Quirino Principe (born 19 November 1935 in Gorizia) is an Italian philosopher of music, Germanist, translator and dramatist.
[1] Further teaching engagements have included those at the University of Trieste[1] (lecturer in history of modern and contemporary music), at Roma Tre "Ostiense" University (lecturer in philosophy of music)[1][4] and at Verona Accademia per l'Opera Italiana (where he has taught librettology, history of theatre, dramaturgy, and stylistics of poetry since 2007).
[4][5][6] Considered by music critic Paolo Isotta as "the greatest living expert on Mahler",[7] Principe wrote two extensive monographs on Gustav Mahler and Richard Strauss which are regarded as "fundamental" by Enciclopedia Treccani:[1] Other books he authored in the fields of musicology, literary analysis, and music pedagogy are: Many poems of his have been published in monographic collections, such as In addition there are some theatrical works by Principe, such as: Various poems of Principe's have been set to music by composers such as Bruno Bettinelli, Sonia Bo, Massimo Di Gesu.
[15] Principe has translated many works from German (including books by Ernst Jünger[16] and the complete Cantatas by Johann Sebastian Bach).
[3][18] He has contributed since 1992 to the Sunday cultural supplement of Il Sole 24 Ore.[6][19] In 1996 the President of the Austrian Republic awarded Principe the 1st Class Cross of Honour for Science and Art.