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Günter Katzenberger (25 May 1937 – 28 December 2020) was a German musician,
musicologist Musicology is the academic, research-based study of music, as opposed to musical composition or performance. Musicology research combines and intersects with many fields, including psychology, sociology, acoustics, neurology, natural sciences, f ...
, conductor, and university faculty, professor for
Historical musicology Music history, sometimes called historical musicology, is a highly diverse subfield of the broader discipline of musicology that studies music from a historical point of view. In theory, "music history" could refer to the study of the history of ...
at the
Hochschule für Musik, Theater und Medien Hannover Hanover University of Music, Drama and Media (, abbreviated to HMTMH) is a university of performing arts and media in Hanover, the capital of Lower Saxony, Germany. Dating to , it has reorganised and changed names as it developed over the years, ...
''Katzenberger, Günter''
in the Databank ''Niedersächsische Personen'' (new entry required) of the in the version dated 16 November 2009, last accessed on 13 September 2020.
as well as a
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writer and
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.Compare for example the information under the GND number together with cross-references to the
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Life and career

Born in
Bad Kissingen Bad Kissingen () is a German spa town in the Bavarian region of Lower Franconia and County town, seat of the Bad Kissingen (district), district Bad Kissingen. Situated to the south of the Rhön Mountains on the Franconian Saale, Franconia ...
, Katzenberger first studied in Munich at the local University of Music and Drama as well as musicology, philosophy and modern history. He then studied under professors Wilhelm Fischer, Erich Valentin and Hans Zingerle at the
University of Innsbruck The University of Innsbruck (; ) is a public research university in Innsbruck, the capital of the Austrian federal state of Tyrol (state), Tyrol, founded on October 15, 1669. It is the largest education facility in the Austrian States of Austria, ...
, where he received his doctorate in historical musicology and passed his concert examination in conducting.Christian Schlegel (Red.)
''em. Prof. Dr. Günter Katzenberger''
in der Bearbeitung 11 November 2011, retrieved 16 August 2016.
From 1963 onwards, Katzenberger taught at various Gymnasium in Munich and
Mühldorf am Inn Mühldorf am Inn (, ; Central Bavarian: ''Muihdorf am Inn'') is a Town#Germany, town in Bavaria, Germany, and the capital of the Mühldorf (district), district Mühldorf on the river Inn (river), Inn. It is located at , and had a population of ab ...
, performing concerts in parallel as a
chamber music Chamber music is a form of classical music that is composed for a small group of Musical instrument, instruments—traditionally a group that could fit in a Great chamber, palace chamber or a large room. Most broadly, it includes any art music ...
ian, song
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and orchestra leader. From 1970, Katzenberger taught at the Hanover University of Music, Theatre and Media (HMTM Hanover), where he was appointed Professor of Historical Musicology in 1973 - in combination with music education. He worked as lecturer at the same time athe
University of Hildesheim The University of Hildesheim (in German ''Universität Hildesheim'') is a public university located in Hildesheim, in the German state of Lower Saxony. History Alfeld University of Education (Pädagogische Hochschule Alfeld) – University o ...
and the
University of Bremen The University of Bremen () is a public university in Bremen, Germany, with approximately 18,400 students from 117 countries. Its 12 faculties offer more than 100 degree programs. The University of Bremen has been among the top 50 European rese ...
. In 1976, he also took over an honorary professorship in musicology at the Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Universität Hannover. Until his retirement in 2002, Katzenberger headed the as its
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for many years and was also deputy chairman of the
Hannoversche Gesellschaft für Neue Musik The Hannoversche Gesellschaft für Neue Musik (HGNM) also "Gesellschaft für Neue Musik" is a publisher based in Hanover specializing in Neue Musik. History and activities The association was founded on 31 January 1987 in Hanover. The aim of t ...
. In addition to various contributions to the encyclopaedia ''
Die Musik in Geschichte und Gegenwart ''Die Musik in Geschichte und Gegenwart'' (''MGG''; "Music in the Past and Present") is a German music encyclopedia. It is among the world's most comprehensive encyclopedias of music history and musicology, on account of its scope, content, wealth ...
'' (MGG) and the work ''Das Händel-Lexikon'' Katzenberger published in numerous papers. Katzenberger died on 28 December 2020, at the age of 83.


