Otto Abraham
Otto Abraham (born May 31, 1872 in Berlin ; † January 24, 1926 there ) was a German sound or music psychologist .
Abraham studied human medicine and natural sciences in Berlin. In 1894 he received his doctorate in Berlin. med. From 1896 he worked as an assistant at the Berlin Psychological Institute under Carl Stumpf . Together with Erich Moritz von Hornbostel he managed the phonogram archive.
Works (in selection)
- The absolute tone consciousness (SIMG III. 1901/1902 and VIII 1906/1907)
- Studies on the sound system and the music of the Japanese (with E. v. Hornbostel, SIMG IV, 1902/1903)
- On the importance of the phonograph for comparative musicology (1904)
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- Wilibald Gurlitt, Carl Dahlhaus (ed.): Riemann Music Lexicon. In three volumes and two supplementary volumes. Abraham, Otto. 12th completely revised edition. 1. Personal section A – KB Schotts-Söhne, Mainz 1959, p. 4 (first edition: 1882).
Web links
- Literature by and about Otto Abraham in the bibliographic database WorldCat
Remarks
- ↑ The term music psychology or music psychologist was only introduced in 1931 by Ernst Kurth.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Abraham, Otto |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Abraham, Otto Salomon; Abraham, Salomon Otto |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German music psychologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 31, 1872 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Berlin |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 24, 1926 |
| Place of death | Berlin |