Uwe Harten (born 16 August 1944) 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 ...

, who works in Austria.

Life

Born in , Harten grew up in Hamburg, where he was a boy soprano at the Staatsoper. He took over the roles of a child. In Hamburg he also began his studies of musicology and art history, which he continued in Vienna 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 ...

. He gained 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 ...

with his study of the Viennese

Schumann Robert Schumann (; 8 June 181029 July 1856) was a German composer, pianist, and influential music critic. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest composers of the Romantic era. Schumann left the study of law, intending to pursue a career a ...

admirer Carl Debrois van Bruyck. He then worked as a dramaturgical assistant at the Vienna Chamber Opera. Furthermore, he assisted

Anthony van Hoboken Anthony van Hoboken (; ; 23 March 1887 – 1 November 1983) was a Dutch musical collector, bibliographer, and musicologist. He became especially well known for his scholarship on the music of Joseph Haydn and in particular for being the crea ...

in the production of his Werkverzeichnis of

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 ...

. Since 1972 he has been a member of the at the Österreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften. Since 1974 he has been secretary and member of the board of directors of the Denkmäler der Tonkunst in Österreich. In addition Harten worked as an assistant at the since its foundation in 1978. From 1988 to 2000 he was also its deputy scientific director and participated between 1977 and 2000 in the organization of the

Bruckner Josef Anton Bruckner (; 4 September 182411 October 1896) was an Austrian composer, organist, and music theorist best known for his symphonies, masses, Te Deum and motets. The first are considered emblematic of the final stage of Austro-Germ ...

symposiums in Linz. Harten is also President of the

Hans Rott Johann Nepomuk Karl Maria Rott (1 August 1858 – 25 June 1884) was an Austrian composer and organist. His music is little-known today, though he received high praise in his time from Gustav Mahler and Anton Bruckner. He left a symphony and ''Li ...

Society. Harten has been living in Vienna since 1964 and is married to the musicologist Christa Harten, ''née'' Flamm.

Publications

* (as project manager and publisher): ''Anton Bruckner. Ein Handbuch''. , Salzburg-Wien 1996, . * (as edit.): ''Hans Rott (1858–1884). Biographie, Briefe, Aufzeichnungen und Dokumente aus dem Nachlaß von Maja Loehr (1888–1964)''. Österreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften, Wien 2000, . * '' Max Kalbeck zum 150. Geburtstag: Skizzen einer Persönlichkeit''. Hans Schneider, Tutzing 2007, . * with Johannes Volker Schmidt (as edit.): ''"Die Sache, für die mein Leben einsteht". Studien zu Leben und Werk des Wiener Komponisten Hans Rott''.''"Die Sache, für die mein Leben einsteht". Studien zu Leben und Werk des Wiener Komponisten Hans Rott''
on WorldCat , Hildesheim 2014, .

Weblinks

*

Internationale Hans Rott Gesellschaft, Wien
Harten, Uwe
on Bruckner online

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Harten, Uwe German musicologists Members of the Austrian Academy of Sciences 1944 births Living people Writers from Hamburg German emigrants to Austria