Bernhard R. Appel

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Bernhard Appel

Bernhard R. Appel (born February 20, 1950 in Wallersdorf , Lower Bavaria ) is a German musicologist . His research focuses on the life and work of the composer Robert Schumann , music history of the 18th and 19th centuries, Ludwig van Beethoven's works, compositional creative processes as well as the methodology, theory and practice of music philology , in particular genetic text criticism and digital music edition. In addition, Appel deals with the history of the viola da gamba .

Life

Appel studied school music at the Saarland University of Music and musicology , German , linguistics and philosophy at the Saarland University in Saarbrücken . From 1977 to 1984 he was a research assistant, then assistant at the Institute for Musicology at the Saarland University, where he received his doctorate on Robert Schumann in 1981 with a thesis on Robert Schumann that was awarded the Eduard Martin Prize of the Saarland University . From 1985 to 1986 he worked in the DFG project "Locations for Schumann Autographs" at the University of Cologne . From 1986 to 2006 he was a senior employee of the Robert Schumann Research Center in Düsseldorf and founding editor of the New Schumann Complete Edition . In 1996 he received the Schumann Prize from the city of Zwickau . In 2000 he completed his habilitation at the University of Dortmund . In 2003 Appel was appointed professor by the state government of North Rhine-Westphalia. He took up teaching positions, primarily in music philology, at the universities of Saarbrücken, Marburg , Bonn and at the music academy in Düsseldorf .

From 2007 to 2015 he was the director of the Beethoven archive and the Beethoven-Haus publishing house as well as the editor of the New Beethoven Complete Edition , the Bonn Beethoven Studies and the Beethoven Sketchbook Edition series . Sketches and drafts . As part of the Beethoven Archive, in 2007 he founded an annual summer Beethoven preparatory college to promote young musicologists in the field of music philology, which he organized and directed until 2015.

Since the 1990s Appel has been concerned with the development of a music-related "genetic text criticism". This ties in with the musical sketch research that has been carried out since around 1860 and combines with methodological and theoretical concepts of the literature-related critique génétique that has been used in France since the 1970s . Appel retired in March 2015, but continues to oversee the Beethoven Workshop research project, which is located in the Beethoven House in Bonn and Detmold, together with Joachim Veit from the Detmold-Paderborn Musicology Seminar . Genetic text criticism and digital music edition ( Beethoven's workshop ). This 16-year basic research project, funded by the Academy of Sciences and Literature Mainz since 2014 , develops text-genetic methods for researching compositional creative processes on the basis of Beethoven's workshop documents (sketches, drafts, working manuscripts, transcripts, etc.) and at the same time develops new digital forms the presentation and communication of the research results achieved. The project works u. a. with the coding format MEI developed for music notation by an international research group (Music encoding initiative). Both the text-genetic methods and working techniques developed in "Beethoven's workshop" as well as the digital edition concepts that are inextricably linked with them should also be able to be applied to other composers.

Fonts (in selection)

