IN MEMORIAM VIOREL COSMA (1923-2017): OUTSTANDING PERSONALITY FOR ROMANIAN MUSICOLOGY Cover Image

IN MEMORIAM VIOREL COSMA (1923-2017): OUTSTANDING PERSONALITY FOR ROMANIAN MUSICOLOGY
IN MEMORIAM VIOREL COSMA (1923-2017): OUTSTANDING PERSONALITY FOR ROMANIAN MUSICOLOGY

Author(s): Cristina Șuteu
Subject(s): Music
Published by: Studia Universitatis Babes-Bolyai
Keywords: Viorel Cosma; Romanian Musicology; George Enescu; Lexicographer; Music critic;

Summary/Abstract: This year marks a century since the birth of the musicologist and enescologist Viorel Cosma (1923-2017). The purpose of this article is to recall the impact that Viorel Cosma had in musicological research on a national and international level through the thousands of signed articles and through the approxi¬mately 100 books published on themes that highlighted Romanian music and musi¬cians. The significant contribu¬tions of Viorel Cosma are recognized in particular for 22 volumes dedicated to George Enescu, for 12 biobibliographical lexicons with personalities of Romanian music, for musical criticism signed throughout 40 years at concerts as well 60 years at opera performances. Viorel Cosma remains in the history of Romanian musical culture as an emblematic personality who successfully combined the role of musicologist, teacher, enescologist, lexicographer and music critic.

  • Issue Year: 68/2023
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 9-20
  • Page Count: 12
  • Language: English