Reinhard Strohm
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Reinhard Strohm is a German-English musicologist.
Studied musicology, Latin and Italian literature in Munich and Berlin with Georgiades, Osthoff and Carl Dahlhaus
(1961–71) and took the doctorate in 1971 with a dissertation on Italian opera arias of the early 18th century. After attending the Milan Conservatory, he worked in Munich as editor of the Wagner collected edition (1970–82). In 1975 he was made lecturer at King's College London
, where he worked until he was appointed professor at Yale University
(1983–90). He returned to King's College in 1991 and was made professor; from 1996-2007 he held the post of Heather Professor of Music at Oxford University. He is an honorary member of the AMS and a Fellow of the British Academy
and in 1977 he was awarded the Dent medal of the Royal Musical Association
. He has worked as editor for Acta Musicologica, Early Music History, Orbis musicae, Dramaturgia Musicale Veneta and the critical editions of Vivaldi and Locatelli. In addition to his numerous publications, he has contributed 36 articles on opera composers to Pipers Enzyklopädie des Musiktheaters. His principal areas of research include medieval, Renaissance and 18th-century music, the history of opera and the historiography of musicology.
Studied musicology, Latin and Italian literature in Munich and Berlin with Georgiades, Osthoff and Carl Dahlhaus
Carl Dahlhaus
Carl Dahlhaus , a musicologist from Berlin, was one of the major contributors to the development of musicology as a scholarly discipline during the post-war era....
(1961–71) and took the doctorate in 1971 with a dissertation on Italian opera arias of the early 18th century. After attending the Milan Conservatory, he worked in Munich as editor of the Wagner collected edition (1970–82). In 1975 he was made lecturer at King's College London
King's College London
King's College London is a public research university located in London, United Kingdom and a constituent college of the federal University of London. King's has a claim to being the third oldest university in England, having been founded by King George IV and the Duke of Wellington in 1829, and...
, where he worked until he was appointed professor at Yale University
Yale University
Yale University is a private, Ivy League university located in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1701 in the Colony of Connecticut, the university is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States...
(1983–90). He returned to King's College in 1991 and was made professor; from 1996-2007 he held the post of Heather Professor of Music at Oxford University. He is an honorary member of the AMS and a Fellow of the British Academy
British Academy
The British Academy is the United Kingdom's national body for the humanities and the social sciences. Its purpose is to inspire, recognise and support excellence in the humanities and social sciences, throughout the UK and internationally, and to champion their role and value.It receives an annual...
and in 1977 he was awarded the Dent medal of the Royal Musical Association
Royal Musical Association
The Royal Musical Association is a British scholarly society and charity. Founded in 1874, the Association claims to be the second oldest musicological society in the world, after that of the Netherlands...
. He has worked as editor for Acta Musicologica, Early Music History, Orbis musicae, Dramaturgia Musicale Veneta and the critical editions of Vivaldi and Locatelli. In addition to his numerous publications, he has contributed 36 articles on opera composers to Pipers Enzyklopädie des Musiktheaters. His principal areas of research include medieval, Renaissance and 18th-century music, the history of opera and the historiography of musicology.