Hans Joachim Marx (born 16 December 1935) is a German

music historian Music history, sometimes called historical musicology, is a highly diverse subfield of the broader discipline of musicology that studies music from a historical point of view. In theory, "music history" could refer to the study of the history of ...

. He has been professor of European music history 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, ...

Life

Born in

Leipzig Leipzig (, ; ; Upper Saxon: ; ) is the most populous city in the States of Germany, German state of Saxony. The city has a population of 628,718 inhabitants as of 2023. It is the List of cities in Germany by population, eighth-largest city in Ge ...

, Marx first studied music at the Academy of Music in Leipzig. In 1956 he escaped from

East Germany East Germany, officially known as the German Democratic Republic (GDR), was a country in Central Europe from Foundation of East Germany, its formation on 7 October 1949 until German reunification, its reunification with West Germany (FRG) on ...

Freiburg im Breisgau Freiburg im Breisgau or simply Freiburg is the List of cities in Baden-Württemberg by population, fourth-largest city of the German state of Baden-Württemberg after Stuttgart, Mannheim and Karlsruhe. Its built-up area has a population of abou ...

West Germany West Germany was the common English name for the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG) from its formation on 23 May 1949 until German reunification, its reunification with East Germany on 3 October 1990. It is sometimes known as the Bonn Republi ...

. After 1958 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, ...

German literature German literature () comprises those literature, literary texts written in the German language. This includes literature written in Germany, Austria, the German parts of Switzerland and Belgium, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, South Tyrol in Italy ...

and

philosophy Philosophy ('love of wisdom' in Ancient Greek) is a systematic study of general and fundamental questions concerning topics like existence, reason, knowledge, Value (ethics and social sciences), value, mind, and language. It is a rational an ...

at the Universities of Freiburg and

Basel Basel ( ; ), also known as Basle ( ), ; ; ; . is a city in northwestern Switzerland on the river Rhine (at the transition from the High Rhine, High to the Upper Rhine). Basel is Switzerland's List of cities in Switzerland, third-most-populo ...

. In 1966 he obtained his doctorate in Basel under Arnold Schmitz with a dissertation on "The Organ Tablature of Clemens Hör". In the following years, sponsored by the

Swiss National Science Foundation The Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF, German: , SNF; French: , FNS; Italian: ) is a science research support organisation mandated by the Swiss Federal Government. The Swiss National Science Foundation was established under private law b ...

, he spent time researching and compiling sources for a complete edition of the works of

Arcangelo Corelli Arcangelo Corelli (, also , ; ; 17 February 1653 – 8 January 1713) was an List of Italian composers, Italian composer and violinist of the middle Baroque music, Baroque era. His music was key in the development of the modern genres of Sonata a ...

. In 1966–1967 he was a

lecturer Lecturer is an academic rank within many universities, though the meaning of the term varies somewhat from country to country. It generally denotes an academic expert who is hired to teach on a full- or part-time basis. They may also conduct re ...

at the

University of Zurich The University of Zurich (UZH, ) is a public university, public research university in Zurich, Switzerland. It is the largest university in Switzerland, with its 28,000 enrolled students. It was founded in 1833 from the existing colleges of the ...

, and from 1968 to 1972 he was assistant to

Günther Massenkeil Günther Massenkeil (11 March 192617 December 2014) was a German musicologist, academic teacher, writer and concert singer (baritone). His main field of research was sacred music of the 16th to 20th century. He served as director of the musicolog ...

in Bonn. In the summer of 1972 he received his habilitation in musicology: in 1973 he became professor of European music history at the

where he remained until his retirement in 2001. Marx's main areas of research have been on Renaissance instrumental music and

Baroque music Baroque music ( or ) refers to the period or dominant style of Classical music, Western classical music composed from about 1600 to 1750. The Baroque style followed the Renaissance music, Renaissance period, and was followed in turn by the Class ...

