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Georg von Dadelsen (17 November 1918 – 25 May 2007) was a German
musicologist Musicology is the academic, research-based study of music, as opposed to musical composition or performance. Musicology research combines and intersects with many fields, including psychology, sociology, acoustics, neurology, natural sciences, f ...
, who taught at the
University of Hamburg The University of Hamburg (, also referred to as UHH) is a public university, public research university in Hamburg, Germany. It was founded on 28 March 1919 by combining the previous General Lecture System ('':de:Allgemeines Vorlesungswesen, ...
and the
University of Tübingen The University of Tübingen, officially the Eberhard Karl University of Tübingen (; ), is a public research university located in the city of Tübingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. The University of Tübingen is one of eleven German Excellenc ...
. He focused on
Johann Sebastian Bach Johann Sebastian Bach (German: Help:IPA/Standard German, joːhan zeˈbasti̯an baχ ( – 28 July 1750) was a German composer and musician of the late Baroque music, Baroque period. He is known for his prolific output across a variety ...
, his family and his environment, and the chronology of his works. As director of the Johann Sebastian Bach Institute in Göttingen, he influenced the ''
Neue Bach-Ausgabe The New Bach Edition (NBE) (; NBA), is the second complete edition of the music of Johann Sebastian Bach, published by Bärenreiter. The name is short for Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750): New Edition of the Complete Works (''Johann Sebastian ...
'' (NBA), the second complete edition of Bach's works.


Life

Von Dadelsen was born in
Dresden Dresden (; ; Upper Saxon German, Upper Saxon: ''Dräsdn''; , ) is the capital city of the States of Germany, German state of Saxony and its second most populous city after Leipzig. It is the List of cities in Germany by population, 12th most p ...
. He obtained his ''
Abitur ''Abitur'' (), often shortened colloquially to ''Abi'', is a qualification granted at the end of secondary education in Germany. It is conferred on students who pass their final exams at the end of ISCED 3, usually after twelve or thirteen year ...
'' at the humanistic Gymnasium in
Berlin-Zehlendorf Zehlendorf () is a locality within the borough of Steglitz-Zehlendorf in Berlin. Before Berlin's 2001 administrative reform Zehlendorf was a borough in its own right, consisting of the locality of Zehlendorf as well as Wannsee, Nikolassee and Da ...
. After military service and captivity, he studied
musicology Musicology is the academic, research-based study of music, as opposed to musical composition or performance. Musicology research combines and intersects with many fields, including psychology, sociology, acoustics, neurology, natural sciences, ...
at the
University of Kiel Kiel University, officially the Christian Albrecht University of Kiel, (, abbreviated CAU, known informally as Christiana Albertina) is a public research university in the city of Kiel, Germany. It was founded in 1665 as the ''Academia Holsator ...
with Blume from 1946, at the
Humboldt University Berlin The Humboldt University of Berlin (, abbreviated HU Berlin) is a public research university in the central borough of Mitte in Berlin, Germany. The university was established by Frederick William III on the initiative of Wilhelm von Humboldt ...
with Vetter from 1947, and at the
Free University of Berlin The Free University of Berlin (, often abbreviated as FU Berlin or simply FU) is a public university, public research university in Berlin, Germany. It was founded in West Berlin in 1948 with American support during the early Cold War period a ...
from 1948 with
Walter Gerstenberg Walter Gerstenberg (26 December 1904 in Hildesheim – 26 October 1988 in Tübingen) was a German musicologist and an expert on Johann Sebastian Bach, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Franz Schubert Franz Peter Schubert (; ; 31 January 179719 N ...
. Von Dadelsen also took courses in philosophy, and German language and literature. In 1951 he received his
doctorate A doctorate (from Latin ''doctor'', meaning "teacher") or doctoral degree is a postgraduate academic degree awarded by universities and some other educational institutions, derived from the ancient formalism '' licentia docendi'' ("licence to teach ...
at the Free University of Berlin with the dissertation ''Alter Stil und alte Techniken in der Musik des 19. Jahrhunderts'' (Old style and old techniques in the music of the 19th century). In 1952, von Dadelsen and his wife followed Gerstenberg to the musicological institute of the
University of Tübingen The University of Tübingen, officially the Eberhard Karl University of Tübingen (; ), is a public research university located in the city of Tübingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. The University of Tübingen is one of eleven German Excellenc ...
, where he worked as Gerstenberg's assistant. From 1953 to 1959, he conducted the university's orchestra. During this time he also worked as
music critic '' The Oxford Companion to Music'' defines music criticism as "the intellectual activity of formulating judgments on the value and degree of excellence of individual works of music, or whole groups or genres". In this sense, it is a branch of m ...
. In 1958, he achieved his
habilitation Habilitation is the highest university degree, or the procedure by which it is achieved, in Germany, France, Italy, Poland and some other European and non-English-speaking countries. The candidate fulfills a university's set criteria of excelle ...
with the dissertation ''Beiträge zur Chronologie der Werke Johann Sebastian Bachs'', about the chronology of Bach's works. In 1960, he was appointed as professor of musicology at the
Hamburg University The University of Hamburg (, also referred to as UHH) is a public research university in Hamburg, Germany. It was founded on 28 March 1919 by combining the previous General Lecture System ('' Allgemeines Vorlesungswesen''), the Hamburg Colon ...
. From 1971, he held the same position in Tübingen until his retirement in 1983. Among his students were
Konrad Küster Konrad Küster (born 11 March 1959) is a German musicologist. Born in Stuttgart, Küster studied musicology, Medieval and Modern History and Comparative Regional Studies at the Eberhard Karls University Tübingen and received his doctorate in 198 ...
, Sylke Zimpel, and Siegfried Schmalzriedt. Von Dadelsen was director of the Johann Sebastian Bach Institute in Göttingen from 1961 to 1993. As president of the editorial board of the ''
Neue Bach-Ausgabe The New Bach Edition (NBE) (; NBA), is the second complete edition of the music of Johann Sebastian Bach, published by Bärenreiter. The name is short for Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750): New Edition of the Complete Works (''Johann Sebastian ...
'' (NBA), he influenced the second complete edition of Bach's works in a decisive phase. He initiated a selected edition of the musical works of E. T. A. Hoffmann, which have been published since 1976. He wrote books and numerous articles on music history, including some articles of the first edition of ''
Die Musik in Geschichte und Gegenwart ''Die Musik in Geschichte und Gegenwart'' (''MGG''; "Music in the Past and Present") is a German music encyclopedia. It is among the world's most comprehensive encyclopedias of music history and musicology, on account of its scope, content, wealth ...
'' (Music in history and present). He was president of the from 1973 to 1988, where he led the series from 1959 to 1998.


