Martin Geck

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Martin Geck (born March 19, 1936 in Witten ; † November 22, 2019 in Bochum ) was a German musicologist .

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Martin Geck grew up in a Protestant rectory in Recklinghausen . His father Wilhelm (1892–1989) was a member of the Confessing Church , pastor of the Gustav Adolf Church in Recklinghausen and from 1949 to 1961 superintendent of the Recklinghausen church district. Martin Geck passed his Abitur in 1955 at the Petrinum grammar school in Recklinghausen. He then studied musicology , theology and philosophy in Münster , Berlin and Kiel . The doctorate followed in 1962. In 1966 he became the founding editor of the Richard Wagner Complete Edition. In 1970 he worked as a lecturer in a school book publisher, subsequently as the author of numerous music textbooks. In 1974 he became a private lecturer and, in 1976, a full professor of musicology at the University of Dortmund , where he retired in 2001.

Geck wrote many papers on the history of German music in the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries; but also music education and music therapy were his interests. Most recently, Geck was mainly active in Bach research and was the initiator of the Dortmund Bach Symposia. His work Beethoven. The creator and his universe was nominated for the Leipzig Book Fair Prize in the non-fiction category in 2018 .

Geck was a member of the scientific advisory board of the critical complete edition of all works by Johann Rosenmüller .

Fonts (selection)

in order of appearance

  • Chronicle of the Protestant parish Recklinghausen . Evangelical parish, Recklinghausen 1957.
  • Parish book of the church district Recklinghausen . Lichtweg-Verlag, Essen 1958.
  • Dietrich Buxtehude's vocal music and early pietism . Bärenreiter-Verlag, Kassel 1965.
  • The rediscovery of the St. Matthew Passion in the 19th century. The contemporary documents and their interpretation of the history of ideas . Bosse, Regensburg 1967.
  • Nicolaus Bruhns. Life and work . Music publisher Gerig, Cologne 1968.
  • with Gert Hartmann : 38 theses against the new church service order of the Lutheran and some United churches in Germany . Christian Kaiser, Munich 1968.
  • as editor: Bach interpretations . Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, Göttingen 1969.
  • The portraits of Richard Wagner (= studies on the art of the nineteenth century , vol. 9). Prestel, Munich 1970.
  • German oratorios 1800 to 1840. List of sources and performances . Heinrichshofen, Wilhelmshaven 1971, ISBN 3-7959-0091-3 .
  • Music in the Ruhr area . Klett, Stuttgart
  • Music therapy as a problem for society . Klett-Cotta, Stuttgart 1993, ISBN 3-12-922840-3 .
  • Ludwig van Beethoven . Rowohlt, Reinbek near Hamburg 1996, ISBN 3-499-50570-3 .
  • with Gabriele Kulick and Irmgard Merkt : ABC animal songs to join in . Text booklet , CD and cassette, Cornelsen, Berlin 1997, ISBN 3-464-67708-7 .
  • "Because everything takes place with Bach". Researched and experienced. Metzler, Stuttgart / Weimar 2000, ISBN 3-476-01740-0 .
  • From Beethoven to Mahler. Life and work of the great composers of the 19th century. Rowohlt, Reinbek near Hamburg 2000, ISBN 3-499-60891-X .
  • Johann Sebastian Bach . Rowohlt, Reinbek bei Hamburg 2002, ISBN 3-499-50637-8 .
  • Richard Wagner . Rowohlt, Reinbek near Hamburg 2004, ISBN 3-499-50661-0 . review
  • Mozart. A biography . Rowohlt, Reinbek near Hamburg 2005, ISBN 3-498-02492-2 . review
  • When Papageno catches a firebird for Elise. Little history of music . Rowohlt, Berlin 2006. Review
  • When the humpback whale goes to the opera. 33 variations on the wonders of classical music . Siedler, Munich 2009. Review
  • Robert Schumann. Man and musician of romanticism. Siedler, Munich 2010, ISBN 978-3-88680-897-7 . review
  • Richard Wagner. Biography. Siedler, Munich 2012, ISBN 978-3-88680-927-1 . review
  • Johannes Brahms . Rowohlt, Reinbek near Hamburg 2013, ISBN 978-3-499-50686-4 .
  • Matthias Claudius. Biography of an untimely one. Siedler, Munich 2014, ISBN 978-3-88680-986-8 . Reviews
  • Beethoven. The creator and his universe . Siedler, Munich 2017, ISBN 978-3-8275-0086-1 .
  • Hear Beethoven. When flashes of inspiration shatter sacred forms. Reclam, Ditzingen 2020, ISBN 978-3-15-011252-6 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Committed to music - Martin Geck † . In: Recklinghäuser Zeitung , November 25, 2019, p. 10.
  2. ^ Martin Geck: Matthias Claudius. Biography of an untimely one . Siedler Verlag, Munich 2014, p. 9.
  3. ^ Martin Geck: Matthias Claudius. Biography of an untimely one . Siedler Verlag, Munich 2014, p. 10.
  4. ^ Brunhilde Verstege: The Institute for Church History of the Church District Recklinghausen. From the documentation center “Kirchenkampf im Kirchenkreis Recklinghausen” to the non-university center for church district history research in the EKvW. In: Günter Brakelmann , Peter Burkowski (ed.): On the trail of contemporary church history. Festschrift for Helmut Geck on his 75th birthday . Lit, Münster 2010, ISBN 978-3-8258-1526-4 , pp. 19–64, here p. 20.
  5. ^ Ludwig Steinbach on info-netz-music ; accessed on January 31, 2015.
  6. ↑ Verena Funtenberger on info-netz-musik ; accessed on January 31, 2015.
  7. ↑ Jutta Lambrecht on info-netz-music ; accessed on January 31, 2015.
  8. ↑ Sebastian Kaindl on info-netz-music ; accessed on January 31, 2015.
  9. ↑ Peter Sühring on info-netz-musik on July 10, 2011; accessed on January 31, 2015.
  10. ↑ Peter Sommeregger on info-netz-musik on March 7, 2013; accessed on January 31, 2015.
  11. ^ Claudia Niebel on info-netz-musik on January 29, 2015; accessed on January 31, 2015.
  12. ↑ Manfred Koch : An untimely one . In: Neue Zürcher Zeitung , review of November 14, 2014; accessed on November 23, 2019.
  13. ↑ Holger Noltze: Martin Geck: Thinker in tones and tempo changes. Martin Geck's new Beethoven book is a big hit , review for a limited time online from November 22, 2017
personal data
SURNAME Dude, Martin
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German musicologist (Bach researcher)
DATE OF BIRTH March 19, 1936
PLACE OF BIRTH Witten
DATE OF DEATH 22nd November 2019
Place of death Bochum