Volkmar von Braunbehrens (born 22 March 1941 in Freiburg im Breisgau) 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 m ...

, specialising in research about

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (27 January 17565 December 1791), baptised as Joannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart, was a prolific and influential composer of the Classical period. Despite his short life, his rapid pace of composition r ...

. Braunbehrens studied

history of literature The history of literature is the historical development of writings in prose or poetry that attempt to provide entertainment, enlightenment, or instruction to the reader/listener/observer, as well as the development of the literary techniques ...

, musicology, and

art history Art history is the study of aesthetic objects and visual expression in historical and stylistic context. Traditionally, the discipline of art history emphasized painting, drawing, sculpture, architecture, ceramics and decorative arts; yet today ...

in Munich, Heidelberg and Berlin; he received his PhD from the

Free University of Berlin The Free University of Berlin (, often abbreviated as FU Berlin or simply FU) is a public research university in Berlin, Germany. It is consistently ranked among Germany's best universities, with particular strengths in political science and t ...

in 1974. He is Privatdozent (associate professor) since 1981. In 1976, he co-founded, and until 1981 co-edited, the journal ''Berliner Hefte – Zeitschrift für Kultur und Politik''; for many years, he was director of an art gallery in Berlin. Braunbehrens is a former board member of the Humanist Union.Former board members
Humanistische Union He lives as a freelance author in Freiburg. His brother, , is a writer and

philologist Philology () is the study of language in oral and written historical sources; it is the intersection of textual criticism, literary criticism, history, and linguistics (with especially strong ties to etymology). Philology is also defined as th ...

Publications

* ''Kunst der bürgerlichen Revolution von 1830 bis 1848/49'', exhibition catalogue, Berlin 1972 * ''Nationalbildung und Nationalliteratur: Zur Rezeption der Literatur des 17. Jahrhunderts von Gottsched bis Gervinus'' (PhD

thesis A thesis ( : theses), or dissertation (abbreviated diss.), is a document submitted in support of candidature for an academic degree or professional qualification presenting the author's research and findings.International Standard ISO 7144: ...

1972), Berlin 1974. * ''Mozart in Vienna, 1781–1791'' New York:

Grove Weidenfeld Grove Press is an American publishing imprint that was founded in 1947. Imprints include: Black Cat, Evergreen, Venus Library, and Zebra. Barney Rosset purchased the company in 1951 and turned it into an alternative book press in the United St ...

, 1990. (translated by Timothy Bell, original title: ''Mozart in Wien'', Munich 1986) * ''Mozart – Lebensbilder'' (with Karl-Heinz Jürgens) * ''Maligned master: the real story of

Antonio Salieri Antonio Salieri (18 August 17507 May 1825) was an Italian classical composer, conductor, and teacher. He was born in Legnago, south of Verona, in the Republic of Venice, and spent his adult life and career as a subject of the Habsburg monarchy ...

'' (Aldershot: Scolar Press, 1992) . Translated from the German by Eveline L. Kanes, originally published in 1989 as ''Salieri. Ein Musiker im Schatten Mozarts? – Eine Biografie'', Munich-Zurich 1989. .

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at ''The Peerage'' 1941 births Writers from Freiburg im Breisgau German musicologists Mozart scholars Living people {{Germany-musicologist-stub