, in particular the works of

George Frideric Handel George Frideric (or Frederick) Handel ( ; baptised , ; 23 February 1685 – 14 April 1759) was a German-British Baroque composer well-known for his operas, oratorios, anthems, concerti grossi, and organ concerti. Born in Halle, Germany, H ...

to which he has many contributions. He is co-editor of the work editions of Corelli,

Hasse Hasse is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include: Surname: * Clara H. Hasse (1880–1926), American botanist * Helmut Hasse (1898–1979), German mathematician * Henry Hasse (1913–1977), US writer of science fiction ...

and Handel, editor of the ''Göttinger Händel-Beiträge'', which he founded in 1984, and of the six-volume ''Händel-Handbook'' (2008-2012). He is also co-editor of various musicological series (among others ''Abhandlungen zur Musikgeschichte'',

Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht (V&R) is a scholarly publishing house based in Göttingen, Germany. It was founded in 1735 by (1700–1750) in connection with the establishment of the Georg-August-Universität in the same city. After Abraham Vandenh ...

Göttingen Göttingen (, ; ; ) is a college town, university city in Lower Saxony, central Germany, the Capital (political), capital of Göttingen (district), the eponymous district. The River Leine runs through it. According to the 2022 German census, t ...

, ''Beiträge zur Geschichte der Kirchenmusik'', Verlag Ferdinand Schöningh,

Paderborn Paderborn (; Westphalian language, Westphalian: ''Patterbuorn'', also ''Paterboärn'') is a city in eastern North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, capital of the Paderborn (district), Paderborn district. The name of the city derives from the river Pade ...

) and the ''Hamburger Mendelssohn-Vorträge'', Verlag Christians, Hamburg. Marx is a corresponding member of the

Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Göttingen A German Akademie is a school or college, trade school or another educational institution. The word Akademie (unlike the words Gymnasium or Universität) is not protected by law, and any school or college may choose to call itself Akademie. A Som ...

, full emeritus member of the

Academy of Sciences and Humanities in Hamburg The Academy of Sciences and Humanities in Hamburg (German: Akademie der Wissenschaften in Hamburg) is a German scientific society located in Hamburg Hamburg (, ; ), officially the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg,. is the List of cities i ...

and Member of the Institute of Advanced Musical Studies of

King's College London King's College London (informally King's or KCL) is a public university, public research university in London, England. King's was established by royal charter in 1829 under the patronage of George IV of the United Kingdom, King George IV ...

. Between 2004 and 2014 he was chairman of the board of the Göttingen International Handel Festival Foundation. Since 2001 he has been an honorary member of the Göttingen

Händel-Gesellschaft Between 1858 and 1902, the Händel-Gesellschaft ("German Handel Society") produced a collected 105-volume edition of the List of compositions by George Frideric Handel, works of George Frideric Handel. Even though the collection was initiated by ...

Publications since 2001

Monographs

* ''Händel und seine Zeitgenossen. Eine biographische Enzyklopädie'', 2 parts volume (''Das Händel-Handbuch'' vol. 1), Laaber 2008 * ''Händel und die geistliche Musik des Barockzeitalters. Eine Aufsatzsammlung'', Laaber 2013 * ''Die G. F. Händel zugeschriebenen Kompositionen, 1700-1800 / The compositions attributed to G. F. Handel, 1700-1800.(HWV Anh. B)'', with Steffen Voss,Die G. f. Händel zugeschriebenen kompositionen = the compositions attributed to Handel 1700-1800 (HWV anh. b)
on WorldCat Hildesheim/Zürich/New York 2016

Articles

* ''A newly discovered Gloria by Handel'', in ''Early music'' 29 (2001), 342–352 (auf Deutsch in ''Göttinger Händel-Beiträge'' 9 (2002), 37–53, auf Japanisch in ''Ongakugaku. Journal of the Musicological Society of Japan'' 47 (2001), 127–139) * ''Bemerkungen zu szenischen Aufführungen barocker Oratorien und Serenaten'', in ''Basler Jahrbuch für Historische Musikpraxis'' 23 (2001), 133–150 * ''Die Händel zugeschriebenen Kompositionen in den thematischen Katalogen von Breitkopf (1762-1768)'', mit Steffen Voss, in ''Göttinger Händel-Beiträge'' 9 (2002), 149–160 * ''Das Händelbild Chrysanders'', in the ''

Händel-Jahrbuch The ''Händel-Jahrbuch'' (HJb) is a music scientific journal dedicated to the composer George Frideric Handel. It is published annually by the international Handel-Gesellschaft in conjunction with the foundation Handel House in Halle. The "scie ...

