Walter Deutsch

Walter Deutsch (born 29 April 1923) is an Austrian musicologist specialising in folk music research.

Walter Deutsch
Born (1923-04-29) 29 April 1923
Bozen/South Tyrol, Austria
GenresSpecialism in folk music research
Occupation(s)Musicologist, radio and television presenter

Life and career

Born in Bozen/South Tyrol, Deutsch began his education in a seminar for music education in Innsbruck. After the war and captivity, he continued his education first in Innsbruck and then in Vienna.

Deutsch was a ballett korrepetitor at the Vienna Volksoper. In 1963, he was appointed as a lecturer at the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna. In 1965, he founded the Institute for Folk Music Research and Ethnomusicology and directed it until 1993. From 1992 to 1999, he was the president of the Österreichisches Volksliedwerk and has been its honorary president since 1999.

In individual provincial studios of the ORF, he still presents programmes concerning folk music, such as the programme Fein sein, beinander bleibn in Carinthia or the programme Fein sein, beinander bleibn in Lower Austria aufhOHRchen – volksmusikalische Kostbarkeiten.[1]

He turned 100 on April 29, 2023.[2]

Honours and awards

In his honour, the Bundesministerium für Bildung, Wissenschaft und Kultur created the "Walter Deutsch State Prize" in 1994. This prize is awarded every two years in recognition of special achievements in the field of folk music research.

  • 1955: City of Vienna Award for Music
  • 1956: Theodor Körner Prize for Musik
  • 1974: Großes Goldenes Ehrenzeichen für Verdienste um das Bundesland Niederösterreich
  • 1992: Raimund-Zoder-Medaille
  • 1993: Ehrenmedaille der Bundeshauptstadt Wien in Gold
  • 1996: Georg-Graber-Medaille
  • 2003: Austrian Decoration for Science and Art I. Classe

References
  1. Volksmusikkenner Deutsch ist 90 Jahre alt auf ORF-Online vom 29 April 2013, retrieved 30 June 2021
  2. Steindl, Hannes; noe.ORF.at (2023-04-29). "Volksmusik-Doyen Walter Deutsch ist 100". noe.ORF.at (in German). Retrieved 2023-05-01.

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