Konrad Küster (born 11 March 1959) 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 ...

. Born in Stuttgart, Küster studied musicology, Medieval and Modern History and Comparative Regional Studies at the Eberhard Karls University Tübingen and received 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 '' ...

in 1989 with a thesis on the design of the first movements in Mozart's concerts (Kassel 1991). In 1993 he habilitated in Freiburg with the thesis ''Opus primum in Venice - tradition of the vocal movement, 1590-1650''. Since 1995 he has been professor of musicology at the Albert-Ludwigs-University of Freiburg. From 1995 to 1997 he was dean, and from 2002 to 2006 dean of studies. From 2003 to 2018 he was a member of the board of the International Heinrich Schütz Society. Küster's spectrum of research covers a wide range from the music of the Middle Ages to the Protestant musical culture of the 16th to 19th centuries (especially

Heinrich Schütz Heinrich Schütz (; 6 November 1672) was a German early Baroque composer and organist, generally regarded as the most important German composer before Johann Sebastian Bach, as well as one of the most important composers of the 17th century. H ...

and

Johann Sebastian Bach Johann Sebastian Bach (28 July 1750) was a German composer and musician of the late Baroque period. He is known for his orchestral music such as the ''Brandenburg Concertos''; instrumental compositions such as the Cello Suites; keyboard wo ...

) and on to

First Viennese School The First Viennese School is a name mostly used to refer to three composers of the Classical period in Western art music in late-18th-century to early-19th-century Vienna: Joseph Haydn, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Ludwig van Beethoven. Sometimes ...

. He became known as the editor of the ''Bach Handbook'' A main focus of his work is music in northern Central Europe, especially organ culture in the

marshes A marsh is a wetland that is dominated by herbaceous rather than woody plant species.Keddy, P.A. 2010. Wetland Ecology: Principles and Conservation (2nd edition). Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK. 497 p Marshes can often be found at ...

on the North Sea. In connection with the

Evangelical Lutheran Church in Northern Germany The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Northern Germany (Evangelisch-Lutherische Kirche in Norddeutschland) is a Lutheran member church of the Evangelical Church in Germany (Evangelische Kirche in Deutschland, EKD). It was established on 27 May 201 ...

, he conceived the touring exhibition "Organs at the North Sea - Culture of the Marshes" in 2013. Since 2013 he has published the series of sheet music "Music between the North Sea and the Baltic Sea".

Publications

* ''Mozart. Eine musikalische Biographie.'' Deutsche Verlags-Anstalt, Stuttgart 1990, (several editions). * ''Opus Primum in Venedig. Traditionen des Vokalsatzes 1590–1650'' (''Freiburger Beiträge zur Musikwissenschaft.'' Vol. 4). Laaber-Verlag, Laaber 1995,

Habilitation Habilitation is the highest university degree, or the procedure by which it is achieved, in many European countries. The candidate fulfills a university's set criteria of excellence in research, teaching and further education, usually including ...

essay. * ''Der junge Bach.'' Deutsche Verlags-Anstalt, Stuttgart 1996, . * as editor: ''Bach-Handbuch.'' Bärenreiter, Kassel among others 1999, . * ''W. A. Mozart und seine Zeit.'' Laaber-Verlag, Laaber 2001, . * ''Im Umfeld der Orgel. Musik und Musiker zwischen Elbe und Weser'' (''Schriften der Orgelakademie Stade.'' VOl. 2). Orgelakademie, Stade 2007, . * als Herausgeber: ''Zwischen Schütz und Bach. Georg Österreich und Heinrich Bokemeyer als Notensammler (Gottorf / Wolfenbüttel).'' Carus, Stuttgart 2015, . * ''Orgeln an der Nordsee – Kultur der Marschen.'' Ludwig, Kiel 2015, (several editions). * ''Musik im Namen Luthers. Kulturtraditionen seit der Reformation.'' Bärenreiter among others Kassel etc. 2016, . * ''Arp Schnitger. Orgelbauer – Klangarchitekt – Vordenker''.''Arp Schnitger. Orgelbauer – Klangarchitekt – Vordenker''
on WorldCat Ludwig, Kiel 2019, .

External links

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Vita

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kuster, Konrad 20th-century German musicologists 21st-century German musicologists Academic staff of the University of Freiburg Bach scholars 1959 births Living people People from Stuttgart