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Gösta Neuwirth (; born 6 January 1937) is an Austrian musicologist, composer and academic teacher. He studied in Vienna and Berlin, where he wrote a dissertation on harmony in Franz Schreker's ''
Der ferne Klang ''Der ferne Klang'' (''The Distant Sound'') is an opera by Franz Schreker, set to his own libretto. Begun in 1903, it was first performed by the Oper Frankfurt on 18 August 1912. It was the composer's breakthrough to fame, and was frequently pe ...
''. He has taught at universities and music schools including the Musikhochschule Graz,
University of Graz The University of Graz (german: link=no, Karl-Franzens-Universität Graz, ), located in Graz, Austria, is the largest and oldest university in Styria, as well as the second-largest and second-oldest university in Austria. History The univers ...
,
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and
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. His compositions include a string quartet and a chamber opera.


Life

Born in Vienna, Neuwirth comes from a musical family; the pianist
Harald Neuwirth Harald 'Harry' Neuwirth (born 2 February 1939) is an Austrian jazz pianist and composer. Life and career Born in Vienna, Neuwirth comes from a musical family; the composer Gösta Neuwirth is his brother, the composer Olga Neuwirth his daughter. ...
is his brother, whose daughter
Olga Neuwirth Olga Neuwirth (born 4 August 1968 in Graz) is an Austrian classical composer, visual artist and author. She gained fame mainly through her operas and music theater works, which often deal with topical and decidedly political themes of identity, ...
is a composer. He received instruction in violin and piano starting in 1944. He studied composition with Karl Schiske at the
Wiener Musikakademie The University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna (german: link=no, Universität für Musik und darstellende Kunst Wien, abbreviated MDW) is an Austrian university located in Vienna, established in 1817. With a student body of over three thousa ...
, and music and theatre at the
University of Vienna The University of Vienna (german: Universität Wien) is a public research university located in Vienna, Austria. It was founded by Duke Rudolph IV in 1365 and is the oldest university in the German-speaking world. With its long and rich hist ...
. His dissertation topic in musicology,
Anton Webern Anton Friedrich Wilhelm von Webern (3 December 188315 September 1945), better known as Anton Webern (), was an Austrian composer and conductor whose music was among the most radical of its milieu in its sheer concision, even aphorism, and stead ...
, was not accepted. After a brief period as a journalist at the ' in Graz, he continued his studies from 1963 at the
Free University of 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 ...
with Adam Adrio. In 1968 he received 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 Berlin with a dissertation on harmony in Schreker's ''
Der ferne Klang ''Der ferne Klang'' (''The Distant Sound'') is an opera by Franz Schreker, set to his own libretto. Begun in 1903, it was first performed by the Oper Frankfurt on 18 August 1912. It was the composer's breakthrough to fame, and was frequently pe ...
'' (''Die Harmonik in der Oper "Der ferne Klang" von Franz Schreker''). From 1968 to 1970, Neuwirth worked in the Mendelssohn-Archiv of the Stiftung Preußischer Kulturbesitz and from 1970 to 1972 was affiliated with the Schönberg-Gesamtausgabe initiative. From 1973 to 1982, Neuwirth headed the electronic studio of the Musikhochschule Graz and lectured on music history at both the Musikhochschule and the
University of Graz The University of Graz (german: link=no, Karl-Franzens-Universität Graz, ), located in Graz, Austria, is the largest and oldest university in Styria, as well as the second-largest and second-oldest university in Austria. History The univers ...
. From 1982 to 2000 he was a professor of music theory at the
Universität der Künste Berlin The Universität der Künste Berlin (UdK; also known in English as the Berlin University of the Arts), situated in Berlin, Germany, is the largest art school in Europe. It is a public art and design school, and one of the four research universiti ...
. Since 2009 he has been an honorary professor at the
University of Freiburg The University of Freiburg (colloquially german: Uni Freiburg), officially the Albert Ludwig University of Freiburg (german: Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg), is a public research university located in Freiburg im Breisgau, Baden-Württemb ...
. Numerous renowned composers, including
Bernhard Lang Bernhard Lang (born 24 February 1957 Linz, Austria) is an Austrian composer, improviser and programmer of musical patches and applications. His work can be described as contemporary classical, with roots, however, in various genres such as 20th-cent ...
, Peter Ablinger, Georg Friedrich Haas, Arnulf Herrmann,
Isabel Mundry Isabel Mundry (born 20 April 1963) is a German composer. Life and work Isabel Mundry was born in Schlüchtern (Germany) in 1963 and studied composition at the Hochschule der Künste and electronic music, musicology and history at the Berlin Tech ...
,
Hanspeter Kyburz Hanspeter Kyburz (born 8 July 1960) is a contemporary Swiss composer of classical music, known for applying electronic music techniques to his productions. Career Kyburz was born in Lagos, Nigeria to Swiss parents. In 1980, he began studying m ...
,
Orm Finnendahl Orm Finnendahl (born in 1963) is a German composer. Life Born in Düsseldorf, von 1983 bis 1990 Finnendahl studied music composition and musicology with Frank Michael Beyer, Carl Dahlhaus and Gösta Neuwirth in Berlin. He then studied from 1 ...
,
Enno Poppe Enno Poppe (born 30 December 1969 in Hemer, North Rhine-Westphalia) is a German composer and conductor of classical music, and an academic teacher. Career Enno Poppe studied composition and conducting at the Hochschule der Künste Berlin with ...
and Oliver Korte, are among his students. For his 70th birthday, the 2007 Styriarte festival organized a tribute with his and Schreker's works. On the occasion of his 80th birthday, the Society of Friends of Music in Donaueschingen (Germany) organized a concert with works by Neuwirth as well as his teacher Karl Schiske and his students Peter Ablinger and Martin Kapeller.