Publications

* ''Instrumente, Klänge, Strukturen. Ein Taschenbuch zur gleichnamigen Sendereihe von
Siegfried Behrend Siegfried Behrend (19 November 1933 – 20 September 1990) was a German classical guitarist and composer. Biography Behrend was born in Berlin. He studied piano, harpsichord, conducting and composition at the Klindworth-Scharwenka Conservatory in ...
'', mit Zeichnungen von ''Karl Schilling''. Schroedel, Hanover 1972, . * Günter Katzenberger (ed.): ''
Heinrich Sievers Heinrich Sievers (20 August 190817 September 1999) was a German musicologist, music critic, university lecturer,
zum 70. Geburtstag / in Verbindung mit
Richard Jakoby Richard Matthias Jakoby (11 September 1929 – 9 July 2017) was a German music teacher and cultural manager and until 1993 director of the Hochschule für Musik und Theater Hannover. Life Born in Dreis, Jakoby was the sixth of seven children ( ...
.'' Schneider,
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1978, . * as ed., Katharina Hottmann (Bearb.): ''"Unser Hof ist ein sehr starker Gott ..." Hannovers Oper um 1850 im Spannungsfeld zwischen Künstlern, König und Hofbeamten. Mit zahlreichen unveröffentlichten Dokumenten und Briefen von
Heinrich Marschner Heinrich August Marschner (16 August 1795 – 14 December 1861) was a German composer best known for his operas. He is considered to be the most important composer of German opera between Weber and Wagner.989 Year 989 ( CMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar. Events By place Byzantine Empire * Emperor Basil II uses his contingent of 6,000 Varangians to help him defeat Bardas Phokas (the Younger), who suffe ...
. * with Hans-Olaf Meyer-Grotjahn (Red.): ''
Sofia Gubaidulina Sofia Asgatovna Gubaidulina (24 October 1931 – 13 March 2025) was a Soviet and Russian composer of Modernism (music), modernist Holy minimalism, sacred music. She was highly prolific, producing numerous Chamber music, chamber, Orchestra, orch ...
. Eine Hommage zum 60. Geburtstag'', edited by the Hannoverschen Gesellschaft für Neue Musik e.V. (HGNM). HGNM, Hanover 1991. ** Neuauflage: Pfau, Saarbrücken 2000, . * Hinrich Bergmeier, Günter Katzenberger (ed.): ''Kulturaustreibung. Die Einflussnahme des Nationalsozialismus auf Kunst und Kultur in Niedersachsen.'' eine Dokumentation zur gleichnamigen Ausstellung der Hannoverschen Gesellschaft für Neue Musik in Zusammenarbeit mit dem
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in Hanover und dem
Landesmuseum Hannover The Lower Saxon State Museum Hanover (, or simply ) is the state museum of Lower Saxony in Hanover, Germany. Situated adjacent to the New Town Hall, the museum comprises the state gallery (), featuring paintings and sculptures from the Middle ...
in the 7. September bis 28. Oktober 1993. Dölling und Galitz, Hamburg 1993, , p. 55 u.ö.
Vorschau
über
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) * as ed.: ''
Reinhard Febel Reinhard Febel (born 3 July 1952) is a German composer, notable for his operas. He is also a music theorist and a university professor at the Hochschule für Musik, Theater und Medien Hannover and the Mozarteum. Career Febel was born in Metzinge ...
. Beiträge zu seinem musikalischen Schaffen.'' Ricordi, Feldkirchen 1994, . * with
Arnfried Edler Arnfried Edler (21 March 1938 – 20 April 2022) was a German musicologist and university professor in Kiel and Hanover. Life Born in Lüdenscheid, Edler studied music, German literary history and philosophy in Saarbrücken and Kiel and also ...
(ed.): ''Denken und Sprechen als Weg zur Musik. Beiträge zur Musikgeschichte'' (''IfMpF-Monographie.'' Vol. 8). Institut für Musikpädagogische Forschung der Hochschule für Musik und Theater, Hannover 2003, . * with Wolfgang Horn (ed.): ''Musik zwischen Mythologie und Sozialgeschichte. Ausgewählte Aufsätze aus den Jahren 1972 bis 2000'' (''Publikationen der Hochschule für Musik und Theater Hannover.'' Band 13). Wißner, Augsburg 2003, . * with Hans Bäßler: ''Wegbegleiter im Diskurs / Musikhistorisches Kolloquium von Kollegen und Freunden Arnfried Edlers am 12. April 2003 Hochschule für Musik und Theater Hannover'' (''IfMpF-Monographie.'' Vol. 7). Institut für Musikpädagogische Forschung, Hannover 2004, . * ''Bemerkungen zur Bedeutung von Pausen als Spannungs- und Überraschungsmoment in der Instrumentalmusik um 1800.''''Bemerkungen zur Bedeutung von Pausen als Spannungs- und Überraschungsmoment in der Instrumentalmusik um 1800''
on WorldCat
In Charlotte Seither in Zusammenarbeit mit der Hochschule für Musik und Theater Hanover (ed.): ''Tacet. Non tacet. Zur Rhetorik des Schweigens. Festschrift für zum 70. Geburtstag.'' Pfau, Saarbrücken 2004, . * ''Kürze als Problem für das Musikhören im frühen 19. Jahrhundert.'' In Claudia Bullerjahn, H. Gembris, A. C. Lehmann (ed.): ''Musik: gehört, gesehen und erlebt. Festschrift Klaus-Ernst Behne zum 65. Geburtstag'' (''IfMpF-Monografie.'' Vol. 12). IfMpF, Hanover 2005, . * with Stefan Weiss (ed.): ''Musik in und um Hannover. Peter Schnaus zum 70. Geburtstag'' (''IfMpF-Monographie.'' Nr. 14). Institut für Musikpädagogische Forschung der Hochschule für Musik und Theater Hannover, 2006, .


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Katzenberger, Gunter 1937 births 2020 deaths German musicologists German music historians German conductors (music) Academic staff of the University of Bremen Academic staff of the Hochschule für Musik, Theater und Medien Hannover German non-fiction writers German publishers (people) People from Bad Kissingen