Ulrich Leisinger (born 1964 in
Baden-Baden
Baden-Baden () is a spa town in the states of Germany, state of Baden-Württemberg, south-western Germany, at the north-western border of the Black Forest mountain range on the small river Oos (river), Oos, ten kilometres (six miles) east of the ...
) 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 ...
and director of the research department of the
Mozarteum University Salzburg
Mozarteum University Salzburg (German: ''Universität Mozarteum Salzburg'') is one of three affiliated but separate (it is actually a state university) entities under the “Mozarteum” moniker in Salzburg municipality; the International Mo ...
in
Salzburg
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The town is on the site of the ...
.
Life
Leisinger received his doctorate from the
University of Heidelberg
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in 1992. The subject of his dissertation was a paper on
Joseph Haydn
Franz Joseph Haydn ( , ; 31 March 173231 May 1809) was an Austrian composer of the Classical period (music), Classical period. He was instrumental in the development of chamber music such as the string quartet and piano trio. His contributions ...
and the development of the classical piano style. He then went to the
Bach Archive Leipzig until 2004, first as a research assistant and later as deputy director of research. In 2004/2005 Leisinger was a visiting professor at
Cornell University
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in
Ithaca
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Ithaca, Ithaka ...
.
Since July 2005, Leisinger has been editor of the
New Mozart Edition and the Digital Mozart Edition, published by the Mozarteum Foundation and funded by the Packard Humanities Institute, Los Altos, California. Leisinger is also the editor of new editions of major works of choral literature published by
Carus-Verlag
Carus-Verlag is a German music publisher founded in 1972 and based in Stuttgart.
Carus was founded by choral conductor Günter Graulich and his wife Waltraud with an emphasis on choral repertoire. The catalogue currently includes more than 26,00 ...
.
Ulrich Leisinger's Editorial Board
on the website of Carus-Verlag, retrieved on 13 April 2020.
Publications
* ''Carl Philipp Emanuel Bachs geistliche Musik : Bericht über das internationale Symposium (Teil 1) vom 12. bis 16. März 1998 in Frankfurt (Oder), Zagan und Zielona Góra im Rahmen der 33. Frankfurter Festtage der Musik an der Konzerthalle "Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach" in Frankfurt (Oder)''
* ''Bach in Leipzig''
* ''Musik, Kunst und Wissenschaft im Zeitalter Johann Sebastian Bachs''
* ''Weinen, Klagen, Sorgen, Zagen : BWV 12; Kantate zum Sonntag Jubilate für Soli (ATB), Chor (SATB) und Orchester (Trompete, 2 Oboen, 2 Violinen, Viola und Basso continuo) = Weeping, crying, sorrow, sighing : Cantata for the 3rd Sunday after Easter for soli (ATB), choir (SATB), trumpet, oboe, bassoon, 2 violins, 2 violas and basso continuo$hed. by Ulrich Leisinger. English version by Henry S. Drinker, revised by Gordon Paine''
* ''Die Bach-Quellen der Forschungs- und Landesbibliothek Gotha : Handschriften und frühe Drucke''
* ''Bach in Leipzig, Bach und Leipzig : Konferenzbericht Leipzig 2000''
* ''Joseph Haydn und die Entwicklung des klassischen Klavierstils bis ca. 1785''
* ''Die Bach-Quellen der Bibliotheken in Brüssel : Katalog : mit einer Darstellung von Überlieferungsgeschichte und Bedeutung der Sammlungen Westphal, Fétis und Wagener''
* ''Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach : thematisch-systematisches Verzeichnis der musikalischen Werke (BR-JCFB)''
* ''Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, Musik zwischen West und Ost : Bericht über das internationale Symposium vom 12. bis 16. März 1998 in Frankfurt (Oder), Żagań und Zielona Góra [im Rahmen der 33. Frankfurter Festtage der Musik an der Konzerthalle "Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach" in Frankfurt (Oder)''
References
External links
*
Ulrich Leisinger
on the Website of Universal Edition
*
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20th-century German musicologists
21st-century German musicologists
Bach scholars
Mozart scholars
1964 births
Living people
People from Baden-Baden