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Jörn Peter Hiekel (born 1963) 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 ...
.


Life

Born in
Göttingen Göttingen (, , ; nds, Chöttingen) is a college town, university city in Lower Saxony, central Germany, the Capital (political), capital of Göttingen (district), the eponymous district. The River Leine runs through it. At the end of 2019, t ...
, Hiekel first studied musicology,
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, ...
and history at the universities of
Cologne Cologne ( ; german: Köln ; ksh, Kölle ) is the largest city of the German western state of North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) and the fourth-most populous city of Germany with 1.1 million inhabitants in the city proper and 3.6 millio ...
and
Bonn The federal city of Bonn ( lat, Bonna) is a city on the banks of the Rhine in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia, with a population of over 300,000. About south-southeast of Cologne, Bonn is in the southernmost part of the Rhine-Ru ...
before he completed his
double bass The double bass (), also known simply as the bass () (or #Terminology, by other names), is the largest and lowest-pitched Bow (music), bowed (or plucked) string instrument in the modern orchestra, symphony orchestra (excluding unorthodox addit ...
studies at the Musikhochschule Köln. Afterwards he received his doctorate at the
Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn The Rhenish Friedrich Wilhelm University of Bonn (german: Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn) is a public research university located in Bonn, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It was founded in its present form as the ( en, Rhine U ...
. He worked for many years as editor and publisher at the
Breitkopf & Härtel Breitkopf & Härtel is the world's oldest music publishing house. The firm was founded in 1719 in Leipzig by Bernhard Christoph Breitkopf. The catalogue currently contains over 1,000 composers, 8,000 works and 15,000 music editions or books ...
music publishing house and as author for various ARD institutions and newspapers/magazines (including the ''
Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung The ''Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung'' (; ''FAZ''; "''Frankfurt General Newspaper''") is a centre-right conservative-liberal and liberal-conservativeHans Magnus Enzensberger: Alter Wein in neuen Schläuchen' (in German). ''Deutschland Radio'', ...
'' and ''
Opernwelt ''Opernwelt'' (''Opera World'') is a monthly German magazine for opera, operetta and ballet. It includes news about current performances, portraits of composers and performers, articles about opera house An opera house is a theater (structure) ...
''). Since 1992 a member of various
early music Early music generally comprises Medieval music (500–1400) and Renaissance music (1400–1600), but can also include Baroque music (1600–1750). Originating in Europe, early music is a broad musical era for the beginning of Western classic ...
ensembles, in 2002 he became a lecturer at the International Darmstadt Summer Courses for New Music and directed the composer seminars. From 2003 he was assistant professor for 20th century music at the
Hochschule für Musik Carl Maria von Weber Dresden ' (, plural: ') is the generic term in German for institutions of higher education, corresponding to ''universities'' and ''colleges'' in English. The term ''Universität'' (plural: ''Universitäten'') is reserved for institutions with the right to ...
. In 2005 he took over the direction of the Institute for
New Music New music may refer to: Musical styles and movements Pre-20th century * Ars nova, musical style in 14th-century France and the Low Countries * ''Le nuove musiche'', collection of monody by Giulio Caccini * New German School, music style in late 1 ...
at the
Technische Universität Dresden TU Dresden (for german: Technische Universität Dresden, abbreviated as TUD and often wrongly translated as "Dresden University of Technology") is a public research university, the largest institute of higher education in the city of Dresden, th ...
and in 2008 he habilitated in historical musicology at the
Technische Universität Dresden TU Dresden (for german: Technische Universität Dresden, abbreviated as TUD and often wrongly translated as "Dresden University of Technology") is a public research university, the largest institute of higher education in the city of Dresden, th ...
and took over a professorship for musicology/new music at the HfM Dresden. Since 2008 he is lecturer for music aesthetics and musicology at the
Zurich University of the Arts Zurich University of the Arts (ZHdK, german: Zürcher Hochschule der Künste) has approximately 2,500 students, which makes it the largest arts university in Switzerland. The university was established in 2007, following the merger between Zurich ...
. Hiekel is a member of the
Sächsische Akademie der Künste The Sächsische Akademie der Künste (Saxon Academy of Arts) is a German cultural organisation for the state of Saxony, based in Dresden. Purpose The Academy is a statutory corporation to promote the arts in Saxony, make proposals for its pro ...
, in 2008-2014 secretary and since June 2015 deputy secretary of the Academy's music class. Since 2008 he is head of the mediation project , since 2012 board member of KlangNetz Dresden e. V. 2004-2019 he was board member of the Darmstadt Institute for New Music and Music Education (INMM), which he took over in 2013. In 2014 he was awarded the Saxon Teaching Prize, which was presented for the first time. In 2019 he received the 10,000 EUR prize at the Bavarian Academy of Arts. "Happy New Ears"-Preis für Publizistik.


