Elisabeth Schmierer (born in 1955) 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 mu ...

. She researches and teaches 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 ...

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 ...

Career

Born in

Tübingen Tübingen (, , Swabian: ''Dibenga'') is a traditional university city in central Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated south of the state capital, Stuttgart, and developed on both sides of the Neckar and Ammer rivers. about one in thr ...

, Schmierer graduated from high school in

Freudenstadt Freudenstadt ( Swabian: ''Fraidestadt'') is a town in Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. It is capital of the district Freudenstadt. The closest population centres are Offenburg to the west (approx. 36 km away) and Tübingen to the eas ...

and initially studied school music at the

State University of Music and Performing Arts Stuttgart The State University of Music and Performing Arts Stuttgart is a professional school for musicians and performing artists in Stuttgart, Germany. Founded in 1857, it is one of the oldest schools of its kind in Germany. History The school was f ...

. This was followed by studies in

musicology 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 ...

, history and

art history Art history is the study of aesthetic objects and visual expression in historical and stylistic context. Traditionally, the discipline of art history emphasized painting, drawing, sculpture, architecture, ceramics and decorative arts; yet today ...

at the

University of Kiel Kiel University, officially the Christian-Albrecht University of Kiel, (german: Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel, abbreviated CAU, known informally as Christiana Albertina) is a university in the city of Kiel, Germany. It was founded in ...

, where she also received her

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 ''l ...

in 1989. Her

habilitation Habilitation is the highest university degree, or the procedure by which it is achieved, in many European countries. The candidate fulfills a university's set criteria of excellence in research, teaching and further education, usually including a ...

was completed at the

Technische Universität Berlin The Technical University of Berlin (official name both in English and german: link=no, Technische Universität Berlin, also known as TU Berlin and Berlin Institute of Technology) is a public research university located in Berlin, Germany. It was ...

. Seit 2000 lehrt sie in Essen. She is married to

Matthias Brzoska Matthias Brzoska (born 24 June 1955) is a German musicologist. He leads his research and teaches at the Folkwang University of the Arts in Essen. Career Brzoska studied musicology in Marburg and Berlin with Reinhold Brinkmann, Sieghart Döhring a ...

Publications

* ''Die Orchesterlieder

Gustav Mahler Gustav Mahler (; 7 July 1860 – 18 May 1911) was an Austro-Bohemian Romantic composer, and one of the leading conductors of his generation. As a composer he acted as a bridge between the 19th-century Austro-German tradition and the modernism ...

s''. Kassel 1991 (Dissertation) * ''Die Tragédies lyriques

Niccolò Piccinni Niccolò Piccinni (; 16 January 1728 – 7 May 1800) was an Italian composer of symphonies, sacred music, chamber music, and opera. Although he is somewhat obscure today, Piccinni was one of the most popular composers of opera—particularly the ...

s. Zur Synthese französischer und italienischer Oper im späten 18. Jahrhundert'', 1999 (Habilitationsschrift) * ''Kleine Geschichte der Oper''. Stuttgart 2001. * ''Komponisten-Porträts'' Stuttgart: Reclam 2003, 2010 * ''Geschichte des Liedes''. Laaber-Verl. 2007. 2nd continuous edition 2016. * ''Geschichte des Konzerts''. Laaber-Verl. 2015. * Editor: Töne – Farben – Formen. Über Musik und die Bildenden Künste, Festschrift für

Elmar Budde Elmar Budde (born 13 June 1935) is a German musicologist. He studied at the Universität der Künste Berlin. Training and career Born in Bochum, Budde studied piano and school music at the Hochschule für Musik Freiburg where he passed his state ...

zum 60. Geburtstag (together with

Susanne Fontaine Susanne Fontaine (born 31 January 1961) is a German musicologist and university teacher. Life Born in Merzig/Saarland, Fontaine studied musicology, Germanistic and philosophy from 1980 until 1986 at the Universität des Saarlandes in Saarbrück ...

Werner Grünzweig Werner Grünzweig (born 1959) is an Austrian musicologist and archivist. Life Born in Graz, Grünzweig first studied piano at the University of Music and Performing Arts Graz, and from 1984 musicology and American studies at the Freie Universit ...

und

). Laaber Verl. 1995. 2. Auflage 1998 * Editor: Lexikon der Oper. Komponisten – Werke – Interpreten – Sachbegriffe. Laaber Verl. 2002. * Editor: Lexikon der Musik in der Renaissance (2009)

References

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