Books

  • Robert Schumann's "Humoreske" for piano op. 20. On musical humor in the first half of the 19th century with special consideration of the problem of form , dissertation , maschr., Saarbrücken 1981.
  • Robert Schumann's " Album for the Young " . Introduction and commentary. With a preface by Peter Härtling , Zurich, Mainz 1998, Schott, Mainz a. a. 2010, ISBN 978-3-7957-8746-2 .
  • Music and scene. Festschrift for Werner Braun on his 75th birthday, ed. by Bernhard R. Appel, Karl W. Geck and Herbert Schneider, Saarbrücker Druckerei und Verlag, Saarbrücken 2001, ISBN 3-930843-66-8 .
  • New tracks. Robert Schumann and his musical contemporaries (series: Schumann research. Volume 7), ed. by Bernhard R. Appel, Mainz 2002, ISBN 978-3-7957-0429-2 .
  • Viola da gamba, baryton, arpeggione . Festschrift Alfred Lessing , Düsseldorf 2000, ed. by Bernhard R. Appel and Johannes Boer, Utrecht 2003.
  • Robert Schumann in Endenich (1854-1856). Medical records, letters and contemporary reports (=  Schumann Research , Volume 11), Schott, Mainz 2006, ISBN 3-7957-0527-4 .
  • From the zeroth to the tenth. Paths to Beethoven's Symphonies , ed. by Michael Ladenburger and Bernhard R. Appel (publications of the Beethoven-Haus Bonn, publications accompanying exhibitions, Volume 19), Verlag Beethoven-Haus, Carus-Verlag, Bonn 2008, ISBN 978-3-88188-113-5 .
  • From idea to work - Robert Schumann's creative way (=  Schumann research , volume 13), Verlag Schott, Mainz 2010, ISBN 978-3-7957-0683-8 .
  • Edition guidelines for music . On behalf of the Free Research Institute in the Society for Music Research ed. by Bernhard R. Appel and Joachim Veit with the assistance of A. Landgraf. Bärenreiter, Kassel / Basel a. a. 2000, ISBN 3-7618-1487-9 .
  • Ludwig van Beethoven. 33 Changes in C major over a waltz by Anton Diabelli for piano op.120 . Part 1: Facsimile of the autograph NE 294 in the Beethoven-Haus Bonn , Part 2: Facsimile of the original edition (dedication copy) and comments by Bernhard R. Appel, William Kinderman and Michael Ladenburger, Bonn 2010 ( publications of the Beethoven-Haus , Series III: Selected Manuscripts in facsimile editions, Volume 18/19), Bonn 2010, ISBN 978-3-88188-119-7 .
  • Music philology. Basics - Methods - Practice . Edited by Reinmar Emans and Bernhard R. Appel, Verlag Laaber, Laaber (Oberpf.) 2014, ISBN 978-3-89007-723-9 .
  • Dedications by Haydn and Beethoven: People - Strategies - Practices. Report on the International Musicological Congress Bonn, September 29 to October 1, 2011 , ed. by Bernhard R. Appel, Armin Raab (Publications of the Beethoven House Bonn, Series IV: Writings on Beethoven Research, edited by Bernhard R. Appel, Volume 25), Bonn 2016, ISBN 978-3-88188-146-3 .
  • Beethoven reads . Edited by Bernhard R. Appel and Julia Ronge (writings on Beethoven research, edited by Christine Siegert, Volume 28), Bonn 2016, ISBN 978-3-88188-150-0 .

