Composer Rupert Gottfried Frieberger / mica

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Rupert Gottfried Frieberger

Registered as : Composer, ÖKB-Member, Conductor, Musician, Musicologist, Publisher

Genre(s): Contemporary music

Biographical Data

Date of Birth: 26.03.1951 in Linz

Nationality Austria

Biography:
Rupert Gottfried Frieberger, born in Linz in 1951, received his musical education at the Vienna University of Music and studied theology, as well as musicology, at the Vienna university graduating as Master of Arts and PhD respectively. Since 1969, he has been a member of the Premonstratensian monastery in Schlägl and has been working there as director of music seminars and band leader. Moreover, he also lectures musicology and liturgics at the University of Salzburg, improvisation and performance practice at the University of Music in Vienna and at the Landesmusikschule Schlägl, where he is director/headmaster. As an expert, he oversees restoration and building work for organs in Austria, as well as abroad. He also collaborates with the music publishers Doblinger and Helbling, as scientific custodian and publisher ("Dokumente zur Aufführungspraxis Alter Musik", "Diletto Musicale" etc.), as well as jury member at competitions, reviewer and musical author. His work as organist and conductor of mainly early and contemporary music, led him on concert tours all over Europe. He was part of many CD recordings and radio and television productions and was involved in several working groups (Internationaler Arbeitskreis für Orgelfragen) und and committees (Liturgische Kommission des Prämonstratenserordens).

Activities:

since 1969 Monastery Schlägl, Aigen-Schlägl: organist of the monastery, from 1975 also band leader and cantor
1977 - 1981 University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck: teacher
since 1978 Landesmusikschule Schlägl, Schlägl: headmaster
1980 - 1984 University Mozarteum Salzburg, Salzburg: teacher for Gregorian chants and liturgics
since 1981 University of Salzburg, Salzburg: lecturer for paleography, neumes studies and music history at the Institute of Musicology
since 1981 University of Salzburg, Salzburg: lecturer for paleography, neumes studies and music history at the Institute of Musicology
University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna, Vienna: teacher at the Institute of Organ, Organology and Church Music