Over Stravinsky’ (1983, together with Louis Andriessen), which Richard Taruskin described as 'the one book about Stravinsky Stravinsky would have liked.’ The English translation appeared in 1989 and the Russian version in 2003. His longstanding love affair with the music of Stravinsky resulted in ‘Het apollinisch uurwerk. ![]() In ‘Histoire d’Oor' (1993) - an essay in book form about his career as professional listener - he portrays the Utrecht Institute for Musicology in the period 1968-1974 as a world mired in the middle ages. In that period he also contributed to a wide range of books and journals, including Key Notes - Musical Life in the Netherlands, where from 1975-1987 he served as editor and, later, editor-in-chief. Career: From 1982, he wrote the column 'Het Gebroken Oor' for Vrij Nederland. He continued studying composition privately with Escher and after his death sat on the Escher Committee, devoted to the promotion of his music.In 1985 he co-published an edition of Escher's Debussy lectures (Debussy. He graduated with theses on Stravinsky and on interdisciplinary aspects of musicology. Education: Schönberger studied piano at the Royal Conservatory in The Hague, with Jan de Man and Gérard van Blerk and musicology at the University in Utrecht. 'Writer, composer, musicologist' is the most concise biographical summary Elmer Schönberger is inclined to assign himself, although the order has the habit of changing. ![]() Elmer Schönberger was born in Utrecht on January 1, 1950.
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