'' 48 (2002), 35–44 * ''Unbekannte Basler Tabulaturfragmente aus dem frühen 16. Jahrhundert'', in U. Konrad, J. Heidrich, H. J. Marx (ed.), ''Musikalische Quellen – Quellen der Musik. Festschrift für Martin Staehelin zum 65. Geburtstag'', Göttingen 2002, 37–50 * ''Geschichte einer ungewöhnlichen Komposition: Georg Friedrich Händels Masque'' Acis and Galatea, in: H. Krellmann (ed.)., ''Der moderne Komponist baut auf der Wahrheit. Opern des Barock von Monteverdi bis Mozart'', Stuttgart/Weimar 2003, 87–95 * ''Unbekannte Lantaten von Händel, A. Scarlatti, Fago und Grillo in einer neapolitanischen Handschrift von 1710'', mit Steffen Voss, in B. M. Antonlini et al. (ed.), ''Et facciam dolci canti. Studi in onore di Agostino Ziino in occassione del suo 65° compleanno'', Lucca 2003, 797–806 * ''Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy und England'', in: H. J. Marx (ed.), ''Hamburger Mendelssohn-Vorträge'', Hamburg 2003, 81–98 * ''Eine neue Quelle zu Händels Oper 'Rodrigo' '', mit Steffen Voss, in ''Göttinger Händel-Beiträge'' 10 (2004), 67–80 * ''Bericht über das Gesprächskonzert: Finderglück. eine neue Kantate von J. S. Bach? von G. F. Händel? - Meine Seele soll Gott loben (BWV 223)'', in ''Göttinger Händel-Beiträge'' 10 (2004), 179–204 * ''Festinszenierungen römischer Oratorien und Serenaten im Barockzeitalter'', in ''Analecta musicologica'' 33 (2004), 335–372 * ''Die Händel zugeschriebenen Kompositionen I (Arien und Lieder HWV Anh. B 001-032).'' With Steffen Voss, in ''Göttinger Händel-Beiträge'' 11 (2006), 95–124. * ''Händels Lehrjahre an der Gänsemarkt-Oper in Hamburg unter Reinhard Keiser (1703-1705)'', in ''Veröffentlichungen der Internationalen Händel-Akademie Karlsruhe'' 8 (2006), 343–359 (auf Englisch in R. G. King (ed.), ''Handel Studies. A Gedenkschrift for Howard Serwer'' estschrift Series 22 Hillsdale, NY, 2009, 25–45) * ''Zur Überlieferung der Te Deum-Kompositionen von Johann Adolf Hasse'', in R. Wiesend (ed.), ''Johann Adolf Hasse in seiner Zeit''. Stuttgart 2006, 251–259 * ''Johannes Brahms im Briefwechsel mit Friedrich Chrysander'', in W. Sandberger et al. (ed.), ''Musik und Musikforschung. Johannes Brahms im Dialog mit der Geschichte'', Kassel 2007, 221–274 * ''Zur Einführung in das Symposium 'Händel in der Wiener Klassik' '', in ''Göttinger Händel-Beiträge'' 12 (2008), 51–55 * ''Die Händel zugeschriebenen Komposition II (Duette und Solo-Kantaten HWV Anh. B 101-134)'', mit Steffen Voss, in: ''Göttinger Händel-Beiträge'' 12 (2008), 123–162 * ''Händel als Briefschreiber'', in ''Die Musikforschung'' 62 (2009), 111–127 * ''Annäherung an Händel'', in ''Die Tonkunst'' 3 (2009), 329–338 * ''Händels Religiosität im Kontext der europäischen Konfessionen'', in ''Händel-Jahrbuch'' 56 (2010), 79–99 * ''Die Händel zugeschriebenen Kompositionen III (Oratorische Werke und Kirchenmusik, HWV Anh. B 201-219)'', in ''Göttinger Händel-Beiträge'' 13 (2010), 165–192 * ''Händels lateinische Motette ‚Silete venti‘ (HWV 242)- ein Auftragswerk für Paris?'', in: A. Beer et al. (ed.), ''Festschrift Hellmut Federhofer zum 100. Geburtstag'', Tutzing 2011, 267–280 * ''Concerti a due cori (HWV 332-335)'', in S. Rampe (ed.), ''Händels Instrumentalmusik'' (''Das Händel-Handbuch'' 5), Laaber 2011, 486–496 * ''Die Händel zugeschriebenen Kompositionen IV (Orchesterwerke HWV Anh. B 301-368)'',wth Steffen Voss, in ''Göttinger Händel-Beiträge'' 14 (2012), 167–213 * ''‚Ein begeisterter Kreis von Künstlern und Kunstfreunden‘ - Achtzig Jahre Göttinger Händel-Gesellschaft'', in ''Programmbuch der Göttinger Händel-Festspiele 2013'' * ''Die Musik am Hof von Georg III. (1761-1820)'', in ''Göttinger Händel-Beiträge'' 15 (2014), 119–143 * ''A love of music distraction…. Musik im Leben der englischen Königin Charlotte (1744-1818)'', in ''Archiv für Musikwissenschaft'' 71 (2014), 1–20 * ''… ein jüngerer Gelehrter von Rang. Leo Schrades frühe Jahre bis zur Emigration in die USA (1938)'', in ''Die Musikforschung'' 67 (2014), 251–269 * ''Zum Gedenken an Günther Massenkeil (1926-2014)'', in ''Die Musikforschung'' 68 (2015), 122 * ''Altes im neuen Werk. Leo Schrades Diskurs mit Paul Hindemith'', in ''Archiv für Musikwissenschaft'' 72 (2015), 146–157 * ''Zur Echtheit des Händel-Porträts von Christoph Platzer (um 1710)'', in ''Göttinger Händel-Beiträge'' 17 (2016), 97–109

