Rudolf Flotzinger (born 22 September 1939) 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 mu ...

Career

Born in

Vorchdorf Vorchdorf is a market town in the district of Gmunden in Upper Austria, Austria, as well as the name of the municipal area ("Gemeinde") that the town and others occupy. As of the 2005 census, the town of Vorchdorf had a population of 7,287 inhabit ...

(Austria), Flotzinger graduated from the where he was a student from 1951 to 1958.OeML Flotzinger, Rudolf
in ''Oesterreichisches Musiklexikon''. Online-edition, Vienna 2002, ; Print edition: volume 1, Austrian Academy of Sciences edition, Vienna 2002, He then pursued concurrent studies at the

Academy of Fine Arts Vienna The Academy of Fine Arts Vienna (german: link=no, Akademie der bildenden Künste Wien) is a public art school in Vienna, Austria. History The Academy of Fine Arts Vienna was founded in 1692 as a private academy modelled on the Accademia di Sa ...

(1958–1964) and 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 histor ...

(1959–1964). At the Academy of Fine Arts he studied music composition with Karl Schiske, and at the University of Vienna he studied musicology with

Erich Schenk Erich Schenk (5 May 1902 – 11 October 1974) was an Austrian musicologist and Music history, music historian. Personal and scientific life Born in Salzburg (Austria-Hungary), Schenk studied at the Salzburg Mozarteum and then at the University ...

and Walter Graf. In 1964 Flotzinger's doctoral dissertation on

lute tablature Tablature (or tabulature, or tab for short) is a form of musical notation indicating instrument fingering rather than musical pitches. Tablature is common for fretted stringed instruments such as the guitar, lute or vihuela, as well as many fr ...

s in

Kremsmünster Kremsmünster is a town in Kirchdorf an der Krems District, in the Austrian state of Upper Austria. Settled in 777, it is home to the Kremsmünster Abbey. The Abbey was founded 777 by Duke Tassilo III of Bavaria and is one of the oldest abbeys o ...

, ''Die Lautentabulaturen des Stiftes Kremsmünster'', was published by the University of Vienna, and he received his doctorate from that institution in 1965. He remained at that institution doing further research and teaching, and received his

habilitation 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 Vienna in 1969 following his scholarly research into

early music Early music generally comprises Medieval music (500–1400) and Renaissance music (1400–1600), but can also include Baroque music (1600–1750). Originating in Europe, early music is a broad musical era for the beginning of Western classical m ...

at the

Notre-Dame de Paris Notre-Dame de Paris (; meaning "Our Lady of Paris"), referred to simply as Notre-Dame, is a medieval Catholic cathedral on the Île de la Cité (an island in the Seine River), in the 4th arrondissement of Paris. The cathedral, dedicated to the ...

. In 1971 Flotzinger left Vienna to succeed

Othmar Wessely Othmar Wessely (31 October 1922 – 20 April 1998) was an Austrian musicologist. Career Born in Linz, Wessely studied musicology at the University of Vienna with Erich Schenk. From 1963 to 1971 he was a university professor at the Karl-Franzens- ...

as chairman of the institute for musicology of the

University of Graz The University of Graz (german: link=no, Karl-Franzens-Universität Graz, ), located in Graz, Austria, is the largest and oldest university in Styria, as well as the second-largest and second-oldest university in Austria. History The unive ...

. He remained in that post until 1999 when he became chairman of the board of the at the Austrian Academy of Sciences; a position he held until 2006. As a musicologist, Flotzinger has mainly published content and pursued research in the areas of

medieval music Medieval music encompasses the sacred and secular music of Western Europe during the Middle Ages, from approximately the 6th to 15th centuries. It is the first and longest major era of Western classical music and followed by the Renaissance ...

(particularly early polyphony) and the music history of Austria. From 1992 until 1999 he was editor of the journal ''Acta musicologica''. He also co-edited the three-volume ''Musikgeschichte Österreichs'' and was editor of the five-volume ''

Oesterreichisches Musiklexikon The ''Oesterreichisches Musiklexikon'Oesterreichisch'' with ''Oe'' is the spelling of the print and online output. is a five-volume music encyclopedia founded by the Austrian Academy of Sciences' Commission for Music Research. It was officiall ...

'' in addition to serving as a member of the

Academia Europaea The Academia Europaea is a pan-European Academy of Humanities, Letters, Law, and Sciences. The Academia was founded in 1988 as a functioning Europe-wide Academy that encompasses all fields of scholarly inquiry. It acts as co-ordinator of Europea ...

in London as well as corresponding member of the Academy of Sciences in Vienna, Zagreb and Ljubljana.

References

External links

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On the Question of Modal Rhythm as Reception by Rudolf Flotzinger
{{DEFAULTSORT:Flotzinger, Rudolf 1939 births Living people People from Gmunden District Austrian musicologists Members of the Austrian Academy of Sciences Academic staff of the University of Vienna Academic staff of the University of Graz Members of Academia Europaea Members of the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts Members of the Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts University of Vienna alumni