Clemens Höslinger

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Clemens Höslinger (pseudonyme: Christian Herbst) (born 15 September 1933) is an Austrian historian, music journalist and librarian.

Life

Born in Vienna, Höslinger, younger brother of the

Universität für Musik und darstellende Kunst Wien. Afterwards he worked from 1959 to 1993 as librarian for the National Archives of Austria
.

Höslinger became known primarily as a music critic in magazines and daily newspapers in the German-speaking world. He has also presented historical sound recordings at numerous radio stations. His areas of research and publication primarily concern the history of Viennese music and theatre.

Höslinger is vice president of the association Wiener Opernarchiv [de], previously RISM-Österreich [de].

Writings

Literature

  • Herbst, Christian. In Lutz Hagestedt (ed.): Deutsches Literatur-Lexikon. Das 20. Jahrhundert. Vol. 17, De Gruyter, Berlin/Boston 2011, p. 2008 (online).

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