Franz Beyer (26 February 1922, in

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– 29 June 2018, in

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) 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 ...

who is best known for his revising and restoration of

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (27 January 17565 December 1791), baptised as Joannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart, was a prolific and influential composer of the Classical period. Despite his short life, his rapid pace of composition r ...

's music, in particular his

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Requiem A Requiem or Requiem Mass, also known as Mass for the dead ( la, Missa pro defunctis) or Mass of the dead ( la, Missa defunctorum), is a Mass of the Catholic Church offered for the repose of the soul or souls of one or more deceased persons, ...

, KV 626, which he restored in the early 1970s. In 1962 he became professor for viola and chamber music at the

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. His revision of the Requiem was in keeping with Mozart's actual musical style, not his own interpretation of the work. He has also revised and/or edited works of other composers. He has also played in the

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as a

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, and collaborated with the

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as additional violist when performing Mozart's

string quintet A string quintet is a musical composition for five string players. As an extension to the string quartet (two violins, a viola, and a cello), a string quintet includes a fifth string instrument, usually a second viola (a so-called "viola quintet" ...

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Awards

* 6 August 2002 Medal of the City of Munich, ''Munich lights - the friends of Munich'' in silver. * 2003 ''Order of Merit, First Class'' awarded.

References

External links

* ttp://dispatch.opac.d-nb.de/DB=2.1/REL?PPN=124883915 "Beyer, Franz; 1922-", Music, ''Deutsche National Bibliotek''* :de:Franz Beyer, German Wikipedia article *

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1922 births 2018 deaths People from Weingarten, Württemberg People from the Free People's State of Württemberg German classical violists German musicologists Mozart scholars Officers Crosses of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany {{violist-stub