Essays

  • Types of deviation in copies and prints , in: Robert Schumann and the French Romanticism. Report on the 5th International Schumann Symposium on 9./10. June 1994 in Düsseldorf , ed. by Ute Bär, Mainz 1997, pp. 275-293 (=  Schumann Research , Volume 6).
  • Robert Schumanns Mondnacht op. 39/5 - Sources and Variants , in: Festschrift Walter Wiora for his 90th birthday (December 30, 1996) , ed. by Christoph-Hellmut Mahling and Ruth Seiberts, Tutzing 1997, pp. 9-23, ISBN 978-3-79520-890-5 .
  • Contamination or mutual illumination of the sources? , in: The text in the musical work: Edition problems from a musicological and literary perspective , ed. by Walter Dürr, Helga Lühning, Norbert Oellers, Hartmut Steinecke, Berlin 1998, pp. 22–42 (supplements to the Journal for German Philology, 8), ISBN 978-3-503-03789-6 .
  • On the text status of composition sketches and drafts , in: Jahrbuch des Staatl. Institute for Music Research - Preuss. Kulturbesitz , Stuttgart / Weimar 1999, pp. 177–210.
  • Robert Schumann and the composer Elise Müller , in: "Neue Bahnen". Robert Schumann and his musical contemporaries , ed. by Bernhard R. Appel, Mainz 2002, pp. 41–57.
  • Historical note orthography as an editorial problem , in: Aspects of historical and systematic music research. On the symphony in the 19th century, on questions of music theory, the perception of music and other things , ed. v. Christoph-Hellmut Mahling u. Kristina Pfarr, Are-Musik-Verlag, Mainz 2002, pp. 499-515, ISBN 3-924522-11-1 .
  • About the gradual creation of musical thoughts while writing , in: Musikforschung , 56. Vol., H. 4, 2003, pp. 347–365.
  • Six theses on the genetic criticism of compositional processes , in: Musiktheorie , 20. Jg., H. 2, 2005, pp. 112–122.
  • Variatio delectat - Variatio perturbat. Notes on variants in music , in: Variants - Variants - Variantes , ed. by Christa Jansohn u. Bodo Plachta, Tübingen 2005 (supplements to editio , volume 22), pp. 7–24.
  • Schumann and the classical vowel polyphony , in: Der late Schumann. Music concepts special volume , ed. by Ulrich Tadday , Munich 2006, pp. 117–132, ISBN 3-88377-842-7 .
  • Poetry and craft. Robert Schumanns Schaffensweise , in: Schumann-Handbuch , ed. by Ulrich Tadday, Metzler, Stuttgart / Weimar, Bärenreiter, Kassel 2006, pp. 140–193. ISBN 978-3-476-01671-3 (Metzler), ISBN 978-3-7618-2034-6 (Bärenreiter).
  • Movement ends in Beethoven's 8th Symphony in F major op. 93 , in: From the zeroth to the tenth. Paths to Beethoven's symphonies (see under books) Bonn 2008, pp. 59–68.
  • Characteristics of compositional variants , in: Digital Edition between experiment and standardization. Music - Text - Coding , ed. by Peter Stadler and Joachim Veit, Tübingen 2009, pp. 23–32 (supplements to editio , volume 31).
  • Model and Emulation: Beethoven's Grande Sonate pour Pianoforte et Violoncelle and ETA Hoffmann's Grand Trio , in: Journal of Musicological Research , 32 (Special Issue: New Beethoven Research), No. 2–3, 2013, pp. 116-131.
  • Dedication strategies. Beethoven and the European Magnates , in: Dedications by Haydn and Beethoven: People - Strategies - Practices (see under Books), Bonn 2016, pp. 139–170.
  • Music as composed text. Reflections on the Content and Method of the "Critique Génétique" of Musical Works , in: Genéses musicales , ed. by Nicolas Donin, Almuth Grésillon, Jean-Louis Lebrave, Paris 2015, pp. 35–44.
  • On the edition history of the works of Ludwig van Beethoven: An overview , in: Music editions in the course of history , ed. v. Reinmar Emans and Ulrich Krämer, Berlin, Boston 2015, pp. 369–404.
  • Text categories in compositional workshop documents , in: "Eh, I pay attention to the old man." Festschrift for Joachim Veit for his 60th birthday , ed. by Kristina Richts and Peter Stadler for the virtual research network Edirom, Munich 2016, pp. 49–58, ISBN 978-3-86906-842-8 .
  • Beethoven and the Indian Spiritual World , in: Beethoven reads (see under books), Bonn 2016, pp. 35–58.
  • Categorie testuali nei documenti di lavoro die compositori (Traduzione italiana di Federica Rovelli), in: Philomusica on-line , 15/2 (2016), pp. 127-138.
  • Genetic text criticism: On the multiple sense of writing in musical workshop documents , in: Brahms at work. Concepts, texts, processes , ed. by Siegfried Oechsle and Michael Struck with the assistance of Katrin Eich, Munich 2016, pp. 25–45, ISBN 978-3-87328-157-8 .
  • Text differences , in: Musikphilologie. Basics - Methods - Practice , (see under books), Laaber 2017, pp. 162–175.

