Music history
Historical musicology began as a discipline in the nineteenth century focusing on the contributions of earlier composers. Samuel Wesley played an important role in the revival of interest in Johann Sebastian Bach through performing, lecturing on and editing his works. Felix Mendelssohn similarly played a critical role in the revival of Bach but as the founder of the Felix Mendelssohn College of Music and Theatre. Historical musicological scholarship led to the publication of Gesellschaft editions of George Frideric Handel as well as Bach.
In the twentieth century, the work of Johannes Wolf and others developed studies in Medieval music and early Renaissance music. Wolf's writings on the history of musical notation are considered to be particularly notable by musicologists. Historical musicology has played a critical role in renewed interest in Baroque music as well as medieval and Renaissance music. In particular, the authentic performance movement owes much to historical musicological scholarship.
Towards the middle of the twentieth century, musicology (and its largest subfield of historical musicology) expanded significantly as a field of study. Concurrently the number of musicological and music journals increased to create further outlets for the publication of research. The domination of German language scholarship ebbed as significant journals sprang up throughout the West, especially America.
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References
- ^ One example among many: the Arnold Schoenberg Center has placed many archival materials online: [1].
- Online Book review of Samuel Wesley 1766-1837: a Sourcebook by Michael Kassler and Phillip Olleson
- Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians Centenary Edition 2001 Schirmer 2001 article on Martin Gerbert Reproduced on Biography Research Center Thomson Gale 2005
- Merriam-Webster's Biographical Dictionary Merriam-Webster 1995 entry on Samuel Wesley Reproduced on Biography Research Center Thomson Gale 2005
- John Cooper "Knowing Mendelssohn: a Challenge from the Primary Sources" Notes Music Library Association September 2004 v61 i1 p35(61)
- Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians Op. Cit. article on Johannes Wolf
- Daniel Leech-Wilkinson The Modern Invention of Medieval Music: Scholarship, Ideology, Performance Cambridge University Press Cambridge 2003 ISBN 0-521-81870-2
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