Renate Federhofer-Königs

Renate Federhofer-Königs , b. Königs (born January 4, 1930 ; † May 26, 2015 ) was a German-Austrian musicologist who made great contributions to researching the biography of Robert Schumann .

Life

Renate Königs received her doctorate in Cologne in 1957 with a thesis on Johannes Oridryus . She lived in Mainz and was married to the musicologist Hellmut Federhofer , who died in 2014 . Her daughter is the literary scholar Marie-Theres Federhofer , who has been a professor at Tromsø University in Norway since 2008 .

Publications (selection)

Books

• Johannes Oridryus and his music tract (Düsseldorf 1557) (= Contributions to Rhenish Music History , Volume 24), Cologne 1957
• Wilhelm Joseph von Wasielewski (1822–1896) in the mirror of his correspondence , Tutzing: Schneider 1974 (= Mainzer Studies in Musicology , Volume 7)
• The Bundestag member August Gathy (1800–1858) , Tutzing 2006

Essays

• The correspondence of Wilhelm Joseph von Wasielewski (1822–1896) in its significance for Schumann research , in: Convivium musicorum. Festschrift for Wolfgang Boetticher 's 60th birthday , Berlin 1974, pp. 52–67
• Schumann Symposium in Düsseldorf , in: Die Musikforschung , vol. 35 (1982)
• Wilhelm Joseph von Wasielewski, Schumann's Düsseldorf concertmaster and biographer , in: Robert Schumann Society (Ed.), Robert Schumann - A romantic legacy in new research , Mainz 1984, pp. 67–85
• Adolf Schubring's relationship to Robert Schumann , in: Communications of the Commission for Music Research , Volume 37 (1985), pp. 351–368
• Vienna's musical life from 1846–1848 in the correspondence Gustav Nottebohm - Robert Schumann. With unpublished letters from Nottebohm , in: Studies on Musicology. Supplement to the monuments of music art in Austria , Volume 37 (1986), pp. 47-101
• Robert Schumann's relationship with the André family. With unpublished letters , in: Gutenberg-Jahrbuch , vol. 63 (1988), pp. 190-205
• The relationship between Alfred Julius Becher (1803–1848) and Robert Schumann (1810–1858). With unpublished letters , in: Studies on Musicology. Supplement to the monuments of music art in Austria , Volume 40 (1991), pp. 97-131
• The unpublished correspondence between Alfred Julius Becher (1803–1848) - Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809–1847) , in: Studies in Musicology. Supplement to the monuments of music art in Austria , Volume 41 (1992), pp. 7–94
• Lauretana settings from the Baroque period , in: Studies on the history of music. A commemorative publication for Ludwig Finscher , Kassel 1995
• Individual prints of Lauretanian litanies of the 17th and 18th centuries , in: Festschrift for Winfried Kirsch for his 65th birthday , Tutzing 1996
• A Schumann admirer from Vienna: Carl Debrois van Bruyck (1828–1902) , in: Schumann Studies 5 (1996), pp. 221–320
• Louis Schindelmeisser and Robert Schumann in their correspondence , in: Traditions - New Approaches. For Anna Amalie Abert (1906–1996) , ed. by Klaus Hortschansky , Tutzing 1997, pp. 249–264
• Anton Schindler from the point of view of his letters to Robert Schumann , in: Neues Musikwissenschaftliches Jahrbuch , vol. 7 (1998), pp. 99–159
• On Viennese musical life in November 1839. Two letters from Joseph Fischhof to Robert Schumann , in: Biblos. Contributions to the book, library and writing , ed. from the Austrian National Library, Volume 48 (1999), pp. 31-50
• Anton Schindler's letters to Robert Schumann. A kaleidoscope on current musical events , in: Festschrift Christoph-Hellmut Mahling on the occasion of his 65th birthday (= Mainz Studies in Musicology , Volume 37), Tutzing 1997, pp. 341-360
• Robert Schumann's Viennese companion Johann Vesque von Püttlingen , in: Neues Musikwissenschaftliches Jahrbuch , 2000, p. 111 ff.
• On August Gathys (1800–1858) life and work , in: Schumanniana Nova. Festschrift Gerd Nauhaus for his 60th birthday , Sinzig: Studio-Verlag 2002, pp. 223–249

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Obituary from June 20, 2015