Editions

  • Robert Schumann. The glove op. Post. [For mixed choir a cappella], first edition, score, Schotts Chorverlag, Mainz a. a. 1988.
  • Robert Schumann. Glockentürmers Töchterlein op. Post. [For mixed choir a cappella], first edition, full score, Schott, Mainz a. a. 1988.
  • Robert Schumann. New edition of all works , Vol. IV, 3, 2, Missa sacra op. 147 for mixed choir, solos and organ, full score, Schott, Mainz 1991; Organ part, Schott, Mainz 1992; Piano reduction, Schott, Mainz 1994.
  • also: pocket score, Edition Eulenburg, London 2009.
  • Robert Schumann. New edition of all works , Vol. IV, 3, 3, Requiem op.148 , full score, Schott, Mainz 1993.
  • also: pocket score, Edition Eulenburg, London 2009.
  • Robert Schumann. Tragedy for solo voices and orchestra , first edition, Schott, London / Mainz 1994.
  • Robert Schumann. Piano concerto in A minor. Opus 54 . Facsimile of the autograph score, ed. from the Heinrich Heine Institute, Düsseldorf with prefaces by Joseph A. Kruse a. Akio Mayeda and an introduction by Bernhard R. Appel, Kassel 1996 (Documenta musicologica, XXVIII).
  • Robert Schumann. Piano book for Marie . Facsimile edition of the manuscript in the Beethoven House in Bonn with a commentary, Bonn 1998; 2nd improved edition Bonn 2012, ISBN 978-3-88188-011-4 .
  • Robert Schumann. New edition of all works , VII, 3, 4, studies and sketches . [...] Pocket Notebook , ed. by Bernhard R. Appel, Kazuko Ozawa-Müller u. Matthias Wendt, Schott, Mainz a. a. 1998.
  • Robert Schumann. Requiem for mixed choir and orchestra, op.148 . Piano reduction after R. Schumann, new edition of all works vol. IV, 3,3, Schott, Mainz a. a. 1999, ISMN M-001-123377-8.
  • Robert Schumann. New edition of all works . Series III: Piano and Organ Works, Work Group 2: Works for piano four hands or for two pianos , ed. by Joachim Draheim and Bernhard R. Appel, Schott, Mainz a. a. 2001, ISMN M-001-11317-5.
  • Robert Schumann. New edition of all works , group of works II, vol. 1, piano concerto op. 54 , ed. by Bernhard R. Appel, Schott, Mainz a. a. 2003.
  • Robert Schumann: Andante and Variations op. 46 , Urtext based on the complete edition for two pianos four hands, ed. by Bernhard R. Appel u. Joachim Draheim, Schott, Mainz / London 2005, ISMN M-001-13998-4.
  • Robert Schumann. New edition of all works . Series I: orchestral works, work group 2: concerts, vol. 2: […] Appendix: Concert movement in D minor Appendix B5 , Schott, Mainz / London a. a. 2007, ISBN 978-3-7957-9320-3 .
  • Robert Schumann: Concerto for piano and orchestra op.54 . Piano reduction, Schott, Mainz / London a. a. 2010, ISMN 979-0-001-17133-5.
  • Robert Schumann. New edition of all works . Series VII: Piano reductions, arrangements, studies and sketches, group of works 3: Studies and sketches: Vol. 3, 2: Bridal book appendix R11 , Schott, Mainz / London 2011, ISMN 979-0-001-17421-3.
  • Beethoven Works Complete Edition, Department II, Vol. 4, Works for Military Music and Panharmonicon , edited by Anja Mühlenweg with the assistance of Bernhard R. Appel, based on preliminary work by Heide Volckmar-Waschk, Koreferat Jens Dufner, G. Henle-Verlag Munich 2017, ISMN 979-0-2018-4064-2 or ISMN 979-0-2018-4065-9.
  • Beethoven Works Complete Edition, Division I, Vol. 5, Symphonies V No. 9 in D minor op.125 , edited by Beate Angelika Kraus with the assistance of Bernhard R. Appel, co-lecturer Christine Siegert, G. Henle-Verlag, Munich 2020, ISMN 979-0-2018-4034-5 or ISMN 979-0-2018-4035-2.

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personal data
SURNAME Appel, Bernhard R.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German musicologist and editor
DATE OF BIRTH February 20, 1950
PLACE OF BIRTH Wallersdorf, Lower Bavaria