Quirino Principe (born 19 November 1935 in Gorizia) is an Italian philosopher of music, Germanist, translator and dramatist. [1] actor. [2]
Principe holds a degree in Philosophy from the
University of Padua.
[3]
He taught on the musicology courses of the
"G. Verdi" Conservatory of Milan.
[1]
Further teaching engagements have included those at the
University of Trieste
[1] (lecturer in history of modern and contemporary music), at
Roma Tre "Ostiense" University (lecturer in philosophy of music)
[1]
[4] and at Verona Accademia per l'Opera Italiana (where he has taught librettology, history of theatre, dramaturgy, and stylistics of poetry since 2007).
[4]
[5]
[6]
Considered by music critic Paolo Isotta as "the greatest living expert on Mahler", [7] Principe wrote two extensive monographs on Gustav Mahler and Richard Strauss which are regarded as "fundamental" by Enciclopedia Treccani: [1]
Other books he authored in the fields of musicology, literary analysis, and music pedagogy are:
Many poems of his have been published in monographic collections, such as
In addition there are some theatrical works by Principe, such as:
Various poems of Principe's have been set to music by composers such as Bruno Bettinelli, Sonia Bo, Massimo Di Gesu. [15]
Principe has translated many works from German (including books by
Ernst Jünger
[16] and the complete Cantatas by
Johann Sebastian Bach).
[17]
Principe has been an advocate of writer
J. R. R. Tolkien: he contributed to Italian knowledge of
The Lord of the Rings by editing the Italian translation of the book from its second edition (1970) onwards.
[3]
[18]
He has contributed since 1992 to the Sunday cultural supplement of Il Sole 24 Ore. [6] [19]
In 1996 the President of the Austrian Republic awarded Principe the
1st Class Cross of Honour for Science and Art.
[20]
In 2006 he was elected a member of the
Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia in Rome.
[1]
[4]
[21]
In 2009 the President of the Italian Republic bestowed on him the title of
Knight of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic.
[22]
Quirino Principe (born 19 November 1935 in Gorizia) is an Italian philosopher of music, Germanist, translator and dramatist. [1] actor. [2]
Principe holds a degree in Philosophy from the
University of Padua.
[3]
He taught on the musicology courses of the
"G. Verdi" Conservatory of Milan.
[1]
Further teaching engagements have included those at the
University of Trieste
[1] (lecturer in history of modern and contemporary music), at
Roma Tre "Ostiense" University (lecturer in philosophy of music)
[1]
[4] and at Verona Accademia per l'Opera Italiana (where he has taught librettology, history of theatre, dramaturgy, and stylistics of poetry since 2007).
[4]
[5]
[6]
Considered by music critic Paolo Isotta as "the greatest living expert on Mahler", [7] Principe wrote two extensive monographs on Gustav Mahler and Richard Strauss which are regarded as "fundamental" by Enciclopedia Treccani: [1]
Other books he authored in the fields of musicology, literary analysis, and music pedagogy are:
Many poems of his have been published in monographic collections, such as
In addition there are some theatrical works by Principe, such as:
Various poems of Principe's have been set to music by composers such as Bruno Bettinelli, Sonia Bo, Massimo Di Gesu. [15]
Principe has translated many works from German (including books by
Ernst Jünger
[16] and the complete Cantatas by
Johann Sebastian Bach).
[17]
Principe has been an advocate of writer
J. R. R. Tolkien: he contributed to Italian knowledge of
The Lord of the Rings by editing the Italian translation of the book from its second edition (1970) onwards.
[3]
[18]
He has contributed since 1992 to the Sunday cultural supplement of Il Sole 24 Ore. [6] [19]
In 1996 the President of the Austrian Republic awarded Principe the
1st Class Cross of Honour for Science and Art.
[20]
In 2006 he was elected a member of the
Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia in Rome.
[1]
[4]
[21]
In 2009 the President of the Italian Republic bestowed on him the title of
Knight of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic.
[22]