Theodor Kroyer (9 September 1873 – 12 January 1945) was 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 ...

Life

Kroyer was born in Munich. After he won his

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 ...

in 1893 at the

Wilhelmsgymnasium (Munich) The Wilhelmsgymnasium is a gymnasium (selective school) in Munich, Germany. Founded in 1559 to educate local boys, it is now coeducational. Wilhelmsgymnasium is one of the few remaining gymnasiums in Bavaria to be a "pure ''Humanistisches Gymnas ...

he studied at the

University of Munich The Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (simply University of Munich or LMU; german: Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München) is a public research university in Munich, Germany. It is Germany's List of universities in Germany, sixth-oldest u ...

and at the Akademie für Tonkunst in Munich. He 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 1897 and

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 ...

in 1902 at the University of Munich, where he taught from 1907 as a non-permanent associate professor. From 1920 to 1923 he was professor of musicology at the

Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg } Heidelberg University, officially the Ruprecht Karl University of Heidelberg, (german: Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg; la, Universitas Ruperto Carola Heidelbergensis) is a public research university in Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, ...

, where he devoted himself particularly to the study of

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 ...

. He was then full professor of music at the

University of Leipzig Leipzig University (german: Universität Leipzig), in Leipzig in Saxony, Germany, is one of the world's oldest universities and the second-oldest university (by consecutive years of existence) in Germany. The university was founded on 2 Decemb ...

, where he was instrumental in establishing the Museum of Musical Instruments. In 1932 he became professor for musicology at the

University of Cologne The University of Cologne (german: Universität zu Köln) is a university in Cologne, Germany. It was established in the year 1388 and is one of the most prestigious and research intensive universities in Germany. It was the sixth university to ...

, where he worked until his retirement in 1938. He founded the musicological series ' and was editor of the first three volumes.Kölner Beiträge zur Musikforschung. Herausgegeben von T. Kroyer. 1938–1940 In the series ' he was responsible for the volume about

Ludwig Senfl Ludwig Senfl (born around 1486, died between December 2, 1542 and August 10, 1543) was a Swiss composer of the Renaissance, active in Germany. He was the most famous pupil of Heinrich Isaac, was music director to the court of Maximilian I, Holy R ...

. His edition of the study score of Mozart's Haffner-Sinfonie is still in use today. He wrote biographies of

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and Walter Courvoisier. Among his students were Karl Laux, Eugen Schmitz,

Hans von Benda Hans von Benda (22 November 1888, in Strasbourg – 13 August 1972, in Berlin) was a German conductor. A direct descendant of the eighteenth-century composer Franz Benda, he operated in the shadow of better-known German maestri of his genera ...

, Heinrich Strobel and

Wolfgang Fortner Wolfgang Fortner (12 October 1907 – 5 September 1987) was a German composer, composition teacher and conductor. Life Fortner was born in Leipzig. From his parents, who were both singers, Fortner very early on had intense contact with music. ...

. Kroyer died in

Wiesbaden Wiesbaden () is a city in central western Germany and the capital of the state of Hesse. , it had 290,955 inhabitants, plus approximately 21,000 United States citizens (mostly associated with the United States Army). The Wiesbaden urban area ...

at age 71.

Publications

* ''Publikationen älterer Musik.'' * ''Walter Courvoisier. Mit einem Bildnis und vielen Notenbeispielen. '' * ''Die Anfänge der Chromatik im italienischen Madrigal des XVI. Jahrhunderts ... Inaugural-Dissertation ... von Theodor Kroyer''. * ''Publikationen älterer Musik. Veröffentlicht von der Abteilung zur Herausgabe älterer Musik bei der Deutschen Musikgesellschaft. Für die Leitung: Theodor Kroyer. 11 Jahr.'' * ''Theodor Kroyer-Festschrift zum sechzigsten Geburtstag am 9. September 1933'' * ''Die Anfange der Chromatik im italienischen Madrigal des XVI. Jahrhunderts. Ein Beitrag zur Geschichte des Madrigals.'' * ''Ludwig Senfls Werke Eingeleitet u. hrsg. von Theodor Kroyer.''

Literature

Thomas Phleps Thomas Phleps (2 September 1955 – 5 June 2017) was a German guitarist and musicologist. Life Born in Bad Hersfeld, Phleps studieded at the Philipps-Universität Marburg and the University of Kassel and completed his studies in 1981 and 1983 re ...

: ''Ein stiller, verbissener und zäher Kampf um Stetigkeit – Musikwissenschaft in NS-Deutschland und ihre vergangenheitspolitische Bewältigung'', in Isolde v. Foerster et al. (ed.), '' Musikforschung – Nationalsozialismus – Faschismus'', Mainz 2001,
online Uni Giessen
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References

External links

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Kroyer, Theodor 20th-century German musicologists Academic staff of Heidelberg University Academic staff of the University of Cologne Academic staff of the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich Academic staff of Leipzig University 1873 births 1945 deaths Writers from Munich