Claus Raab (1943 – 14 October 2012) was a German

musicologist Musicology (from Greek μουσική ''mousikē'' 'music' and -λογια ''-logia'', 'domain of study') is the scholarly analysis and research-based study of music. Musicology departments traditionally belong to the humanities, although some mu ...

and university scholar.

Life

Born in

Herrieden Herrieden is a town in the district of Ansbach and situated in the Middle Franconia region of Bavaria, Germany. It lies along the upper Altmühl river, about 9 km (6 mi) southwest of the city of Ansbach, 47 km southwest of the cit ...

(

Mittelfranken Middle Franconia (german: Mittelfranken, ) is one of the three administrative regions of Franconia in Bavaria, Germany. It is located in the west of Bavaria and borders the state of Baden-Württemberg. The administrative seat is Ansbach; however, ...

), Raab studied historical and

comparative musicology Ethnomusicology is the study of music from the cultural and social aspects of the people who make it. It encompasses distinct theoretical and methodical approaches that emphasize cultural, social, material, cognitive, biological, and other dim ...

and

philosophy Philosophy (from , ) is the systematized study of general and fundamental questions, such as those about existence, reason, knowledge, values, mind, and language. Such questions are often posed as problems to be studied or resolved. Some ...

at the

Freie Universität Berlin The Free University of Berlin (, often abbreviated as FU Berlin or simply FU) is a public research university in Berlin, Germany. It is consistently ranked among Germany's best universities, with particular strengths in political science and t ...

. In 1970 he received his doctorate in drum music about the

Hausa people The Hausa ( autonyms for singular: Bahaushe ( m), Bahaushiya ( f); plural: Hausawa and general: Hausa; exonyms: Ausa; Ajami: ) are the largest native ethnic group in Africa. They speak the Hausa language, which is the second most spoken language ...

in North-West-Nigeria and in 1972 became a lecturer at the

Folkwang University of the Arts The Folkwang University of the Arts is a university for music, theater, dance, design, and academic studies, located in four German cities of North Rhine-Westphalia. Since 1927, its traditional main location has been in the former Werden Abbey in E ...

. In 2008 he retired and died in

Essen Essen (; Latin: ''Assindia'') is the central and, after Dortmund, second-largest city of the Ruhr, the largest urban area in Germany. Its population of makes it the fourth-largest city of North Rhine-Westphalia after Cologne, Düsseldorf and D ...

Publications

* ''Trommelmusik der Hausa in Nord-West-Nigeria'', Munich: Renner, 1970 * ''Folkwang: Geschichte einer Idee; Musik, Tanz, Theater'', Wilhelmshaven: Noetzel, 1994 * ''Beethovens Kunst der Sonate. Die drei letzten Klaviersonaten op. 109, 110, 111 und ihr Thema'', Saarbrücken: Pfau, 1996 * ''Merkwürdige Geschichten und Gestalten um einen Walzer: Ludwig van Beethovens "

Diabelli Variations The ''33 Variations on a waltz by Anton Diabelli'', Op. 120, commonly known as the ''Diabelli Variations'', is a set of variations for the piano written between 1819 and 1823 by Ludwig van Beethoven on a waltz composed by Anton Diabelli. It for ...

op. 120 und ihre Verbindung zu Graphik und Literatur'', Saarbrücken: Pfau, 1999 * ''Das Beethoven-Lexikon'',''Das Beethoven-Lexikon''
on Google Books edited by Claus Raab and

Heinz von Loesch Heinz von Loesch (born 20 May 1959) is a German musicologist. He researches and teaches at the Technical University Berlin. Life Born in Frankfurt, Loesch is the son of , the former director of the , and the SPD politician Grete von Loesch. At ...

, Laaber 2008

References

External links

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Nachruf auf der Website der Folkwang Universität der Künste
{{DEFAULTSORT:Raab, Claus 20th-century German musicologists Beethoven scholars 1943 births 2012 deaths People from Middle Franconia