Paul Schenk (musicologist)
Paul (Edmund) Schenk (born February 11, 1899 in Leipzig ; † August 30, 1977 there ) was a German music theorist .
Schenk studied theory, composition and conducting at the Leipzig Conservatory , where he also received a teaching position for music theory from 1925. His studies with Sigfrid Karg-Elert , whose music theory Schenk accepted and propagated, was formative.
Immediately after her first electoral successes, Schenk joined the NSDAP and in his textbooks used all the essential aspects of " folkish " music education .
In 1949 he was appointed professor for composition and aural training and headed the composition (music theory) department at the Leipzig University of Music until his retirement in 1964. Schenk had a decisive influence on an entire generation of music theorists in the GDR .
Fonts
- Sigfrid Karg-Elert: a monographic sketch with a complete catalog raisonné , Leipzig 1927
- Textbook of polar harmonics , Leipzig 1927
- Ear training , 8 booklets, Trossingen 1951
- School of leaf singing , Leipzig 1953
- Functional tone set. Working on the piano , 2 volumes, Leipzig 1953
- General music theory. Supplementary and advanced training volume for Hofmeister's school works for musical instruments. Leipzig 1956
- Small practical harmony theory , Leipzig 1976
literature
- Ludwig Holtmeier : Paul Schenk . In: Ludwig Finscher (Hrsg.): The music in past and present . Volume 14, Kassel 2005
Web links
- Literature by and about Paul Schenk in the catalog of the German National Library
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Schenk, Paul |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Schenk, Paul Edmund |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German music theorist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 11, 1899 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Leipzig |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 30, 1977 |
| Place of death | Leipzig |