Editions

* ''Händel. Gloria HWV deest. Urtext der Hallischen Händel-ausgabe (Vorabdruck)'', Kassel 2001 * ''New Mattheson studies'' mit George Buelow, Cambridge University Press, 2. Aufl. 2006 * ''An International Handel Bibliography / Internationale Händel-Bibliographie (1959-2009)'', Göttingen 2009 * ''Georg Friedrich Händel. Dixit Doiminus (Psalm 109) HWV 232. Neuausgabe'' (Hallische Händel-Ausgabe III,1), Kassel 2012 * ''Bibliographie der Internationalen Händel-Literatur'' in ''Göttinger Händel-Beiträge'' 9 (2002)ff.

Lexikon articles

Several articles in: * ''

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 ...

''. General Encyclopedia of Music, founded by

Friedrich Blume Friedrich Blume (5 January 1893, in Schlüchtern, Hesse-Nassau – 22 November 1975, in Schlüchtern) was professor of musicology at the University of Kiel from 1938 to 1958. He was a student in Munich, Berlin and Leipzig, and taught in the last ...

. Second, revised edition edited by

Ludwig Finscher Ludwig Finscher (14 March 193030 June 2020) was a German musicologist. He was a professor of music history at the University of Heidelberg from 1981 to 1995 and editor of the encyclopedia '' Die Musik in Geschichte und Gegenwart''. He is respect ...

, Kassel, personalities part vol. 6, 2001 atteo Fornari vol. 8, 2002 eorg Friedrich Händeland vol. 14, 2005 Arnold Schmitz * ''Das Händel-Lexikon'', edited by Hans Joachim Marx in cooperation with Manuel Gervink and Steffen Voss (''Das Händel-Handbuch'' 6), Laaber 2011 [several articles on Handel researchers, patrons, members of the English royal family, Handel places and singers, correspondence, family and relatives, Halleluja (Alleluja), Handel's personality and travels]

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Marx, Hans Joachim 20th-century German musicologists Academic staff of the University of Hamburg German music historians 1935 births Living people Writers from Leipzig Brahms scholars Handel scholars Mattheson scholars Mendelssohn scholars