Walter Kolneder (1 July 1910 – 30 January 1994) was an Austrian
musicologist and
violist.
Life and career
Koldener was born in
Wels,
Upper Austria. From 1925 to 1935 he studied music with
Bernhard Paumgartner (conducting), Theodor Müller (violin) and Friedrich Frischenschlager (composition) at the
Mozarteum in Salzburg. He also attended a
master class for viola with
Max Strub and was a member of the Mozarteum orchestra (1929-1936). Privately he studied composition with
Johann Nepomuk David in Wels from 1927 to 1929. In 1934/35, he began musicological studies at the
University of Vienna. In 1936 he became head of department at the Conservatory of the
Musikverein für Steiermark [
de] and in 1939
lecturer at the State College for Music Education in Graz-Eggenberg.
In the post-war period, he was initially active as a conductor in Wels. From 1947 to 1953, he was deputy principal violist at the
Tiroler Symphonieorchester Innsbruck [
de]. He continued his studies with
Wilhelm Fischer at the
University of Innsbruck and in 1949 he was awarded the doctorate with his
dissertationDie vokale Mehrstimmigkeit in der Volksmusik der österreichischen Alpenländer.[1]
Koldener was engaged in the history and repertoire of violin playing. He published studies on
Antonio Vivaldi and
Anton Webern. He also edited the complete edition of
Tomaso Albinoni's instrumental music. Furthermore, he dedicated himself to the Austrian
folk music. In addition, he published baroque instrumental music of the 17th and 18th century and its arrangements.
Musikinstrumentenkunde Ein Studien- und Prüfungshelfer.[7] Heinrichshofen, Wilhelmshaven,
ISBN3-7959-0159-6.
Geschichte der Musik. Ein Studien- und Prüfungshelfer.[8] Heinrichshofen, Wilhelmshaven,
ISBN3-7959-0157-X.
Schule des Generalbassspiels.[9] Part I: The instrumental music. First publication 1983, Heinrichshofen, Wilhelmshaven,
ISBN3-7959-0332-7.
Singen nach Noten. Praktische Musiklehre für Chorsänger zum Erlernen des Vom-Blatt-Singens.[10] (Edited with Karl Heinz Schmitt), Schott Verlag, 2 volumes,
ISBN3-7957-2556-9 and
ISBN3-7957-2557-7.
Walter Kolneder: Kolneder, Walter. In
Friedrich Blume (ed.): Die Musik in Geschichte und Gegenwart (MGG). First edition, volume 7 (Jensen – Kyrie). Bärenreiter/Metzler, Kassel among others 1958, DNB 550439609