Dieter Gutknecht (born in 1942) is 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 m ...

and former University music director.

Life

Gutknecht first began his music studies with a focus on performance practice early music,

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and conducting at the State

Hochschule für Musik und Tanz Köln The Cologne University of Music ( is a music college in Cologne, Germany. Founded in 1850, it is Europe's largest academy of music. History The academy was founded by Ferdinand Hiller in 1850 as ''Conservatorium der Musik in Coeln''. In 1895 Ger ...

. Meanwhile he studied musicology, Germanistik and philosophy in Cologne and Vienna. He passed his state examination in 1968 and his

doctorate A doctorate (from Latin ''docere'', "to teach"), doctor's degree (from Latin ''doctor'', "teacher"), or doctoral degree is an academic degree awarded by universities and some other educational institutions, derived from the ancient formalism ''li ...

in 1971. His research topic was ''Investigations on the melodic theory of the Huguenot Psalter'', using the computer. In 1992 Gutknecht habilitated with studies on the history of early music performance practice (1993,1997). Gutknecht was music director of the

University of Cologne The University of Cologne (german: Universität zu Köln) is a university in Cologne, Germany. It was established in the year 1388 and is one of the most prestigious and research intensive universities in Germany. It was the sixth university to ...

. At the same time he taught as a lecturer at the Musicological Institute of the University of Cologne from 1970 until his retirement in 2008. Gutknecht published numerous articles on Historically informed performance,

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as well as personal articles in ''

Die Musik in Geschichte und Gegenwart ''Die Musik in Geschichte und Gegenwart: Allgemeine Enzyklopädie der Musik (MGG)'' is one of the world's most comprehensive encyclopedias of music history and musicology, on account of its scope, content, wealth of research areas, and reference t ...

'' (MGG), on early music performance practice, on the work of

Karlheinz Stockhausen Karlheinz Stockhausen (; 22 August 1928 – 5 December 2007) was a German composer, widely acknowledged by critics as one of the most important but also controversial composers of the 20th-century classical music, 20th and early 21st-century ...

Morton Feldman Morton Feldman (January 12, 1926 – September 3, 1987) was an American composer. A major figure in 20th-century classical music, Feldman was a pioneer of indeterminate music, a development associated with the experimental New York School ...

, Sofia Gubaidulina, contemporary music and the relationship between music and art/architecture. He has conducted in France, Holland and Poland, concentrating on the great

oratorio An oratorio () is a large musical composition for orchestra, choir, and soloists. Like most operas, an oratorio includes the use of a choir, soloists, an instrumental ensemble, various distinguishable characters, and arias. However, opera is ...

s of

Johann Sebastian Bach Johann Sebastian Bach (28 July 1750) was a German composer and musician of the late Baroque period. He is known for his orchestral music such as the '' Brandenburg Concertos''; instrumental compositions such as the Cello Suites; keyboard wo ...

and

Georg Friedrich Händel George Frideric (or Frederick) Handel (; baptised , ; 23 February 1685 – 14 April 1759) was a German-British Baroque composer well known for his operas, oratorios, anthems, concerti grossi, and organ concertos. Handel received his training i ...

Publications

* ''Untersuchungen zur Melodik des Hugenottenpsalters''. Bosse: Regensburg. 1972. * ''Studien zur Geschichte der Aufführungspraxis Alter Musik. Ein Überblick vom Beginn des 19. Jahrhunderts bis zum Zweiten Weltkrieg''. Concerto Verlag: Cologne. 1993. * ''Musik als Bild: allegorische 'Verbildlichungen' im 17. Jahrhundert''. Rombach: Freiburg im Breisgau. 2003. * ''Die Wiederkehr des Vergangenen''.''Die Wiederkehr des Vergangenen''
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References

External links

Biography on the Webseitof the Concerto Köln

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