Fischer was born on 25 April 1913 in Bern as the son of the mycologist Eduard Fischer. Fischer studied piano at the University of the Arts Bern, which he completed in 1935 with a diploma under Franz Josef Hirt. Later he was trained by Czesław Marek. In addition, he studied musicology at the University of Bern and received his doctorate in 1938. From 1939 to 1957 he worked as a teacher at the Bern Conservatory. From 1948 to 1957 he was appointed Privatdozent at the University of Bern. From 1957 to 1979 he taught musicology as Ordinarius at the University of Zurich, from 1974 to 1976 as Dean. He has also held visiting professorships in Europe, the US and Australia. In addition, he was an honorary member of numerous scientific societies and president of the International Musicological Society from 1967 to 1972. In 1974 he was awarded the Music Prize of the Canton of Berne. In 1980 he was awarded the Hans Georg Nägeli Medal of the City of Zurich. He has corresponded with many famous personalities of the 20th century, including Inge Borkh, Alfred Cortot, György Ligeti, Arvo Pärt, Sándor Veress, Wladimir Vogel and Jean Ziegler.[1][2]
Fischer, who married the pianist Esther Aerni in 1940, died on 27 November 2003 at the age of 90 in Bern.
Wege zu Bach. Jahresgabe 1991 der Internationalen Bach-Gesellschaft Schaffhausen. Wiesbaden 1992.
Die Passion: Musik zwischen Kunst und Kirche.[9] Kassel 1997.
Further readingedit
Die Musik in Geschichte und Gegenwart 6, 2001, 1262–1265.
Albrecht Riethmüller: Nachruf auf Kurt von Fischer. In "Akademie der Wissenschaften und der Literatur", Mainz, Yearbook 2003/2004 (54th and 55th volumes), pp. 149–151.
kurt, fischer, april, 1913, november, 2003, swiss, musicologist, classical, pianist, contents, life, publications, further, reading, external, links, referenceslife, editfischer, born, april, 1913, bern, mycologist, eduard, fischer, fischer, studied, piano, un. Kurt von Fischer 25 April 1913 27 November 2003 was a Swiss musicologist and classical pianist Contents 1 Life 2 Publications 3 Further reading 4 External links 5 ReferencesLife editFischer was born on 25 April 1913 in Bern as the son of the mycologist Eduard Fischer Fischer studied piano at the University of the Arts Bern which he completed in 1935 with a diploma under Franz Josef Hirt Later he was trained by Czeslaw Marek In addition he studied musicology at the University of Bern and received his doctorate in 1938 From 1939 to 1957 he worked as a teacher at the Bern Conservatory From 1948 to 1957 he was appointed Privatdozent at the University of Bern From 1957 to 1979 he taught musicology as Ordinarius at the University of Zurich from 1974 to 1976 as Dean He has also held visiting professorships in Europe the US and Australia In addition he was an honorary member of numerous scientific societies and president of the International Musicological Society from 1967 to 1972 In 1974 he was awarded the Music Prize of the Canton of Berne In 1980 he was awarded the Hans Georg Nageli Medal of the City of Zurich He has corresponded with many famous personalities of the 20th century including Inge Borkh Alfred Cortot Gyorgy Ligeti Arvo Part Sandor Veress Wladimir Vogel and Jean Ziegler 1 2 Fischer who married the pianist Esther Aerni in 1940 died on 27 November 2003 at the age of 90 in Bern Fischer s main areas of research were the Ars nova of the 14th century the history of the Passions composition as well as variation and the work of Ludwig van Beethoven The internationally renowned teacher and researcher Fischer was named Honorary Citizen of Certaldo for his services to trecento research Publications editPolyphonic Music of the Fourteenth Century de Monaco 1974 1991 Samtliche Werke Paul Hindemith 3 Mainz 1975 Archiv fur Musikwissenschaft Mitherausgeber Stuttgart 1952 Griegs Harmonik und die nordlandische Folklore 4 Bern 1938 Die Beziehung von Form und Motiv in Beethovens Instrumentalwerken 5 Strasbourg 1948 Studien zur italienischen Musik des Trecento und fruhen Quattrocento 6 Bern 1956 Die Variation Cologne 1956 Handschriften mit mehrstimmiger Musik des 14 15 und 16 Jahrhunderts 7 Repertoire international des sources musicales B 4 3 4 Munich 1972 Essays in Musicology 8 New York 1989 Wege zu Bach Jahresgabe 1991 der Internationalen Bach Gesellschaft Schaffhausen Wiesbaden 1992 Die Passion Musik zwischen Kunst und Kirche 9 Kassel 1997 Further reading editDie Musik in Geschichte und Gegenwart 6 2001 1262 1265 Albrecht Riethmuller Nachruf auf Kurt von Fischer In Akademie der Wissenschaften und der Literatur Mainz Yearbook 2003 2004 54th and 55th volumes pp 149 151 External links editLiterature by and about Kurt von Fischer in the German National Library catalogue Dorothea Baumann Kurt von Fischer on Historical Dictionary of SwitzerlandReferences edit Notice on Base de donnees des elites suisses au XXe Fischer Fischer Kurt von on IMSLP Samtliche Werke on WorldCat Griegs Harmonik und die nordlandische Folklore on WorldCat Die Beziehung von Form und Motiv in Beethovens Instrumentalwerken on GoogleBooks Studien zur italienischen Musik des Trecento und fruhen Quattrocento on GoogleBooks Handschriften mit mehrstimmiger musik des 14 15 und 16 jahrhunderts on GoogleBooks Essays in Musicology on WorldCat Die Passion Musik zwischen Kunst und Kirche on GoogleBooks Portals nbsp Classical music nbsp Switzerland Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Kurt von Fischer amp oldid 1214517703, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
