Composer
Hugo Riemann
German musicologist (1849-1919)
1849–1919
1 works and musical collections
- Born
- 1849
- Died
- 1919
- Birthplace
- Großmehlra
- Place of death
- Leipzig
- Citizenship / historical state
- Germany
- Period (estimated from birth year)
- Romantic
Biography
Karl Wilhelm Julius Hugo Riemann (18 July 1849 – 10 July 1919) was a German musicologist and composer who was among the founders of modern musicology. The leading European music scholar of his time, he was active and influential as both a music theorist and music historian. Many of his contributions are now termed as Riemannian theory, a variety of related ideas on many aspects of music theory.
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Life and musical career
- Occupations
- conductor; composer; musicologist; writer; music theorist; music educator; university teacher; pianist; editor; music arranger; musicographer
- Education
- Frederick William University Berlin; University of Tübingen; University of Music and Theatre Leipzig
- Career institutions / employers
- Leipzig University
- Instruments played
- piano
- Languages used
- German
- VIAF ID
- 8180179
- ISNI
- 0000000108680774
- GND ID
- 118600877
- Library of Congress ID
- n50045912
- MusicBrainz ID
- a05f9a25-95f3-46e6-a9e0-e45758c8f02a
Recorded in Wikidata. Affiliations may refer to earlier stages of the composer's career.
In this catalogue
- Source entries with composition dates
- 0
These details describe the indexed sheet music, including arrangements.
Catalogue
Sheet music catalogue
Instruments describe listed editions, including arrangements. Composition dates and keys appear where recorded; collection pages show their individual contents.
| Title | Work details | Listed instruments | Sheet music |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vereinfachte Harmonielehre oder die Lehre von den tonalen Funktionen der Akkorde | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
Biographical record: Wikidata, matched on name and checked against dates held in the catalogue. The period label is an estimate from birth year. Authority record: VIAF 8180179. Portrait: Benque & Kindermann, Hamburg, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.