Carl Dahlhaus (June 10, 1928- May 1989), a musicologist from Berlin, has been one of the major contributors to the development of musicology as a scholarly discipline during the post-war era. June 10 is the 161st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (162nd in leap years), with 204 days remaining. ... 1928 was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1989 is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A musicologist is someone who studies musicology. ... Berlin? (pronounced: , German ) is the capital of Germany and its largest city, with 3,426,000 inhabitants (as of January 2005); down from 4. ... Musicology is the scientific study of music (Greek: musike = music and logos = word). ...
He wrote numerous books and articles on a wide range of subjects within the field, though the majority of these on the history of western music and particularly that of the 19th century (i.e. Romantic music). His other favourite topics included music theory and the aesthetics of music. The history of Western music is closely tied to the history of Western classical music: Early music Medieval music (to the 15th century) Renaissance music (16th century) Baroque music (17th and first half of the 18th centuries) Classical music era (1750s to beginning of the 19th century) Romantic music (19th... Romantic music is defined as the period of European classical music that runs roughly from the early 1800s to the first decade of the 20th century, as well as music written according to the norms and styles of that period. ... Music theory is a field of study that describes the elements of music and includes the development and application of methods for analyzing and composing music, and the interrelationship between the notation of music and performance practice. ... The aesthetics of music or musical aesthetics is the quality and study of the beauty and enjoyment (plaisir and jouissance), the aesthetics, of music. ...
Bibliography
Nineteenth-Century Music
Studies on the Origin of Harmonic Tonality, trans. Robert O. Gjerdingen
Foundations of Music History, trans. J. B. Robinson
Schoenberg and the New Music: Essays by Carl Dahlhaus
CarlDahlhaus was born in Hanover the son of an engineer on 10 June1928.
Dahlhaus set out a new basis for musicology by enriching its methodology to include historical theory, musical aesthetics, musical theory and musical analysis.
Widely educated, humourous, clear-thinking and endowed with a fine sense of judgement, Dahlhaus was a stimulating presence in any discussion.
CarlDahlhaus (June_101928- May 1989), a musicologist from Berlin, has been one of the major contributors to the development of musicology as a scholarly discipline during the post-war era.
He wrote numerous books and articles on a wide range of subjects within the field, though the majority of these on the history of western music and particularly that of the 19th century (i.e.
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