!!!Ratz, Erwin Ratz, Erwin, b. Graz (Styria), Dec. 22, 1898, d. Vienna, Dec. 12, 1973, musical theorist. Studied under G. Adler and A. Schoenberg. 1945-1973 taught at the Academy of Music and the Performing Arts in Vienna; president of the International G. Mahler Society and head of the Austrian section of the International Society of Modern Music. !Works Erkenntnis und Erlebnis des musikal. Kunstwerks, 1950; Einfuehrung in die musikal. Formenlehre, 1951; G. Mahler, 1957; collected essays, 1975. !Literature J. Kretz, E. R. - Leben und Wirken, 1996 %%language [Back to the Austrian Version|AEIOU/Ratz,_Erwin|class='wikipage austrian'] %% [{FreezeArticle author='AEIOU' template='Lexikon_1995_englisch'}] [{ALLOW view All}][{ALLOW comment All}][{ALLOW edit FreezeAdmin}]