Helmut Schultz (musicologist)

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Helmut Schultz (born November 2, 1904 in Frankfurt / Main ; † April 13, 1945 in Waldenburg ) was a German musicologist at the University of Leipzig .

Life

Son of the Reich judge Reinhold Schultz , he studied musicology, philosophy and philology at the University of Leipzig from 1923 to 1927. In 1930 the doctorate to Dr. phil. in musicology about Johann Vesque von Püttlingen (1803-1883), 1932 the habilitation for musicology about the madrigal as ideal of form. A stylistic investigation with evidence from the work of Andrea Gabrieli (3 madrigals Andrea Gabrielis in the appendix) . 1928–1932 he was assistant, 1932–1933 private lecturer, 1933–1945 as the successor to Theodor Kroyer pl.ao. Professor of Musicology at the University of Leipzig and Director of the Musical Instrument Museum and Director of the Musicological Institute and the Saxon Research Institute for Musicology. From 1940 he was deputy chairman of the examination office for music. In 1943 he was suddenly drafted and died at the end of the war in 1945.

Like many of his colleagues, in November 1933 he signed the professors' declaration of Adolf Hitler at German universities and colleges . However, Schultz was not a member of the NSDAP . At the time of the musicological conference in 1938 , Schultz formed the opposite pole to the party comrades in the musicological institute.

Scientific activities

His diverse research interests focused primarily on instrument science and the history of music from the 16th to 18th centuries. He did extensive editorial work, including since 1929 as head of the Haydn Complete Edition. Mention should be made of work promoting the activities of the Musical Instrument Museum as well as practical music activities such as the establishment of the student Collegia instrumentale and vocale, whose successes include the performance of works from the 18th century.

Publications (selection)

  • The Karl Straube organ of the Musicological Institute and Instrument Museum of the University of Leipzig, Leipzig 1930.
  • Instrumentology, Leipzig 1931.
  • Ludwig van Beethoven. His life in pictures, Leipzig 1936.
  • Giuseppe Verdi. His life in pictures, Leipzig 1938.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Helmut Loos in "600 Years of Music at the University of Leipzig", edited by Eszter Fontana, Verlag János Stekovics, Wettin 2010, page 276 ISBN 978-3-89923-245-5

literature

  • Thomas Phleps : A quiet, dogged and tenacious struggle for continuity - musicology in Nazi Germany and its past-political coping , in: Isolde v. Foerster et al. (Ed.), Music Research - National Socialism - Fascism , Mainz 2001, pp. 471–488. online Uni Giessen

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