Matthias Brzoska (born 24 June 1955) 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 mu ...

. He leads his research and teaches 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 E ...

Essen Essen (; Latin: ''Assindia'') is the central and, after Dortmund, second-largest city of the Ruhr, the largest urban area in Germany. Its population of makes it the fourth-largest city of North Rhine-Westphalia after Cologne, Düsseldorf and D ...

Career

Brzoska 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 ...

Marburg Marburg ( or ) is a university town in the German federal state (''Bundesland'') of Hesse, capital of the Marburg-Biedenkopf district (''Landkreis''). The town area spreads along the valley of the river Lahn and has a population of approximate ...

and Berlin with

Reinhold Brinkmann Reinhold Brinkmann (21 August 1934, Wildeshausen, Oldenburg, Lower Saxony – 10 October 2010, Eckernförde, Rendsburg-Eckernförde, Schleswig-Holstein) was a German musicologist. Brinkmann was born in Wildeshausen and studied at Freiburg im Brei ...

Sieghart Döhring Sieghart Döhring (born 12 December 1939) is a German musicologist and Opera researcher. Career Born in Biskupiec, East Prussia, Döhring studied musicology, theology and philosophy in Hamburg and Marburg/Lahn. In 1969 he gained a doctorate at ...

and

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- ...

and French

philology Philology () is the study of language in oral and writing, written historical sources; it is the intersection of textual criticism, literary criticism, history, and linguistics (with especially strong ties to etymology). Philology is also defin ...

with

Hermann Hofer Hermann or Herrmann may refer to: * Hermann (name), list of people with this name * Arminius, chieftain of the Germanic Cherusci tribe in the 1st century, known as Hermann in the German language * Éditions Hermann, French publisher * Hermann, Mis ...

. From 1981 to 1986 he was an assistant

lecturer Lecturer is an List of academic ranks, academic rank within many universities, though the meaning of the term varies somewhat from country to country. It generally denotes an academic expert who is hired to teach on a full- or part-time basis. T ...

at the

Berlin University of the Arts 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 ...

, and 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 ''l ...

in 1986 at 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 ...

with a dissertation on

Franz Schreker Franz Schreker (originally ''Schrecker''; 23 March 1878 – 21 March 1934) was an Austrian composer, conductor, teacher and administrator. Primarily a composer of operas, Schreker developed a style characterized by aesthetic plurality (a mixture ...

. From 1987 to 1990 he worked in Paris on a research project financed by the

Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft The German Research Foundation (german: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft ; DFG ) is a German research funding organization, which functions as a self-governing institution for the promotion of science and research in the Federal Republic of Germ ...

. In 1992 he was

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 ...

at the

University of Bayreuth A university () is an institution of higher (or tertiary) education and research which awards academic degrees in several academic disciplines. Universities typically offer both undergraduate and postgraduate programs. In the United States, th ...

with a study on the idea of a Gesamtkunstwerk. He then became professor of musicology at the Folkwang University of the Arts in Essen. His research focuses on opera, music and intertextual relations between music and other arts. He undertook various research projects together with his wife, the musicologist Elisabeth Schmierer.

Publications

* ''Schrekers

Der Schatzgräber ''Der Schatzgräber'' (''The Treasure Hunter'') is an opera in 5 parts: Prologue, Act I, Act II, Act III and Epilogue by Franz Schreker with a libretto by the composer. Composition history Schreker wrote the libretto for the opera in the summer of ...

'' (''

Archiv für Musikwissenschaft The ''Archiv für Musikwissenschaft'' is a quarterly German-English-speaking trade magazine devoted to music history and historical musicology, which publishes articles by well-known academics and young scholars. It was founded in 1918 as the su ...

.'' issue 27), Stuttgart 1988 * ''Idee des Gesamtkunstwerks in der Musiknovellistik der Julimonarchie'' (''Thurnauer Schriften zum Musiktheater.'' Volume 14). Laaber, Laaber 1995. * with Elisabeth Schmierer, Susanne Fontaine, Werner Grünzweig: ''Töne, Farben, Formen. Über Musik und die bildenden Künste.'' Laaber, Laaber 1995. 2nd revised edition 1998. * ''

Hector Berlioz In Greek mythology, Hector (; grc, Ἕκτωρ, Hektōr, label=none, ) is a character in Homer's Iliad. He was a Trojan prince and the greatest warrior for Troy during the Trojan War. Hector led the Trojans and their allies in the defense o ...

. Literarische Werke in 10 Bänden.'' Nachdruck der Ausgabe Leipzig 1903 ff., with an introduction by the editor. Laaber, Laaber 2004. * with Michael Heinemann (edit.): ''Die Geschichte der Musik.'' 3 volumes. Laaber, Laaber 2004. * with Hermann Hofer, Nicole Strohmann (edit.): ''Hector Berlioz. Ein Franzose in Deutschland.'' Laaber, Laaber 2005. * ''Die Geschichte der musikalischen Gattungen.'' Laaber, Laaber 2006. * with Andreas Jacob, Nicole Strohmann (edit.): Giacomo Meyerbeer: ''

Le prophète ''Le prophète'' (''The Prophet'') is a grand opera in five acts by Giacomo Meyerbeer, which was premiered in Paris on 16 April 1849. The French-language libretto was by Eugène Scribe and Émile Deschamps, after passages from the ''Essay on the M ...

. Edition – Konzeption – Rezeption.''''Le prophète. Edition – Konzeption – Rezeption.''
on WorldCat Bericht über den Internationalen wissenschaftlichen Kongress (''Musikwissenschaftliche Publikationen.'' Volume 33). Olms, Hildesheim 2009.

References

External links

Folkwang-Universität

M. Brzoska on WorldCat
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Brzoska, Matthias 20th-century German musicologists 21st-century German musicologists Academic staff of the Folkwang University of the Arts 1955 births Living people Place of birth missing (living people) Academic staff of the Berlin University of the Arts