Hartmut Krones (born 15 October 1944) is an Austrian
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 ...
.
Training
Born in Vienna, Krones studied German language and literature 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 ...
as well as
music education,
vocal pedagogy
Vocal pedagogy is the study of the art and science of voice instruction. It is used in the teaching of singing and assists in defining what singing is, how singing works, and how proper singing technique is accomplished.
Vocal pedagogy covers a ...
and ''Lied and Oratorio'' at the
University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna
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 ...
. He also won a doctorate in
musicology.
Research and teaching
Since 1970 Krones had been teaching at the
University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna
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 was appointed full professor and head of the teaching office ''Musikalische Stilkunde und Aufführungspraxis'' in 1987. Since 1996, he has also been heading the Arnold-Schönberg-Institute of this university. In October 2013 Krones retired. Among the focal points of his work as author and editor of numerous publications are
historical performance practice
Historically informed performance (also referred to as period performance, authentic performance, or HIP) is an approach to the performance of classical music, which aims to be faithful to the approach, manner and style of the musical era in whic ...
,
musical symbolism and music of the 20th century. Krones is concerned with identifying meanings in music. Critics have commented critically on his approach, saying that Krones confuses "the musical expression of feelings with programme music".
Functions in Austrian musical life
Since 1968, Hartmut Krones has been writing the introductory texts for the program booklets of the
Wiener Musikverein
The ( or ; ), commonly shortened to , is a concert hall in Vienna, Austria, which is located in the Innere Stadt district. The building opened in 1870 and is the home of the Vienna Philharmonic orchestra.
The acoustics of the building's 'Great ...
Furthermore, he is a member of the Board of Trustees of the
Arnold Schönberg Center and Chairman of the Egon-Wellesz-Fonds at the Society of Friends of Music in Vienna.
Publications
* ''An: Karl Steiner, Shanghai: Briefe ins Exil an einen Pianisten der Wiener Schule'', Verlag: Böhlau Wien;
* ''Alte Musik und Musikpädagogik'', Verlag: Böhlau Wien;
* ''Struktur und Freiheit in der Musik des 20. Jahrhunderts'', Verlag: Böhlau Wien;
* ''Jean Sibelius und Wien'', Verlag: Böhlau Wien;
* ''Bühne, Film, Raum und Zeit in der Musik des 20. Jahrhunderts. Wiener Schriften zur Stilkunde und Aufführungspraxis'', Publishing house: Böhlau Wien;
*' 'Die österreichische Symphonie im 20. Jahrhundert'', Verlag: Böhlau Wien;
* ''Multikulturelle und internationale Konzepte in der Neuen Musik'', Verlag: Böhlau Wien;
* ''Anton Webern'', Verlag: Böhlau Wien;
* ''Stimme und Wort in der Musik des 20. Jahrhunderts'', Verlag: Böhlau Wien;
* ''Arnold Schönberg: Werk und Leben'', Hartmut Krones und Reingard Grübl-Steinbauer, Edition Steinbauer Wien;
* ''Ludwig van Beethoven'', with CD-Audio. Verlag Holzhausen Wien;
* ''Vokale und allgemeine Aufführungspraxis'', Verlag: Böhlau Wien;
* ''Marcel Rubin'', Verlag Elisabeth Lafite Wien,
Awards
* Julia Bungardt,
Maria Helfgott, Eike Rathgeber, Nikolaus Urbanek: ''Wiener Musikgeschichte: Annäherungen – Analysen – Ausblicke; Festschrift für Hartmut Krones'',
''Wiener Musikgeschichte : Annäherungen, Analysen, Ausblicke : Festschrift für Hartmut Krones''
on Worldcat Verlag: Böhlau, Vienna, Cologne, Weimar 2009
References
External links
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20th-century Austrian musicologists
Academic staff of the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna
1944 births
Living people
Writers from Vienna