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Hugo Riemann
- From
- Sondershausen, Germany
- Active
- 1849–1919
- Releases
- 0
- classical
About
Karl Wilhelm Julius Hugo Riemann (18 July 1849 – 10 July 1919) was a German musicologist and composer who was among the founders of modern musicology. The leading European music scholar of his time, he was active and influential as both a music theorist and music historian. Many of his contributions are now termed as Riemannian theory, a variety of related ideas on many aspects of music theory.
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- composer
- german composer
Identifiers
- MusicBrainz
- a05f9a25-95f3-46e6-a9e0-e45758c8f02a
- ISNI
- 0000000108680774
Data from MusicBrainz, saved 9 Nov 2026. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, covers from the Cover Art Archive and Apple Music.