Awards

* 1975 Förderpreis of Graz * 1976 Hugo Wolf-Preis * 1988 Johann Joseph Fux-Preis of Styria * 1995 * 2002 Maria-Ensle-Preis of the * 2008 * Kompositionspreis des Musikprotokolls


Publications

* '' Franz Schreker'', Vienna 1959 * ''Parsifal und der musikalische Jugendstil'', in '' Richard Wagner. Werk und Wirkung'', edited by
Carl Dahlhaus Carl Dahlhaus (10 June 1928 – 13 March 1989) was a German musicologist who was among the leading postwar musicologists of the mid to late 20th-century. A prolific scholar, he had broad interests though his research focused on 19th- and 20th ...
(''Studien zur Musikgeschichte des 19. Jahrhunderts'', volume 26), Regensburg 1971, * ''Arnold Schönberg, Von heute auf morgen. Text und Skizzen'', edited by Gösta Neuwirth (Arnold Schönberg, ''Sämtliche Werke'', Abt. 111, ''Bühnenwerke'', series B, Rd. 7/I), Mainz 1972. Kritischer Bericht dazu (with Tadeusz Okuljar), Mainz 1974 * ''Alexander Zemlinskys Sechs Gesänge für eine mittlere Stimme nach Texten von Maurice Maeterlinck Op. 12 und Franz Schrekers Fünf Gesänge für eine tiefe Stimme. Ein Vergleich'', in ''Alexander Zemlinsky. Tradition im Umkreis der Wiener Schule'' (''Studien zur Wertungsforschung'', volume 7), Vienna 1976, * ''Wozzeck I, 1. Formdisposition und musikalisches Material'', in ''50 Jahre Wozzeck von Alban Berg. Vorgeschichte und Auswirkungen in der Opernästhetik'' (''Studien zur Wertungsforschung'', volume 10), Vienna 1978, * ''Zur Alexander Skrjabin-Renaissance'', in ''
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'', 33rd year (1978), * ''Der späte Schreker'' and ''Ein unbekanntes Lied Schrekers'', in ''Franz Schreker. Am Beginn der Neuen Musik'' (''Studien zur Wertungsforschung'', volume 11), Vienna 1978, * ''Schönbergs George-Lieder Op. 19. Die Entwürfe zum XIV. Lied'', in ''Bericht über den Kongreß der Internationalen Schönberg-Gesellschaft Wien 1974'', edited by
Rudolf Stephan Rudolf Stephan (3 April 1925 – 29 September 2019) was a German musicologist. Life Stephan was born in Bochum. After studying violin at the conservatory, he entered the Institute of Heidelberg, where he studied musicology at the University unde ...
, Vienna 1978, * ''Symbol und Form'', in
Johann Joseph Fux Johann Joseph Fux (; – 13 February 1741) was an Austrian composer, music theorist and pedagogue of the late Baroque era. His most enduring work is not a musical composition but his treatise on counterpoint, '' Gradus ad Parnassum'', which has ...
, ''Litaneien, Vespern, Kompletorien'' (complete work, volume 2,2), Kassel 1979, * ''Musik um 1900'', in ''Art nouveau. Jugendstil und Musik'', edited by
Jürg Stenzl Jürg Thomas Stenzl (born 23 August 1942) is a Swiss musicologist, and University professor. Life Born in Basel, Stenzl began his musical education in 1949, first took flute and violin lessons. From 1961 he studied oboe with Walter Huwyler an ...
, Zürich 1980, * '' ROTAS – SATOR. For
Ernst Krenek Ernst Heinrich Krenek (, 23 August 1900 – 22 December 1991) was an Austrian, later American, composer of Czech origin. He explored atonality and other modern styles and wrote a number of books, including ''Music Here and Now'' (1939), a study ...
