Manuela Schwartz (born in 1964) is 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 m ...
.
Life
Schwartz was born in
Pirmasens
Pirmasens (; pfl, Bärmesens (also ''Bermesens'' or ''Bärmasens'')) is an independent town in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, near the border with France. It was famous for the manufacture of shoes. The surrounding rural district was called ''Lan ...
. She completed her master's degree in musicology, history and German studies at the
Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz
The Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (german: Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz) is a public research university in Mainz, Rhineland Palatinate, Germany, named after the printer Johannes Gutenberg since 1946. With approximately 32,000 st ...
and the
Technical University Berlin
The Technical University of Berlin (official name both in English and german: link=no, Technische Universität Berlin, also known as TU Berlin and Berlin Institute of Technology) is a public research university located in Berlin, Germany. It was ...
. After completing her doctorate in 1995 at the Technical University of Berlin (
Summa cum laude), she worked at the
State Institute for Music Research
The State Institute for Music Research (german: Staatliches Institut für Musikforschung or ''SIMPK'') is a musicological research facility in Berlin, Germany for the study of Musical Instruments, Music History, Music Theory and Music technology. ...
(
Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation
The Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation (german: Stiftung Preußischer Kulturbesitz; SPK) is a German federal government body that oversees 27 museums and cultural organizations in and around Berlin, Germany. Its purview includes all of Berlin's ...
Berlin); in 1996 she joined the
DFG-Project ''Music in Exile 1933-1949: Pilot Project California'' at the
Folkwang University of the Arts
The Folkwang University of the Arts is a university for music, theater, dance, design, and academic studies, located in four German cities of North Rhine-Westphalia. Since 1927, its traditional main location has been in the former Werden Abbey in ...
as a
research assistant
A research assistant (RA) is a researcher employed, often on a temporary contract, by a university, a research institute or a privately held organization, for the purpose of assisting in academic or private research. Research assistants are not in ...
in Essen (cond. Horst Weber). Since 2000 she has been Professor of Historical Musicology at the .
Schwartz publishes on a wide range of topics from the 19th and 20th centuries. She was a member of the German-French research network ''La vie musicale sous
Vichy
Vichy (, ; ; oc, Vichèi, link=no, ) is a city in the Allier department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of central France, in the historic province of Bourbonnais.
It is a spa and resort town and in World War II was the capital of ...
'' (Ltg. Myriam Chimenes, 1992–1999) as well as in the DFG network ''Hörwissen im Wandel'' (2013-2017). Ihre Publikationen enthalten neben Grundlagenforschung zum Exil von Musikern während des Nationalsozialismus (''Quellen zur Geschichte emigrierter Musiker 1933–1950, Band 1 Kalifornien'', edited with Horst Weber) and letter editions (correspondence with and Hans Heinrich Engel) including research on the reception of
Richard Wagner's work in France, the relationship between music and politics in occupied France 1940–1944, the history and culture of European music therapy in the 19th and 20th centuries, and biographical studies on individual personalities (
Vincent d’Indy,
Heinrich Strobel and
Conrad Ansorge). Since autumn 2017 she has been co-editor of the series ''Schriften zur politischen Musikgeschichte'' at
Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht
Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht (V&R) is a scholarly publishing house based in Göttingen, Germany. It was founded in 1735 by (1700-1750) in connection with the establishment of the Georg-August-Universität in the same city.
After Abraham Vandenhoec ...
.
On March 23, 2022, she was elected Rector of Magdeburg-Stendal University of Applied Sciences by the Academic Senate, effective May 17, 2022. Since 2021, she has been an honorary professor at the University of Montreal (Université de Montréal) in Quebec (Canada) and Dean of the Department of Social Work, Health and Media. She has also been chairwoman of the Richard Wagner Association in Magdeburg since 2021 and a (Catholic) member of the Protestant University Advisory Board. Since May 2022, Manuela Schwartz is the project leader of the German Jordanian University (GJU)http://www.gju.edu.jo/content/about-gju-687 under the governance of the DAAD and the Federal Ministry of Education and Research.
Publications
* ''Wagner-Rezeption und französische Oper des Fin de Siècle. Untersuchungen zu Vincent d’Indys
Fervaal''. (''Berliner Musik Studien.'' 10) Studiopunkt Verlag, Sinzig 1999, (Zugl.: Berlin, Techn. Univ., Diss., 1995).
* with Stefan Keym (ed.): ''Pluralismus wider Willen? Stilistische Tendenzen in der Musik
Vincent d’Indys.'' Olms, Hildesheim 2002, .
* with Horst Weber (ed.): ''Quellen zur Geschichte emigrierter Musiker 1933–1950. Vol. 1: Kalifornien.''
K. G. Saur, Munich 2003, , as eBook .
* as ed.: ''
Vincent d’Indy et son temps.'' Mardaga, Sprimont 2006, .
* with Sabine Meine (ed.): ''Der Musiksalon. Beiträge des Symposiums "Salons des späten 19. und frühen 20. Jahrhunderts – Räume für Musik in Großstädten Europas und Amerikas", organisiert im Rahmen der Jahrestagung der
Gesellschaft für Musikforschung
The ''Gesellschaft für Musikforschung'' (GfM) is a professional association of musicologists and institutes active in study, research and teaching in Germany. It has over 1600 members. The association is based in Kassel, Hesse.
History
The so ...
, Leipzig 2008.'' In ''
Die Tonkunst,'' 2010/1, , (with contributions by Sabine Meine, Manuela Schwartz, Inga Mai-Groote, Horst Weber, Myriam Chimènes and a preface by
Beatrix BorchardInhalt und Leseprobe online.
* with Eike Rathgeber, Christian Heitler (ed.): ''
Conrad Ansorge. Ein Pianist des
Fin de Siècle
() is a French term meaning "end of century,” a phrase which typically encompasses both the meaning of the similar English idiom "turn of the century" and also makes reference to the closing of one era and onset of another. Without context, ...
in Berlin und Wien.''.
''Conrad Ansorge. Ein Pianist des Fin de Siècle in Berlin und Wien.''
on WorldCat Böhlau, Viena/Cologne/Weimar 2017, .
References
External links
*
* Hochschule Magdeburg-Stendal
Retrieved 2 June 2022.
Manuela Schwartz
on Max-Plank-Institut for Wissenschaft Geschichte.
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1964 births
Living people
People from Pirmasens
Women musicologists
20th-century German musicologists
21st-century German musicologists