Erwin Reuben Jacobi
Erwin Reuben Salomon Jacobi (born September 21, 1909 in Strasbourg ; † February 27, 1978 in Zurich ) was a French-Swiss harpsichordist, organist and musicologist.
Live and act
After studying economics in Munich and Berlin, Jacobi, who came from a German family, lived in Israel from 1934 to 1952, where he first worked in agriculture and industry. In 1951 and 1952 studied with Frank Pelleg (harpsichord) and Paul Ben-Haim (music theory). He continued his musical training in New York with Curt Sachs (music history), Wanda Landowska (harpsichord) and at the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis with August Wenzinger (early music) and Eduard Müller (organ). After further studies at the University of Zurich with Paul Hindemith (music theory) and with Antoine-Elisée Cherbuliez (1888–1964), he received his doctorate in 1957 on "The development of music theory in England after the time of Jean-Philippe Rameau ". From 1956 Jacobi lived in Switzerland and worked as an interpreter and from 1961 also as a lecturer at the Musicological Institute of the University of Zurich . He also held various visiting professorships in the USA.
Jacobi researched mainly in the field of music theory and practice of the 17th and 18th centuries. Among other things, he edited the complete edition of Rameau's theoretical works. The French government honored him for research with the title Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres . Another research focus was the work of Albert Schweitzer , a personal friend, whose writings he published.
In 1974 the Central Library in Zurich acquired Jacobi's estate, which includes works of music theory from the 15th century to modern times, French baroque harpsichord music and more than 300 autographs by Albert Schweitzer .
Publications
- Albert Schweitzer and the music. Breitkopf & Härtel publishing house, Wiesbaden 1975, ISBN 3-7651-0121-4 .
Web links
- Literature by and about Erwin Reuben Jacobi in the catalog of the German National Library
Individual evidence
- ^ Regula Puskás: Erwin Reuben Jacobi. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland . February 14, 2008 , accessed July 10, 2019 .
- ↑ Jacobi, Erwin Reuben (1909–1979). Entry at the Zurich Central Library
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Jacobi, Erwin Reuben |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Jacobi, Erwin Reuben Salomon (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French-Swiss harpsichordist, organist and musicologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 21, 1909 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Strasbourg |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 27, 1978 |
| Place of death | Zurich |