Uwe Harten (born 16 August 1944) is 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 works in Austria.

Life

Born in , Harten grew up in Hamburg, where he was a boy soprano at the Staatsoper. He took over the roles of a child. In Hamburg he also began his studies of musicology and art history, which he continued in Vienna with Erich Schenk. He gained his

doctorate A doctorate (from Latin ''doctor'', meaning "teacher") or doctoral degree is a postgraduate academic degree awarded by universities and some other educational institutions, derived from the ancient formalism '' licentia docendi'' ("licence to teach ...

with his study of the Viennese

Schumann Robert Schumann (; ; 8 June 181029 July 1856) was a German composer, pianist, and music critic of the early Romantic music, Romantic era. He composed in all the main musical genres of the time, writing for solo piano, voice and piano, chamber ...

admirer Carl Debrois van Bruyck. He then worked as a dramaturgical assistant at the Vienna Chamber Opera. Furthermore, he assisted Anthony van Hoboken in the production of his Werkverzeichnis of

Joseph Haydn Franz Joseph Haydn ( ; ; 31 March 173231 May 1809) was an Austrian composer of the Classical period (music), Classical period. He was instrumental in the development of chamber music such as the string quartet and piano trio. His contributions ...

. Since 1972 he has been a member of the at the

Österreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften The Austrian Academy of Sciences (; ÖAW) is a legal entity under the special protection of the Republic of Austria. According to the statutes of the Academy its mission is to promote the sciences and humanities in every respect and in every fi ...

. Since 1974 he has been secretary and member of the board of directors of the

Denkmäler der Tonkunst in Österreich ''Denkmäler der Tonkunst in Österreich'' (''Monuments of Fine Austrian Music''; 1894–) is a historical edition of music from Austria covering the Renaissance, Baroque, and Classical periods. The most recent volume in the edition was publishe ...

. In addition Harten worked as an assistant at the since its foundation in 1978. From 1988 to 2000 he was also its deputy scientific director and participated between 1977 and 2000 in the organization of the Bruckner symposiums in Linz. Harten is also President of the Hans Rott Society. Harten has been living in Vienna since 1964 and is married to the musicologist Christa Harten, ''née'' Flamm.

Publications

* (as project manager and publisher): ''Anton Bruckner. Ein Handbuch''. , Salzburg-Wien 1996, . * (as edit.): ''Hans Rott (1858–1884). Biographie, Briefe, Aufzeichnungen und Dokumente aus dem Nachlaß von Maja Loehr (1888–1964)''.

, Wien 2000, . * '' Max Kalbeck zum 150. Geburtstag: Skizzen einer Persönlichkeit''. Hans Schneider, Tutzing 2007, . * with Johannes Volker Schmidt (as edit.): ''"Die Sache, für die mein Leben einsteht". Studien zu Leben und Werk des Wiener Komponisten Hans Rott''.''"Die Sache, für die mein Leben einsteht". Studien zu Leben und Werk des Wiener Komponisten Hans Rott''
on WorldCat , Hildesheim 2014, .

References

External links

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Internationale Hans Rott Gesellschaft, Wien
Harten, Uwe
on Bruckner online {{DEFAULTSORT:Harten, Uwe 20th-century German musicologists Members of the Austrian Academy of Sciences 1944 births Living people Writers from Hamburg German emigrants to Austria Bruckner scholars 21st-century German musicologists