Theodore Albrecht (born September 24, 1945) is a music historian who specializes in the life and music of

Ludwig van Beethoven Ludwig van Beethoven (baptised 17 December 177026 March 1827) was a German composer and pianist. Beethoven remains one of the most admired composers in the history of Western music; his works rank amongst the most performed of the classical ...

Biography

Albrecht was born in

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, and grew up in

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. He is a 1967 graduate of St. Mary's University in San Antonio (B.M.E., music education) and of North Texas State University (now

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) in

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in 1969 (M.M., musicology and music literature) and 1975 (Ph.D., musicology and history). After teaching at various colleges across the United States, Albrecht joined the faculty of

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in 1992. Albrecht's scholarly papers have been published in various music journals such as ''Journal of the Conductor's Guild'' and ''The Beethoven Journal'', including evidence that the degree of Beethoven's hearing loss was not as absolute as previously believed. Albrecht has lectured before performances of various music ensembles, notably the

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and Opera Cleveland.

Bibliography

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* Texas classical music Beethoven scholars 1945 births Living people American music historians American male non-fiction writers St. Mary's University, Texas alumni University of North Texas College of Music alumni {{US-historian-stub