Hermann Mendel
Hermann Mendel (born August 6, 1834 in Halle , † October 26, 1876 , probably in Berlin ) was a German music writer.
He founded the Musikalisches Conversations-Lexikon , which appeared in Berlin from 1870 and was further edited by August Reissmann (1825–1903) after his death . His pocket song book with texts of more than 500 German songs achieved countless editions.
Works
- Otto Nicolai . A biography , Berlin: Hermann Mendel 1866 ( digitized version ) - 2nd edition Berlin: Ludwig Heimann 1868 ( digitized version )
- Giacomo Meyerbeer . A biography , Berlin: Ludwig Heimann 1868 ( digitized version )
- German pocket songbook ; Mode, Berlin 1917, 93rd edition.
Founded by Hermann Mendel, continued by August Reissmann:
- Musikalisches Conversations-Lexikon , Vol. 1, ed. by Hermann Mendel, Berlin: Ludwig Heimann 1870, ( digitized version ) - 2nd edition 1880
- Musical conversation lexicon ; Vol. 2. Oppenheim, Berlin 1872, 2nd edition 1880
- Musical conversation lexicon ; Vol. 3. Oppenheim, Berlin 1873, 2nd edition 1880
- Musikalisches Conversations-Lexikon , Vol. 4, ed. by Hermann Mendel, Berlin: Robert Oppenheim 1874 ( digitized version ) - 2nd edition 1880
- Musical conversation lexicon ; Vol. 5. Oppenheim, Berlin 1875, 2nd edition 1880
- Musical conversation lexicon ; Vol. 6. Oppenheim, Berlin 1876, 2nd edition 1881
- Musical conversation lexicon ; Vol. 7. Oppenheim, Berlin 1877, 2nd edition 1881
- Musical conversation lexicon ; Vol. 8. Oppenheim, Berlin 1877, 2nd edition 1882
- Musical conversation lexicon ; Vol. 9. Oppenheim, Berlin 1878, 2nd edition 1882
- Musikalisches Conversations-Lexikon , Vol. 10, founded by Hermann Mendel, continued by August Reissmann, Berlin: Robert Oppenheim 1878 ( digitized ) - 2nd edition 1886
- Musical conversation lexicon ; Vol. 11. Oppenheim, Berlin 1879, 2nd edition 1887
- Musical conversation lexicon ; Erg.-Bd. Oppenheim, Berlin 1883
literature
- Robert Eitner : Mendel, Hermann . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 21, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1885, p. 316.
- Daniel Patrick Balestrini: Hermann Mendel and Gustav Modes Opera Text Library. To popularize the opera in the industrial age . Are, Mainz 2009, ISBN 978-3-924522-32-2 .
Web links
- Works by and about Hermann Mendel in the German Digital Library
- Musical conversation lexicon (overview online), accessed on March 25, 2015
- Music dictionaries at Wikisource
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Mendel, Hermann |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German music writer |
DATE OF BIRTH | August 6, 1834 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Hall |
DATE OF DEATH | October 26, 1876 |