Ludwig Finscher

Ludwig Finscher
Born(1930-03-14)14 March 1930
Died30 June 2020(2020-06-30) (aged 90)
EducationUniversity of Göttingen
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Ludwig Finscher (14 March 1930 – 30 June 2020) was a German musicologist. He was a professor of music history at the University of Heidelberg from 1981 to 1995 and editor of the encyclopedia Die Musik in Geschichte und Gegenwart.[1] He is respected internationally as an authority on the history of Western Classical music from the 16th century to contemporary classical music, with a view on music in cultural, social, historical and philosophical context, in a clear language for both specialists and lay readers.

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