Walter Kolneder

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Walter Kolneder (born July 1, 1910 in Wels ; † January 30, 1994 in Karlsruhe ) was an Austrian musicologist and violist .

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Kolneder was born in Upper Austria in 1910 . From 1925 to 1935 he studied music with Bernhard Paumgartner (conducting), Theodor Müller (violin) and Friedrich Frischenschlager (composition) at the Mozarteum in Salzburg. He also attended a master class for viola with Max Strub and was a member of the Mozarteum Orchestra (1929–1936). In his private life he studied composition with Johann Nepomuk David in Wels from 1927 to 1929 . In 1934/35 he began studying musicology at the University of Vienna . In 1936 he became department head at the Conservatory of the Styrian Music Association and in 1939 lecturer at the State University for Music Education in Graz-Eggenberg and department head at the Styrian State Conservatory .

In the post-war period he first worked as a conductor in Wels. From 1947 to 1953 he was deputy principal violist at the municipal orchestra in Innsbruck . He continued his studies with Wilhelm Fischer at the University of Innsbruck continued and in 1949 with a thesis on the vocal polyphony in the folk music of the Austrian Alpine regions to Dr. phil. PhD.

Kolneder was from 1953 to 1959 Conservatory of the City of Luxembourg . In 1956 he completed his habilitation in musicology with a thesis on Antonio Vivaldi at the Saarland University in Saarbrücken, where he became a private lecturer . From 1959 to 1965 he was director of the Academy of Music in Darmstadt. From 1960 he also taught in Giessen. Between 1966 and 1972 he was rector of the Karlsruhe University of Music . In 1966 he became an adjunct professor of musicology at the University of Karlsruhe and founded the Institute for Musicology. In 1974 he retired.

He dealt with the history and repertoire of violin playing. He published studies on Antonio Vivaldi and Anton Webern . He also published the complete edition of Tomaso Albinoni's instrumental music . In addition, he devoted himself to Austrian folk music . He also published baroque instrumental music from the 17th and 18th centuries and their arrangements.

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  • Performance practice with Vivaldi. First published in 1955, new edition by Amadeus Verlag 1999, ISBN 3-905049-14-7 .
  • The book of the violin . Atlantis music book, ISBN 3-254-00147-8 .
  • Antonio Vivaldi, documents of his life and work . Heinrichshofen, Wilhelmshaven, ISBN 3-7959-0273-8 .
  • The Art of Fugue. 20th Century Myths . Heinrichshofen, Wilhelmshaven 1977, ISBN 3-7959-0178-2 .
  • Johann Sebastian Bach. Life pictures . Lübbe Verlag, ISBN 3-7857-0382-1 .
  • Lübbes Bach Lexicon (Bastei-Lübbe-Taschenbuch Volume 61288) , Lübbe Verlag, Bergisch Gladbach 1994, ISBN 3-404-61288-4 .
  • Musical Instrument Studies A study and exam assistant . Heinrichshofen, Wilhelmshaven, ISBN 3-7959-0159-6 .
  • History of music. A study and examination assistant . Heinrichshofen, Wilhelmshaven, ISBN 3-7959-0157-X .
  • School of figured bass part I Instrumental music. First published in 1983, Heinrichshofen, Wilhelmshaven, ISBN 3-7959-0332-7 .
  • Sing to notes. Practical music lessons for choirs to learn to sing by sight . (Ed. with Karl Heinz Schmitt), Schott Verlag, 2 volumes, ISBN 3-7957-2556-9 and ISBN 3-7957-2557-7 .

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SURNAME Kolneder, Walter
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian musicologist and violist
DATE OF BIRTH July 1, 1910
PLACE OF BIRTH catfish
DATE OF DEATH January 30, 1994
Place of death Karlsruhe