Congratulations to our RISM colleague Dieter Kirsch (Würzburg)
Monday, July 28, 2014
Congratulations to our RISM colleague Dieter Kirsch (Würzburg), who was awarded an honorary doctorate from the Hochschule für Musik in Würzburg.
He was recognized for his contributions to research in the areas of the musical history of Mainfranken (Bavaria) and the history of the Hochschule and its forerunners. In a ceremony on July 9, 2014, Kirsch was honored in speeches by his colleagues and a concert featuring viola da gamba, lute, Biedermeier guitar, and flute.
Kirsch is a former president of the Hochschule and has cataloged the collections of around 100 libraries in Franconia for RISM. His publications on musical sources from this region include:
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“Zur Tradition einer Choral-Passion nach Matthäus in Franken,” Kirchenmusikalisches Jahrbuch 92 (2008): 83-103.
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“Georg Valentin Röder (1776-1848). Königlich bayerischer Hofmusik-Direktor und Komponist,” in Fränkische Lebensbilder: neue Folge der Lebensläufe aus Franken, ed. Erich Schneider (Neustadt an der Aisch, 2004): 189-221.
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“Musik für Mandora in der Universitätsbibliothek Eichstätt,” Sammelblatt des Historischen Vereins Eichstätt 86 (1993): 85-102
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“Zur Geschichte der Würzburger Hofmusik im 19. Jahrhundert,” Mainfränkisches Jahrbuch für Geschichte und Kust: Archiv des Historischen Vereins für Unterfranken und Aschaffenburg 48 (1996): 199-232.
Please join us in congratulating Prof. Kirsch!
Photo credit: Hochschule für Musik Würzburg
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