Hans John (musicologist)

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Hans John
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Hans Karl Ferdinand John

(1936-09-07) 7 September 1936 (age 88)
Bad Freienwalde, Brandenburg, Germany
NationalityGerman
Occupation(s)Musicologist and former university professor

Hans Karl Ferdinand John (born 7 September 1936) is a German musicologist and former university professor.

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Life

John was born in Bad Freienwalde. His father was cantor and organist and enabled him to attend the Dresdner Kreuzschule. He was a member of the Dresdner Kreuzchores from 1946 until his Abitur in 1954. He studied music education and science and classical philology at the Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg and at the Humboldt University of Berlin. In 1961 he was awarded his doctorate under Fritz Reuter at the Faculty of Philosophy in Berlin with the dissertation Music education in ancient Greece and its relevance for our time. [1]

After his Staatsexamen he taught at the Humboldt University and at the Hochschule für Musik Franz Liszt, Weimar. He then worked for 25 years at the Hochschule für Musik Carl Maria von Weber Dresden as a lecturer and professor of musicology. In 1993 he was appointed director of the Institute for Musicology at the Dresden university. [2] of which he was the founder.

John's research focuses on historical musicology of the 19th century, the music history of Dresden, Protestant church music and the Romantic music.

Hans John has published numerous musicological articles, among others on Carl Maria von Weber, Robert Schumann, Franz Liszt, Karol Lipiński, Richard Wagner and the history of the Hochschule für Musik Carl Maria von Weber Dresden. John has also published several series on Dresden's music history.

John was vice chairman of the International Carl Maria von Weber Society, member of the Sächsischer Musikrat  [ de ] and chairman of the Dresden Society of Friends of Music. He participated as a speaker at numerous international musicological congresses, among others in Oxford, Sintra, Copenhagen St. Petersburg, Breslau, Berlin and Dresden.

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References

  1. ↑ Heinz Wegener: Bibliographie Fritz Reuter. In Ders. (Red. Bearb.): Gedenkschrift Fritz Reuter (Wissenschaftliche Zeitschrift der Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. Gesellschafts- und sprachwissenschaftliche Reihe 15 (1966) 3). pp. I–VIII, here: p. VII.
  2. ↑ Dresden. "Carl Maria von Weber und die Frauen - Literarisch-musikalischer Abend am 20. September im Stadtarchiv Dresden". www.dresden.de. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
  3. ↑ Der Dresdner Kreuzkantor und Bach-Schüler Gottfried August Homilius : ein Beitrag zur Musikgeschichte Dresdens im 18. Jahrhundert on WorldCat
  4. ↑ Der Dresdner Kreuzchor und seine Kantoren on WorldCat
  5. ↑ Die Dresdner Oper im 19. Jahrhundert on WoerdCat
  6. ↑ "Moderation: "Alles hat seine Zeit" - Dokumentarfilm und Gespräch mit Kammersänger Peter Schreier am 20.10.2012 im Schloss Biesdorf". „Alles hat seine Zeit“ - Dokumentarfilm und Gespräch mit Kammersänger Peter Schreier am 20.10. im Schloss Biesdorf - Berlin.de. Retrieved 2018-10-14.
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