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Rudolph Kurt Angermüller (2 September 1940 – 15 July 2021) was a German
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 ...
, who rendered great services to
Mozart Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (27 January 1756 – 5 December 1791) was a prolific and influential composer of the Classical period (music), Classical period. Despite his short life, his rapid pace of composition and proficiency from an early age ...
studies in particular.


Life

Born in near
Bielefeld Bielefeld () is a city in the Ostwestfalen-Lippe Region in the north-east of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. With a population of 341,755, it is also the most populous city in the administrative region () of Detmold (region), Detmold and the L ...
, Angermüller took classes in piano, double bass and music theory at the Fösterling-Konservatorium in Bielefeld. He obtained his
Abitur ''Abitur'' (), often shortened colloquially to ''Abi'', is a qualification granted at the end of secondary education in Germany. It is conferred on students who pass their final exams at the end of ISCED 3, usually after twelve or thirteen year ...
in 1961. From 1961 to 1970 he studied
musicology 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, ...
, Romance studies and history at the
Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz The Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz () is a public research university in Mainz, Rhineland Palatinate, Germany. It has been named after the printer Johannes Gutenberg since 1946. it had approximately 32,000 students enrolled in around 100 a ...
, the Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität in Münster, and the
University of Salzburg The University of Salzburg (, ), also known as the Paris Lodron University of Salzburg (''Paris-Lodron-Universität Salzburg'', PLUS), is an Austrian public university in Salzburg, Salzburg municipality, Salzburg (federal state), Salzburg State, ...
, with Arnold Schmitz, Günther Massenkeil, Hellmut Federhofer and Gerhard Croll. From 1968 to 1975, he was a lecturer of musicology at the University of Salzburg. In 1970 he received his doctorate at the
University of Salzburg The University of Salzburg (, ), also known as the Paris Lodron University of Salzburg (''Paris-Lodron-Universität Salzburg'', PLUS), is an Austrian public university in Salzburg, Salzburg municipality, Salzburg (federal state), Salzburg State, ...
with a thesis on
Antonio Salieri Antonio Salieri (18 August 17507 May 1825) was an Italian composer and teacher of the classical period (music), classical period. He was born in Legnago, south of Verona, in the Republic of Venice, and spent his adult life and career as a subje ...
, focused on his secular works, especially his operas. Angermüller worked on the
Neue Mozart-Ausgabe The ''Neue Mozart-Ausgabe'' (''NMA''; English: ''New Mozart Edition'') is the second complete works edition of the music of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. A longer and more formal title for the edition is ''Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–1791): Neue ...
, a complete edition of the composer's works, from 1973 to 1981. He then became head of the scientific department of the
International Mozarteum Foundation The International Mozarteum Foundation (Internationale Stiftung Mozarteum) was founded in 1880 in Salzburg with its primary concern being the life and work of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Closely affiliated with the Mozarteum University Salzburg, it w ...
, and in 1988 the Foundation's General Secretary. In 1991, he was the scientific head of a Salzburg exhibition of Mozart, entitled ''Bilder und Klänge''. Since 1996, Angermüller has been a corresponding member of the , among several academies and Mozart associations. Angermüller died on 15 July 2021 in
Neumarkt am Wallersee Neumarkt am Wallersee is a town in the district of Salzburg-Umgebung in the state of Salzburg in Austria. Origins The origins of the city are in 1240, with the Archbishop Erberhard II of Salzburg. Population Neumarkt am Wallersee has a pop ...
, Austria, at age 80.