dated 23 August 1980'', in ''
Österreichische Musikzeitschrift The ''Österreichische Musikzeitschrift'' (ÖMZ, Austrian music magazine) was a monthly music magazine published in Vienna, Austria, by Verlag Musikzeit. It was established in 1945 by the Austrian cultural politician and music critic . It appear ...
'', 35th year (1980), . Reprint in ''Ernst Krenek'' (''Musik-Konzepte'', volume 39/40), Munich 1984, * Foreword, in Franz Schreker, ''Kammersymphonie in einem Satz'',; (1916). Vienna 1981, * ''Themen und Zeitstrukturen in Alban Bergs Kammerkonzert'', in ''Alban-Berg-Symposion Wien 1980. Tagungsbericht'', Vienna 1981, * ''Erzählung von Zahlen'', in ''Josquin des Prés'' (''Musik-Konzepte'', volume 26/27), Munich 1982, * ''Bemerkungen zu einigen späteren Werken Ernst Kreneks'', in ''Ernst Krenek'' (''Studien zur Wertungsforschung'', volume 15), Vienna 1982, . Reprint in ''Ernst Krenek'' (''Musik-Konzepte'', volule 39/40), Munich 1984, * ''Die Zwölftöner. Musik in Fremdheit und Isolation'', in ''Das größere Österreich. Geistiges und soziales Leben von 1880 bis zur Gegenwart'', hrsg. von Kristian Sotriffer, Vienna 1982, * ''Die Suche nach der endgültigen Unwirklichkeit'', in ''Anton Webern'' (''Musik-Konzepte Sonderband'', volume 1), Munich 1983, * ''Weberns Rede. Wahn & Witz, mit beschränkter Haftung'', in ''
Österreichische Musikzeitschrift The ''Österreichische Musikzeitschrift'' (ÖMZ, Austrian music magazine) was a monthly music magazine published in Vienna, Austria, by Verlag Musikzeit. It was established in 1945 by the Austrian cultural politician and music critic . It appear ...
'', 38th year (1983), ; Reprint in: ''Anton Webern'' (''Musik-Konzepte Sonderband'', Band 2), München 1984, * ''Zur Geschichte der 4. Symphonie'', in ''Mahler-Interpretation. Aspekte zum Werk und Wirken von Gustav Mahler'', edited by
Rudolf Stephan Rudolf Stephan (3 April 1925 – 29 September 2019) was a German musicologist. Life Stephan was born in Bochum. After studying violin at the conservatory, he entered the Institute of Heidelberg, where he studied musicology at the University unde ...
, Mainz 1985, * ''Erda-Scenen'', in ''Richard Wagner's Tristan und Isolde'' (''Musik-Konzepte'', volume 57/57), Munich 1987, * ''Die Väter sind sterblich'', in ''Beiträge zur Musikwissenschaft'', 32nd year (1990), * ''Kehraus des schönen Wahns'', in ''1913. Aufbruch in unsere Welt. Essays zur Kunst, Musik, Literatur und Architektur'', Wien 1993, * ''Suite'', in ''Töne, Farben, Formen. Über Musik und die bildenden Künste'', edited by Elisabeth Schmierer among others, Laaber 1995, Gösta Neuwirth
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Work

* ''Requiem'', 1956 * ''Hommage à Mahler'', 1966 * ''Der Garten der Pfade, die sich verzweigen'', 1975 * ''String quartet'', 1976 * ''Pisspott oder Pot of Pieces'', 1973–1981, Neufassung 2017 * ''Eine wahre Geschichte'', chamber opera, 1981 * ''Sechs Gesänge nach Texten von Maurice Maeterlinck'', 1995


References


External links

*
Gösta-Neuwirth-Archiv
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