Ulrich Kaiser (music theorist)

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Ulrich Kaiser (2018)

Ulrich Kaiser (* 1963 in Berlin ) is a German music theorist .

After attending school (elementary school on Weinmeisterhornweg, Kant-Gymnasium Berlin), he studied choral conducting , singing / music theater , music theory and aural training at the Berlin University of the Arts . Since 1987 he has taught at various institutions (Music School Berlin-Wilmersdorf, Evangelical Church Music School Berlin-Spandau, University of the Arts Berlin ) and worked as a freelance choir director and singer. In 1997, Ulrich Kaiser accepted an appointment as professor of music theory at the University of Music and Theater in Munich . In 2006 he received his doctorate in musicology with a thesis on Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart ("The Mozart's music books as the basis for the analysis of WA Mozart's compositions 1761–1767"). From 2008 to 2014 he was a board member of the Society for Music Theory , from 2005 to 2015 he headed the working group for music theory and new media of this society. From 2012 to 2018 he was chairman of the doctoral committee, and in 2013 he was appointed ombudsman by the Senate for questions of “good scientific practice”. Ulrich Kaiser is a member of the Musicological Institute at the University of Music and Performing Arts Munich and in 2011 also took on a lectureship in multimedia. Since 2015 he has been responsible for multimedia in the teacher training courses.

Ulrich Kaiser became known through his book publications, lesson booklets and training activities. After many years of intensive collaboration with well-known publishers (Bärenreiter, Klett), he decided in 2009 to publish Open Educational Resources on music (OpenBooks, online tutorials, videos, software). In 2014, an OpenBook licensed under Creative Commons BY-SA (“Free software for music lessons”) was published for the first time .

Programming ( C # , HTML5 and JavaScript ) is increasingly becoming a further focus of interest . In cooperation with Andreas Helmberger, the freeware AnaVis was created as the first major project, with which musical analyzes can be easily visualized, e.g. B. for music lessons at music colleges and general schools. In addition to the release of other free teaching software, web programming and design has also been offered commercially since 2016.

Fonts

  • Ear training. Sentence theory, improvisation, hearing analysis , basic course (= Bärenreiter study books music 10), Kassel 1998 ISBN 3-7618-1159-4
  • Ear training. Sentence theory, improvisation, hearing analysis, advanced course (= Bärenreiter study books music 11), with a formal chapter by Hartmut Fladt, Kassel 1998 ISBN 3-7618-1160-8
  • The four-part movement, cantional movement and chorale movement (= Bärenreiter study books music 12), Kassel 2002 ISBN 3-7618-1478-X
  • Sonata games, Viennese classical music to play along with (= applause 17), in collaboration with Hans-Ulrich Schäfer-Lembeck, Leipzig 2003 ISBN 3-12-177870-6
  • Arranging and instrumenting, baroque to pop (= Bärenreiter study books music 14), together with Carsten Gerlitz, Kassel u. a. 2006 ISBN 3-7618-1662-6
  • Lamentobass, A musical topos from Monteverdi to the Eagles (= applause 24), Leipzig 2006 ISBN 3-12-177822-6
  • The Mozart's music books as the basis for the analysis of WA Mozart's compositions 1761–1767 , Kassel 2007 ISBN 978-3761819999
  • Sonata and Symphony. An old topic on a new path (= OpenBook 1), Karlsfeld 2009
  • Johann Sebastian Bach. A superstar yesterday and today (= OpenBook 2), Karlsfeld 2011
  • Music Theory Now! Intervals and chords (= OpenBook 3), Karlsfeld 2012
  • Music Theory Now! Practical theory of harmony: sequences. Game, analysis and improvisation models for music lessons (= OpenBook 4), Karlsfeld 2012
  • Lamento bass. Music from four centuries. Materials for teaching in general schools (= OpenBook 5), Karlsfeld 2013
  • Ludwig van Beethoven. The 5th symphony. Materials for teaching in general schools (= OpenBook 6), Karlsfeld 2014
  • Free software for music lessons. Materials for teaching at general schools (= OpenBook 7), Karlsfeld 2014
  • Music Theory Now! Harmony. Harmony and form for compositions in major (= OpenBook 8), Karlsfeld 2015
  • Band impulses. Book 4: ear training and music theory. Exercises in major (= OpenBook 9 / Heft 4), Karlsfeld 2016.
  • Harmony theory #reloaded. A practical guide for musicians (= OpenBook 12), Karlsfeld 2016
  • Form theory of music (= OpenBook 13), Karlsfeld 2019

music

  • Inventions plus one. Chamber music with Johann Sebastian Bach (= OpenBook 11), Karlsfeld 2015
  • Band impulses. Issue 1: That Image (= OpenBook 9 / Issue 1), Karlsfeld 2015
  • The children's house song (= OpenBook 10), Karlsfeld 2015
  • Band impulses. Issue 2: Elise In Black (= OpenBook 9 / Issue 2), Karlsfeld 2015
  • Band impulses. Booklet 3: Patterns and Styles 1 (= OpenBook 9 / Booklet 3), Karlsfeld 2015
  • Theme and 12 variations on Happy Birthday To You (= OpenBook 14/1), Karlsfeld 2017
  • Johannes Brahms. Hungarian Dance No. 5 arranged and provided with an introduction by Ulrich Kaiser (= OpenBook 18/1), Karlsfeld 2017
  • Canon and 8 variations on Happy Birthday To You for four-part mixed choir (= OpenBook 14/2), Karlsfeld 2017.
  • George Bizet. Carmen arranged into a suite by Ulrich Kaiser (= OpenBook 18/2), Karlsfeld 2017

Publishing activities

  • Music theory sources 1750-1800. Printed writings by J. Riepel, H. Chr. Koch, JF Daube and JA Scheibe , ed. by Ulrich Kaiser, with a foreword and a bibliography by Stefan Eckert and Ulrich Kaiser, Berlin 2007 ISBN 978-3-89853-615-8
  • The series of learning programs in: Bärenreiter Study Books Music , ed. by Silke Leopold and Jutta Schmoll-Barthel

software

  • AnaVis . Software (freeware) for visualizing musical analysis (together with Andreas Helmberger)

Web links

personal data
SURNAME Kaiser, Ulrich
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German music theorist
DATE OF BIRTH 1963
PLACE OF BIRTH Berlin