Ursula Günther

Ursula Günther
Born
Ursula Rösse

(1927-06-15)15 June 1927
Hamburg, Germany
Died21 November 2006(2006-11-21) (aged 79)
Ahrensburg, Germany
Known forCoining the term ars subtilior
HonoursChevalier des Palmes académiques (1982), honorary professor, Corresponding Member of the American Musicological Society
Academic background
EducationUniversity of Hamburg
Academic advisor
Academic work
DisciplineMusicologist
Sub-disciplineMedieval music
Notable worksEditorial board of the Journal of Musicology, General Editor of Musicological Studies and Documents

Ursula Günther (15 June 1927 – 20 or 21 November 2006) was a German musicologist specializing in the fourteenth and early fifteenth centuries and the music of Giuseppe Verdi. She coined the term ars subtilior, to categorize the rhythmically complex music that followed ars nova.

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