Otto Biba Explained

Otto Biba (born 9 August 1946) is an Austrian musicologist and archive director of the Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde in Vienna.

Career

Born in Vienna, after studying history and musicology (doctorate University of Vienna in 1974), Biba has been working in the field of musicology since 1973^[1] in the Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde archive, library and collections.^{[2] [3]} In 1979, he succeeded Hedwig Mitringer as its director. Since then, he has been active as a scholarly author, editor of musical works, exhibition curator and lecturer in Vienna and internationally. As a researcher, he was particularly concerned with Joseph Haydn, Franz Schubert and Johannes Brahms,^[4] but also with the Piarists^[5] order and with Gottfried von Einem. Biba has published over 120 editions of compositions.^[6]

Further reading

• Elisabeth Th. Hilscher-Fritz: Biba, Otto. In Oesterreichisches Musiklexikon. Online edition, Vienna 2002 ff., ; Print edition: Vol. 1, Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften press, Vienna 2002, .
• Ingrid Fuchs (ed.): Festschrift Otto Biba zum 60. Geburtstag. Schneider, Tutzing 2006, (with Schriftenverzeichnis Otto Biba bis 2006,)

External links

• • Publikationsliste Otto Bibas [PDF]
• Porträtphoto 1996

Notes and References

1. Otto Biba: Die kulturelle Bedeutung des Piaristsordens in Österreich bis zum Ende des 18. Jahrhunderts, Vienna, 1974, published under the title Der Piaristenorden in Österreich: seine Bedeutung für bildende Kunst, Musik und Theater im 17. und 18. Jahrhundert, in Jahrbuch für österreichische Kulturgeschichte, 5, 1975.
2. Web site: Mitarbeiter . Gesellschaft für Musikfreunde . 28 September 2020 . de . 30 June 2021.
3. Web site: Otto Biba . LAROUSSE . 8 July 2020 . fr . 30 June 2021.
4. Web site: Festschrift . Gesellschaft für Musikfreunde . de . 30 June 2021.
5. Web site: Rieger . Mathias . Im Porträt: Otto Biba . altpiaristner.at . de . 30 June 2021.
6. Web site: 70. Geburtstag Dr. Otto Biba . Vienna Philharmonic . de . 30 June 2021.