Peter Wagner (musicologist)

Peter Wagner (born August 19, 1865 in Kürenz near Trier ; † October 17, 1931 in Freiburg , Switzerland ) was a German musicologist and singer .

Life

Peter Wagner was the son of Peter and Margaretha Wagner, geb. Müller. He was a cathedral singer and organist in Trier.

From 1886 to 1890 he studied musicology in Strasbourg , became a lecturer at the University of Friborg in Switzerland in 1893 , did his doctorate with Gustav Jacobsthal and completed his habilitation in music history and church music at the University of Friborg in 1893 . There he became a professor in 1902 and headed the institute as rector from 1920 .

He made contributions to the study of Latin unanimous liturgical chant ( Gregorian chant ). In 1927 he became 1st President of the International Society for Musicology . He was a member of the Swedish Academy of Music and the German Academy in Munich.

meaning

The three-volume standard work on chorale research, Introduction to Gregorian Melodies , emerged from Wagner's habilitation thesis . His scientific research on chorale was considered to be trend-setting.

Award

In 1908 he received the Commander's Cross of the Order of St. Gregorius.

literature

Peter Wagner, a Trier of international repute. In: New Trierisches Jahrbuch , 1962, pp. 62–70

Web links

Biography on whoswho.de
John A. Emerson: Wagner, Peter. In: Grove Music Online (English; subscription required).

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Regula Puskás: Wagner, Peter. In: Historisches Lexikon der Schweiz , accessed on March 15, 2017 .
^ Karl-Heinz Schlager, SL: Wagner, Peter. In: Ludwig Finscher (Hrsg.): The music in past and present . Second edition, personal section, volume 17 (Vina - Zykan). Bärenreiter / Metzler, Kassel et al. 2007, ISBN 978-3-7618-1137-5 , Sp. 380 ( online edition , subscription required for full access)

personal data
SURNAME	Wagner, Peter
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German musicologist and singer
DATE OF BIRTH	August 19, 1865
PLACE OF BIRTH	Kürenz near Trier
DATE OF DEATH	October 17, 1931
Place of death	Friborg , Switzerland

[hls-1] Regula Puskás: Wagner, Peter. In: Historisches Lexikon der Schweiz , accessed on March 15, 2017 .

[2] Karl-Heinz Schlager, SL: Wagner, Peter. In: Ludwig Finscher (Hrsg.): The music in past and present . Second edition, personal section, volume 17 (Vina - Zykan). Bärenreiter / Metzler, Kassel et al. 2007, ISBN 978-3-7618-1137-5 , Sp. 380 ( online edition , subscription required for full access)