Publications

* (ed.) ''Überblendungen. Neue Musik mit Film/Video'' (Veröffentlichungen des Instituts für Neue Musik und Musikerziehung Darmstadt, vol. 56), Schott-Verlag, Mainz 2016. * (ed. gemeinsam mit Pierre Michel und Marik Froidefond)''UNITÉ – PLURALITÉ. La musique de Hans Zender'', Editions Herman, Paris 2015. * (ed.) ''Zurück zur Gegenwart? Weltbezüge in neuer Musik'' (Veröffentlichungen des Instituts für Neue Musik und Musikerziehung Darmstadt, vol. 55), Schott-Verlag, Mainz 2015. * (ed. gemeinsam mit Wolfgang Lessing): ''Verkörperungen der Musik. Interdisziplinäre Betrachtungen'', transcript Verlag, Bielefeld 2014. * (ed.)
Hans Zender Johannes Wolfgang Zender (22 November 1936 – 22 October 2019) was a German conductor and composer. He was the chief conductor of several opera houses, and his compositions, many of them vocal music, have been performed at international festival ...
: ''Waches Hören. Texte zur Musik'', Hanser Verlag, München 2014. * (ed.): ''Ins Offene? Neue Musik und Natur'' (Veröffentlichungen des Instituts für Neue Musik und Musikerziehung Darmstadt, vol. 54), Schott-Verlag, Mainz 2014. * ''Bernd Alois Zimmermanns „Requiem für einen jungen Dichter“'' (''
Archiv für Musikwissenschaft The ''Archiv für Musikwissenschaft'' is a quarterly German-English-speaking trade magazine devoted to music history and historical musicology, which publishes articles by well-known academics and young scholars. It was founded in 1918 as the ...
.'' Beiheft 36). Steiner, Stuttgart 1995. * (ed.):
Hans Zender Johannes Wolfgang Zender (22 November 1936 – 22 October 2019) was a German conductor and composer. He was the chief conductor of several opera houses, and his compositions, many of them vocal music, have been performed at international festival ...
: ''Die Sinne denken. Schriften zur Musik 1965–2003.'' Breitkopf & Härtel, Wiesbaden 2004. * '' Wilfried Krätzschmar – Perspektiven seines Schaffens.'' Sandstein, Dresden 2005. * with S. Mauser (ed.): ''Nachgedachte Musik. Studien zum Werk
Helmut Lachenmann Helmut Friedrich Lachenmann (born 27 November 1935) is a German composer of contemporary classical music. His work has been associated with "instrumental musique concrète". Life and works Lachenmann was born in Stuttgart and after the end ...
s.'' Pfau, Saarbrücken 2005. * ''Musik inszeniert. Vermittlung und Präsentation von zeitgenössischer Musik.'' Schott, Mainz 2006. * with Manuel Gervink (ed.): '' Dmitri Shostakovich – das Spätwerk und sein zeitgeschichtlicher Kontext.'' Sandstein, Dresden 2006. * with Manuel Gervink (ed.): ''
Robert 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 ...
s „Welten“.'' Sandstein, Dresden 2007. * with E. Werner (ed.): ''Musikkulturelle Wechselbeziehungen zwischen Böhmen und Sachsen.'' Pfau, Saarbrücken 2007. * with W. Gratzer (ed.): ''Ankommen: Gehen.
Adriana Hölszky Adriana Hölszky (born 30 June 1953) is a Romanian-born German music educator, composer and pianist who has been living in Germany since 1976. Biography Hölszky was born in Bucharest. In the years 1959-1969 she studied piano with Olga Rosca-Be ...