Family

Von Dadelsen was married to the journalist Dorothee von Dadelsen, the daughter of the scientist . The composer Hans-Christian von Dadelsen and the
ZDF ZDF (), short for (; ), is a German public-service television broadcaster based in Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate. Launched on 1 April 1963, it is run as an independent nonprofit institution, and was founded by all federal states of Germany ( ...
journalist Bernhard von Dadelsen are sons of the couple. Von Dadelsen died in
Tübingen Tübingen (; ) is a traditional college town, university city in central Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated south of the state capital, Stuttgart, and developed on both sides of the Neckar and Ammer (Neckar), Ammer rivers. about one in ...
at age 88.


Work

* 1951: ''Alter Stil und alte Techniken in der Musik des 19. Jahrhunderts'' * 1957: ''Bemerkungen zur Handschrift Johann Sebastian Bachs, seiner Familie und seines Kreises'', in Tübinger Bach-Studien I, Trossingen * 1958: ''Beitrag zur Chronologie der Werke Johann Sebastian Bachs'', Habilitation at the Tübingen University, Tübinger Bach-Studien IV und V, TübingenBeiträge zur Chronologie der Werke Johann Sebastian Bachs
German National Library The German National Library (DNB; ) is the central archival library and national bibliographic centre for the Federal Republic of Germany. It is one of the largest libraries in the world. Its task is to collect, permanently archive, comprehens ...
* 1967: ''Editionsrichtlinien musikalischer Denkmäler und Gesamtausgaben'', published on behalf of the
Gesellschaft für Musikforschung The German Musicological Society (, abbreviated to GfM) is an academic society of musicologists and institutes active in study, research and teaching in Germany. It has over 1600 members. The association is based in Kassel, Hesse. History The ...
, KasselEditionsrichtlinien musikalischer Denkmäler und Gesamtausgaben / Im Auftr. d. Ges. f. Musikforschung hrsg. von Georg von Dadelsen
German National Library The German National Library (DNB; ) is the central archival library and national bibliographic centre for the Federal Republic of Germany. It is one of the largest libraries in the world. Its task is to collect, permanently archive, comprehens ...
* 1985: ''Bachs Werke im Originaltext – Aufgaben und Erkenntnisse der Neuen Bach-Ausgabe''. In: ''
Neue Zürcher Zeitung The (''NZZ''; "New Newspaper of Zurich") is German language daily newspaper, published by NZZ Mediengruppe in Zurich. The paper was founded in 1780. It has a reputation as a high-quality newspaper, as the German Swiss newspaper of record ...
''. 16 March 1985. (re-printed in Johann-Sebastian-Bach-Institut Göttingen und Bach-Archiv Leipzig (eds.): ''Die Neue Bach-Ausgabe 1954–2007 – Eine Dokumentation.''
Bärenreiter Bärenreiter (Bärenreiter-Verlag) is a German classical music publishing house based in Kassel. The firm was founded by Karl Vötterle (1903–1975) in Augsburg in 1923, and moved to Kassel in 1927, where it still has its headquarters; it ...
, Kassel/Basel/London/New York/Prag 2007, .)


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External links

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(in German)
Carus-Verlag Carus-Verlag is a German music publisher founded in 1972 and based in Stuttgart. Carus was founded by choral conductor Günter Graulich and his wife Waltraud with an emphasis on choral repertoire. the catalogue includes more than 26,000 works ...

Forschungsschwerpunkte des Institut bis 2012
(in German) University of Tübingen * Dadelsen, Georg von
Die Crux der Nebensache. Editorische und praktische Bemerkungen zu Bachs Artikulation
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