Ivana Rentsch (born in 1974) is a Swiss

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 ...

and teacher 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 ...

Life

Born in

Olten Olten (High Alemannic: ''Oute'') is a town in the canton of Solothurn in Switzerland and capital of the district of the same name. Olten's railway station is within 30 minutes of Zürich, Basel, Bern, and Lucerne by train, and is a rail hub o ...

, Rentsch studied

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 ...

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and

linguistics Linguistics is the scientific study of human language. It is called a scientific study because it entails a comprehensive, systematic, objective, and precise analysis of all aspects of language, particularly its nature and structure. Linguis ...

at the

University of Zürich The University of Zürich (UZH, german: Universität Zürich) is a public research university located in the city of Zürich, Switzerland. It is the largest university in Switzerland, with its 28,000 enrolled students. It was founded in 1833 f ...

. From 2000, she spent five years as a research assistant at the Musicological Institute of the University of Bern. In 2004 she received her doctorate with her thesis on

Bohuslav Martinů Bohuslav Jan Martinů (; December 8, 1890 – August 28, 1959) was a Czech composer of modern classical music. He wrote 6 symphonies, 15 operas, 14 ballet scores and a large body of orchestral, chamber, vocal and instrumental works. He bec ...

's operas of the

interwar period In the history of the 20th century, the interwar period lasted from 11 November 1918 to 1 September 1939 (20 years, 9 months, 21 days), the end of the World War I, First World War to the beginning of the World War II, Second World War. The in ...

. In 2005 she was granted a research scholarship at the Austrian universities of

Graz Graz (; sl, Gradec) is the capital city of the Austrian state of Styria and second-largest city in Austria after Vienna. As of 1 January 2021, it had a population of 331,562 (294,236 of whom had principal-residence status). In 2018, the popul ...

and

Salzburg Salzburg (, ; literally "Salt-Castle"; bar, Soizbuag, label=Bavarian language, Austro-Bavarian) is the List of cities and towns in Austria, fourth-largest city in Austria. In 2020, it had a population of 156,872. The town is on the site of the ...

for the project ''Dance in Score'' (

Swiss National Science Foundation The Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF, German: ''Schweizerischer Nationalfonds zur Förderung der wissenschaftlichen Forschung'', SNF; French: ''Fonds national suisse de la recherche scientifique'', FNS; Italian: ''Fondo nazionale svizzero ...

). From 2006 to 2013 Rentsch was assistant at the Musicological Institute of the University of Zurich. She

habilitated 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 ...

there in 2010 with her study on the significance of dance for instrumental music and music theory of the early modern period. At the same time, she held teaching positions at the universities of

Basel , french: link=no, Bâlois(e), it, Basilese , neighboring_municipalities= Allschwil (BL), Hégenheim (FR-68), Binningen (BL), Birsfelden (BL), Bottmingen (BL), Huningue (FR-68), Münchenstein (BL), Muttenz (BL), Reinach (BL), Riehen (BS ...

, Bern,

Fribourg , neighboring_municipalities= Düdingen, Givisiez, Granges-Paccot, Marly, Pierrafortscha, Sankt Ursen, Tafers, Villars-sur-Glâne , twintowns = Rueil-Malmaison (France) , website = www.ville-fribourg.ch , Location of , Location of () () o ...

and Graz. Since 2013 Rentsch has been professor for

historical musicology Musicology (from Ancient Greek, 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, a ...

at the University of Hamburg. Rentsch is married to the musicologist

Arne Stollberg Arne Stollberg (born in 1973) is a German musicologist and university professor. Career Born in Wetzlar, Stollberg studied musicology as well as theatre, film and media studies at the Goethe University Frankfurt. From 2001 to 2012 he worked ...

Focus of research and publications

Rentsch is co-editor of the journal ''

Die Musikforschung ''Die Musikforschung'' is a quarterly peer-reviewed academic journal of musicological which since 1948 is published on behalf of the Gesellschaft für Musikforschung by Bärenreiter. The editors-in-chief are Panja Mücke (Hochschule für Musik und ...

'' and member of the scientific advisory board of both ''Bohuslav Martinů Complete Edition'' (Bohuslav Martinů Stiftung Prag, Bärenreiter-Verlag), as well as that of the ''Recherche sur la musique française XVIIe-XVIIIe siècles. Nouvelle série'' and the journal ''Musicologica slovaca'' (

Slovak Academy of Sciences The Slovak Academy of Sciences ( sk, Slovenská akadémia vied, or SAV) is the main scientific and research institution in Slovakia fostering basic and strategic basic research. It was founded in 1942, closed after World War II, and then reestab ...

Publications

* ''Anklänge an die Avantgarde : Bohuslav Martinůs Opern der Zwischenkriegszeit''(''Beihefte zum Archiv für Musikwissenschaft'', vol. 61), Stuttgart : Steiner, 2007. * ''Die Poesie der Oper. Bohuslav Martinus Theaterästhetik als Gegenentwurf zum Musikdrama'',''Die Poesie der Oper : Bohuslav Martinůs Theaterästhetik als Gegenentwurf zum Musikdramain''
on WorldCat ''Sonderband Bohuslav Martinu. Musik-Konzepte. Neue Folge''. Edited by

Ulrich Tadday Ulrich Tadday (born 1963) is a German musicologist, a professor at the University of Bremen. Career Born in Gelsenkirchen, Tadday studied musicology, music pedagogy, philosophy and German literature at the University of Dortmund and University o ...

, 2009,

References

External links

Ivana Rentsch
– University of Hamburg
Ivana Rentsch on WorldCat
{{DEFAULTSORT:Rentsch, Ivana Swiss musicologists 21st-century musicologists Women musicologists Academic staff of the University of Hamburg 1974 births Living people People from Olten