s Textkompositionen.'' Schott, Mainz 2007. * (ed.): ''Sinnbildungen. Spiritualität in der Musik heute.'' Schott, Mainz 2008 (''Veröffentlichungen des Instituts für Neue Musik und Musikerziehung Darmstadt.'' Vol. 48). * (ed.): ''Musik-Kulturen'' (''Darmstädter Diskurse.'' VOl. 2). Pfau, Saarbrücken 2008. * with M. Gervink (ed.): ''Klanglandschaften. Musik und gestaltete Natur.'' Wolke, Hofheim 2009. * (ed.): ''Vernetzungen. Neue Musik im Spannungsfeld von Wissenschaft und Technik.'' Schott, Mainz 2009 (''Veröffentlichungen des Instituts für Neue Musik und Musikerziehung Darmstadt.'' Vol. 49). * with M. Demuth (ed.): ''Freiräume und Spannungsfelder. Zur Situation der zeitgenössischen Musik heute.'' Schott, Mainz 2009. * with A. Goetze (ed.): ''Religion und Glaube als künstlerische Kernkräfte im Werk von Olivier Messiaen.'' Wolke, Hofheim 2010. * with M. Demuth (ed.): ''Kulturelle Identität(en) in der Musik der Gegenwart.'' Pfau, Saarbrücken 2010. * (ed.): ''Musik und andere Künste.'' Schott, Mainz 2010 (''Veröffentlichungen des Instituts für Neue Musik und Musikerziehung Darmstadt.'' Vol. 50). * ''Vorzeitbelebung. Vergangenheits- und Gegenwartsbezüge in der Musik.'' Wolke, Hofheim 2010. * (ed.): ''Neue Musik in Bewegung. Musik- und Tanztheater heute.'' Schott, Mainz 2011 (''Veröffentlichungen des Instituts für Neue Musik und Musikerziehung Darmstadt.'' Vol. 51). * with M. Demuth (ed.): ''Hören und Denken: Musik und Philosophie heute.'' Schott, Mainz 2011. * (ed.): ''Die Kunst des Überwinterns: Musik und Literatur um 1968.'' Böhlau, Weimar/Köln/Wien 2011. * (ed.): ''Wechselwirkungen. Neue Musik und Film.'' Wolke, Hofheim 2012. * (ed.): ''Berührungen. Über das (Nicht-)Verstehen von Musik heute.'' Schott, Mainz 2012 (''Veröffentlichungen des Instituts für Neue Musik und Musikerziehung Darmstadt.'' Vol. 52). * with Patrick Müller (ed.): ''Transformationen. Zur Musik von Klaus Huber.'' Schott, Mainz 2012. * (ed.): ''Populär vs. Elitär? Wertvorstellungen und Popularisierungen der Musik heute.'' Schott, Mainz 2013. * (ed.): ''Ans Licht gebracht? Zur Interpretation Neuer Musik.'' Schott, Mainz 2013 (''Veröffentlichungen des Instituts für Neue Musik und Musikerziehung Darmstadt.'' Vol. 53). * with Christian Utz (ed.): ''Lexikon Neue Musik.'' Metzler Verlag u. Bärenreiter Verlag, Stuttgart/Kassel 2016. * (ed.): ''Body sounds. Aspekte des Körperlichen in der Musik der Gegenwart.'' Schott, Mainz 2017 (''Veröffentlichungen des Instituts für Neue Musik und Musikerziehung Darmstadt.'' Vol. 57). * with David Roesner (ed.): ''Gegenwart und Zukunft des Musiktheaters. Theorien, Analysen, Positionen.'' transcript, Bielefeld 2018. * (ed.): ''Clash! Generationen – Kulturen – Identitäten in der Gegenwartsmusik.'' Schott, Mainz 2018 (''Veröffentlichungen des Instituts für Neue Musik und Musikerziehung Darmstadt.'' Vol. 58). * with Wolfgang Mende (ed.): ''Klang und Semantik.'' transcript, Bielefeld 2018. * (ed.): ''Gegenwartsmusik als Forschung und Experiment'' Schott, Mainz 2019 (''Veröffentlichungen des Instituts für Neue Musik und Musikerziehung Darmstadt.'' VOl. 59). * ''Bernd Alois Zimmermann in seiner Zeit'' Laaber Verlag 2019.


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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Hiekel, Jorn Peter 20th-century German musicologists 21st-century German musicologists 1963 births Living people Writers from Göttingen