head of the musicology department.
Awards
- 1971: Hanns Eisler Prize
Fonts (selection)
Authorship
- with Nathan Notowicz : Hanns Eisler. References . German publishing house for music, Leipzig 1966.
- On the vocal solo performance of Hanns Eisler's combat music . Deutscher Verlag für Musik, Leipzig 1971. (= contributions to musicological research in the GDR, volume 1)
- The concept of maqām in modern Egypt . Deutscher Verlag für Musik, Leipzig 1973. (= contributions to musicological research in the GDR, Volume 5)
- with Paul Collaer : North Africa . German publishing house for music, Leipzig 1983.
Editing
- with Givi Ordžonikidze: Socialist music culture. Traditions, problems, perspectives . 2 volumes, Verlag Neue Musik, Berlin 1977/83.
- The music of the old world in East and West. Advancement and Development . Akademie-Verlag, Berlin 1968.
- We're not talking about Napoleon here, we're talking about you! Conversations with Hanns Eisler and Gerhart Eisler . New Music Publishing House, Berlin 1971.
- with Carola Schramm: Poetry and Truth - the creation of legends about Ernst Busch . 2 volumes, Trafo-Verlag, Berlin 2006, ISBN 978-3-89626-591-3 / ISBN 978-3-89626-592-0
literature
- Jürgen Elsner: Elsner, Jürgen. In: MGG Online , November 2016 ( Music in the past and present , 2001)
- Horst Seeger , Gisa Jähnichen: Elsner, Jürgen. In: Oxford Music Online
Individual evidence
- ^ Contributions to musicology 27/28 (1985), p. 187.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Elsner, Jürgen |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German ethnomusicologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 22, 1932 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Finsterwalde |