Work

Angermüller wrote a book about Mozart's travels, looking at 3,720 days and their locations and meetings in geographical, historic and social context. He worked on it over 20 years. He has been one of four editors of the Mozart Bibliography. He also wrote liner notes and program notes for the
Salzburg Festival The Salzburg Festival () is a prominent festival of music and drama established in 1920. It is held each summer, for five weeks starting in late July, in Salzburg, Austria, the birthplace of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Mozart's operas are a focus of ...
and recordings of Mozart's works. Angermüller's works are held by the
German National Library The German National Library (DNB; ) is the central archival library and national bibliographic centre for the Federal Republic of Germany. It is one of the largest libraries in the world. Its task is to collect, permanently archive, comprehens ...
, including: * ''Antonio Salieri. Sein Leben und seine weltlichen Werke unter besonderer Berücksichtigung seiner "großen" Opern.'' In drei Teilbände. Musikverlag Katzbichler, Munich 1971–1974, Dissertation at the
University of Salzburg The University of Salzburg (, ), also known as the Paris Lodron University of Salzburg (''Paris-Lodron-Universität Salzburg'', PLUS), is an Austrian public university in Salzburg, Salzburg municipality, Salzburg (federal state), Salzburg State, ...
. ** Teil I: ''Werk- und Quellenverzeichnis,'' 1971, (''Publikationen des Instituts für Musikwissenschaft der Universität Salzburg.'' Volume 2, as well as ''Schriften zur Musik.'' volume 16). ** Teil II, 1: ''Vita und weltliche Werke,'' 1974, (''Publikationen des Instituts für Musikwissenschaft der Universität Salzburg.'' Volume 3, ''Schriften zur Musik.'' Volume 17). ** Teil III: ''Dokumente,'' 1972, } (''Publikationen des Instituts für Musikwissenschaft der Universität Salzburg.'' volume 4, ''Schriften zur Musik.'' volume 19). * ''Vom Kaiser zum Sklaven: Personen in Mozarts Opern; mit bibliographischen Notizen über die Mozart-Sänger der Uraufführungen und Mozarts Librettisten''. Internationale Stiftung Mozarteum, Salzburg /
Bayerische Vereinsbank The ''Bayerische Vereinsbank'' () was a German bank founded in 1869 in Munich. It developed into one of the largest regional banks in Germany, before merging in 1998 with Bayerische Hypotheken- und Wechsel-Bank (also known as Hypo-Bank) to form ...
, Munich 1989. * ''Antonio Salieri. Dokumente seines Lebens unter Berücksichtigung von Musik, Literatur, Bildender Kunst, Architektur, Religion, Philosophie, Erziehung, Geschichte, Wissenschaft, Technik, Wirtschaft und täglichem Leben seiner Zeit.'' 3 volumes. Volume 1: 1670 – 1786, volume 2: 1787 – 1807, volume 3: 1808 – 2000. Karl Heinrich Bock, Bad Honnef 2000, , (German, Italian, French). * ''Ich, Johannes Chrisostomus Amadeus Wolfgangus Sigismundus Mozart. "Eine Autobiografie".'' Karl Heinrich Bock, Bad Honnef 1991, . * ''Mozarts Reisen in Europa. 1762–1791.'' Karl Heinrich Bock, Bad Honnef 2004, . * ''Mozart 1485/86 bis 2003. Daten zu Leben, Werk und Rezeptionsgeschichte der Mozarts.'' 2 volumes. Musikverlag Hans Schneider, Tutzing 2004, . * ''Florilegium Pratense. Mozart, seine Zeit, seine Nachwelt. Ausgewählte Aufsätze von Rudolph Angermüller anläßlich seines 65. Geburtstages.'' Herausgegeben von Geneviève Geffray und Johanna Senigl. Königshausen & Neumann, Würzburg 2005, . * ''Mozart muss sterben. Ein Prozess''''Mozart muss sterben : ein Prozess''
on Worldcat
(Belletristische Darstellung). Ecowin Verlag der Topakademie, Salzburg 2005, . * ''Das Testament des Salzburger Bürgermeisters Ignatz Anton von Weiser (1701–1785), Mozarts Textdichter.'' In ''Mitteilungen der Gesellschaft für Salzburger Landeskunde.'' Volume 145, 2005, , . * ''
Wenzel Müller Wenzel Müller (26 September 1767 – 3 August 1835) was an Austrian composer and Conducting, conductor. He is regarded as the most prolific opera composer of all time with his 166 operas. Life and career Müller was born in Městečko Trnávka ...
und "sein" Leopoldstädter Theater. Mit besonderer Berücksichtigung der Tagebücher Wenzel Müllers'', Böhlau, Vienna / Cologne / Weimar 2009, (''Wiener Schriften zur Stilkunde und Aufführungspraxis'', volume 5)
Text
at Google Books.


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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Angermuller, Rudolph German music historians 20th-century German musicologists 21st-century German musicologists Mozart scholars 1940 births 2021 deaths Writers from Bielefeld