Westphal, Rudolf
(1826–1892)
RUDOLF WESTPHALWESTPHAL, RUDOLFRUDOLF WESTPHAL [* 1826-† 1892] As a lifelong student of ancient Greek writings on metrics, Rudolf Westphal developed a unique perspective on the rhythmic/metric component of eighteenth- and nineteenth-century music. In a career which generated numerous publications relating to Hellenic practices, Westphal documented his interpretation of ancient treatises most comprehensively in Metrik der griechischen Dramatiker und Lyriker (which he wrote with August Roßbach…