Hermann Rauhe (born 6 March 1930) is a German musicologist.

Life

Rauhe was born in Wanna/

Niederelbe The Niederelbe (i.e. Lower Elbe) is a long section of the river Elbe, from western Hamburg downstream to its mouth into the North Sea near Cuxhaven. Starting at (or Elbe kilometer 634) near Finkenwerder, Hamburg, it gradually widens from to ...

. After he passed the

Abitur ''Abitur'' (), often shortened colloquially to ''Abi'', is a qualification granted at the end of secondary education in Germany. It is conferred on students who pass their final exams at the end of ISCED 3, usually after twelve or thirteen year ...

at the in

Cuxhaven Cuxhaven (; ) is an independent town and seat of the Cuxhaven district, in Lower Saxony, Germany. The town includes the northernmost point of Lower Saxony. It is situated on the shore of the North Sea at the mouth of the Elbe River. Cuxhaven has ...

in 1949, he studied music and

music education Music education is a field of practice in which educators are trained for careers as elementary or secondary music teachers, school or music conservatory ensemble directors. Music education is also a research area in which scholars do origina ...

at the

Hochschule für Musik und Theater Hamburg The Hochschule für Musik und Theater Hamburg is one of the larger universities of music in Germany. It was founded 1950 as ''Staatliche Hochschule für Musik'' (Public college of music) on the base of the former private acting school of Annem ...

as well as

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 ...

and

literary criticism Literary criticism (or literary studies) is the study, evaluation, and interpretation of literature. Modern literary criticism is often influenced by literary theory, which is the philosophical discussion of literature's goals and methods. Th ...

pedagogy Pedagogy (), most commonly understood as the approach to teaching, is the theory and practice of learning, and how this process influences, and is influenced by, the social, political and psychological development of learners. Pedagogy, taken as ...

, philosophy, sociology,

theology Theology is the systematic study of the nature of the divine and, more broadly, of religious belief. It is taught as an academic discipline, typically in universities and seminaries. It occupies itself with the unique content of analyzing the ...

and

phonetics Phonetics is a branch of linguistics that studies how humans produce and perceive sounds, or in the case of sign languages, the equivalent aspects of sign. Linguists who specialize in studying the physical properties of speech are phoneticians. ...

at the

University of Hamburg The University of Hamburg (german: link=no, Universität Hamburg, also referred to as UHH) is a public research university in Hamburg, Germany. It was founded on 28 March 1919 by combining the previous General Lecture System ('' Allgemeines Vor ...

from 1951 to 1959. In 1955 he passed the First State Examination for the teaching profession at grammar schools with the combined subject music and German teaching. In 1959 he passed the Second State Examination and then the

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 ...

of philosophy (musicology).

Scientific career

In 1960 Rauhe became an assistant, in 1963 a lecturer at the University of Hamburg and since 1965 he has been a professor of musicology and music education at the Hamburg University of Music. In 1970 he returned to the University of Hamburg as ''Ordinarius'' for Educational Science with a focus on Music Pedagogy. From 1978 to 2004 Rauhe was President of the Hamburg University of Music and Drama, and from 1980 to 1982 also Chairman of the Rectors' Conference of the Universities of Music in the Federal Republic of Germany. SignaturHermannRauhe

Main areas of work

Rauhe made special efforts to develop new methods of

Music therapy Music therapy, an allied health profession, "is the clinical and evidence-based use of music interventions to accomplish individualized goals within a therapeutic relationship by a credentialed professional who has completed an approved music th ...

Impact research. For example, through the targeted use of music in the neurological rehabilitation of stroke and Parkinson patients at the (together with the neurologist Robert-Charles Behrend). For this reason, Rauhe works in the ''German Society for Preventive Medicine and Prevention Management e.V.''. Together with its president Gerd Schnack, Rauhe developed a special method of stress reduction, the so-called repetitive meditation training. Hermann Rauhe

He also worked in the field of professional research and development ("Music professions in transition").

Honours

* Since 2004, Rauhe has been Honorary President of the Hamburg University of Music and Theatre * 2004

Johannes Brahms Medal The Johannes Brahms Medal (german: Johannes-Brahms-Medaille, links=no) of Hamburg is a music award established in 1928, named after the composer Johannes Brahms who was born in Hamburg. The medal is given irregularly by the to artists who contri ...

* 2006 Officer's Cross of the

Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany The Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (german: Verdienstorden der Bundesrepublik Deutschland, or , BVO) is the only federal decoration of Germany. It is awarded for special achievements in political, economic, cultural, intellect ...

. * 2015

Publications

* ''Dichtung und Musik im weltlichen Vokalwerk Johann Hermann Scheins. Stilistische und kompositionstechnische Untersuchungen zum Wort-Ton-Verhältnis im Lichte der rhetorisch ausgerichteten Sprach- und Musiktheorie des 17. Jahrhunderts''. Hamburg 1959. * ''Popularität in der Musik. Interdisziplinäre Aspekte musikalischen Kommunikation''. Verlag Braun, Karlsruhe 1974, . * with

Hans-Peter Reinecke Hans-Peter Reinecke (1941–2005) was a German actor. Partial filmography

*''Spotkania w mroku'' (1960) - 1. Angeklagter *''Holubice'' (1960) - Ulli *''Das hölzerne Kälbchen'' (1960) - Hirte *''Beschreibung eines Sommers'' (1963) - Tenser ...

and Wilfried Ribke: ''Hören und Verstehen. Theorie und Praxis handlungsorientierten Unterrichts''. Kösel-Verlag, Munich 1975, . * ''Musik hilft heilen''. Arcis-Verlag, München 1993, . * with Reinhard Flender: ''Schlüssel zur Musik''. Atlantis-Musikbuch-Verlag, Mainz 1998, . * with Gerd Schnack: ''Topfit durch Nichtstun. RMT – die Formel für optimale Energie''.''Topfit durch Nichtstun''
on Google Books Kösel-Verlag, Munich 2002, .

References

External links

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