Rita Katherine Steblin (April 22, 1951 – September 3, 2019) was a

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 ...

, specializing in archival work combining music history, iconography and genealogical research. Steblin was born in

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, British Columbia, Canada; she died in

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, Austria. She was the daughter of Sergei and Renata Steblin, a co-founder of

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. After obtaining degrees in

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and

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, and studying at the

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, Steblin worked in Canada (mainly in Vancouver) and since 1991 in

first at the and then as an independent researcher on

Ludwig van Beethoven Ludwig van Beethoven (baptised 17 December 177026 March 1827) was a German composer and pianist. He is one of the most revered figures in the history of Western music; his works rank among the most performed of the classical music repertoire ...

Franz Schubert Franz Peter Schubert (; ; 31 January 179719 November 1828) was an Austrian composer of the late Classical period (music), Classical and early Romantic music, Romantic eras. Despite his short life, Schubert left behind a List of compositions ...

and social life in late eighteenth and early nineteenth-century in Austria (including Hungary and

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Controversy about Schubert's sexuality

In the debate over Franz Schubert's

sexuality Human sexuality is the way people experience and express themselves sexually. This involves biological, psychological, physical, erotic, emotional, social, or spiritual feelings and behaviors. Because it is a broad term, which has varied ...

, she was one of the fiercest critics of musicologist Maynard Solomon, who in 1989 was the first to openly expound the much-discussed theory of Schubert's

homosexuality Homosexuality is romantic attraction, sexual attraction, or Human sexual activity, sexual behavior between people of the same sex or gender. As a sexual orientation, homosexuality is "an enduring pattern of emotional, romantic, and/or sexu ...

within a scholarly framework. She published numerous articles on the subject and was in turn criticised by Solomon and others for her theories. In 1994 she wrote: "Perhaps we should study what it is about Schubert that makes him so attractive to fashionable political ideologies. Why did the

Nazis Nazism (), formally named National Socialism (NS; , ), is the far-right politics, far-right Totalitarianism, totalitarian socio-political ideology and practices associated with Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party (NSDAP) in Germany. During H ...

abuse Schubert to promote their theories of pure

Aryan race The Aryan race is a pseudoscientific historical race concepts, historical race concept that emerged in the late-19th century to describe people who descend from the Proto-Indo-Europeans as a Race (human categorization), racial grouping. The ter ...

? ��And why, when the evidence is so questionable, is Schubert being promoted now with such passion as a homosexual composer?" For this, she was again criticised, for example by

Charles Rosen Charles Welles Rosen (May 5, 1927December 9, 2012) was an American pianist and writer on music. He is remembered for his career as a concert pianist, for his recordings, and for his many writings, notable among them the book '' The Classical St ...

Selected bibliography

On Beethoven

*Steblin, Rita (1999), "So wurde nach Ferd. Schubert's Entwurfe Beethovens Grabmahl aufgeführt," in: ''Wiener Beethoven-Gesellschaft Mitteilungsblatt'' 30/3–4: pp. 9–16. *Steblin, Rita (2000): " Hoechle's 1827 Sketch of Beethoven's Studio: A Secret Tribute to Schubert?" ''Beethoven Forum'', vol. 8, pp. 1–23. *Steblin, Rita (2001): Letter to the Editor on the ''

Immortal Beloved The Immortal Beloved (German "Unsterbliche Geliebte") is the addressee of a love letter which composer Ludwig van Beethoven wrote on 6 or 7 July 1812 in Teplitz (then in the Austrian Empire, now in the Czech Republic). The unsent letter is writ ...

'' (re: Almerie Esterházy). ''Beethoven Society Journal'', vol. 16/1, pp. 45–48. *Steblin, Rita (2001)
"Beethoven's Immortal Beloved: Evidence against Almerie Esterházy"
''Abstracts of Papers Read at the Meeting of the

American Musicological Society The American Musicological Society (AMS) is a musicological organization which researches, promotes and produces publications on music. Founded in 1934, the AMS was begun by leading American musicologists of the time, and was crucial in legiti ...

'', Sixty-Seventh Annual Meeting, November 15–18, p. 56. *Steblin, Rita (2002), " Josephine Gräfin Brunswick-Deyms Geheimnis enthüllt: Neue Ergebnisse zu ihrer Beziehung zu Beethoven." (Josephine Countess Brunsvik-Deym's Secret Revealed: New Results about her Relationship to Beethoven.) '' Österreichische Musikzeitschrift'' 57/6 (June), pp. 23–31. *Steblin, Rita (2003): "'Höchle zeichnete mir diesen Leichenzug'. Anton Gräffer, Johann Nepomuk Hoechle und die verschollene Zeichnung von Beethovens Begräbnisfeier." ', vol. 58/4, pp. 299–315. *Steblin, Rita (2005), "Reminiscences of Beethoven in Anton Gräffer's unpublished memoirs: a legacy of the Viennese biography project of 1827." ''Bonner Beethoven-Studien'' 4, pp. 149–189. *Steblin, Rita (2006): "Who Died? The Funeral March in Beethoven's Eroica Symphony." ''

The Musical Quarterly ''The Musical Quarterly'' is the oldest academic journal on music in America. Originally established in 1915 by Oscar Sonneck, the journal was edited by Sonneck until his death in 1928. Sonneck was succeeded by a number of editors, including C ...

'', vol. 89/1, pp. 62–79. *Skwara, Dagmar/Steblin, Rita (2007): "Ein Brief Christoph Freiherr von Stackelbergs an Josephine Brunsvik-Deym-Stackelberg." (A Letter by Christoph Baron von Stackelberg to Josephine Brunsvik-Deym-Stackelberg.) ''Bonner Beethoven-Studien'', vol. 6, pp. 181–187. *Steblin, Rita (2007): "'Auf diese Art mit A geht alles zugrunde'. A New Look at Beethoven's Diary Entry and the 'Immortal Beloved'." ''Bonner Beethoven-Studien'', vol. 6, pp. 147–180. *Steblin, Rita (2007): "Beethovens Beziehungen zu Wiener Klavierbauern um 1800 im Licht neuer Dokumente der Familie Brunswick," in: ''Das Wiener Klavier bis 1850'', ed. Beatrix Darmstädter, Alfons Huber, Rudolf Hopfner (Tutzing: Hans Schneider), pp. 73–82. * *Steblin, Rita (2009): "Beethovens 'Unsterbliche Geliebte': des Rätsels Lösung." (Beethoven's "Immortal Beloved": the Riddle Solved.) '' Österreichische Musikzeitschrift'' 64/2, pp. 4–17. *Steblin, Rita (2009): "Beethoven's Name in Viennese Conscription Records." ''Beethoven Journal'' 24/1, pp. 4–13. *Steblin, Rita (2010): Letter to the Editor, "Beethoven's beloved." ''

The Musical Times ''The Musical Times'' was an academic journal of classical music edited and produced in the United Kingdom. It was originally created by Joseph Mainzer in 1842 as ''Mainzer's Musical Times and Singing Circular'', but in 1844 he sold it to Alfr ...

'', vol. 151 (Autumn), pp. 2–4. *Steblin, Rita (2012), "Beethoven Mentions in Documents of the Viennese Tonkünstler-Societät", in: ''Bonner Beethoven-Studien'' 10, pp. 139–188. *Steblin, Rita (2013): ''Beethoven in the Diaries of Johann Nepomuk Chotek'', Bonn: Verlag Beethoven-Haus, Carus. . *Steblin, Rita (2014): "Who was Beethoven's 'Elise'? A new solution to the mystery." In: ''

'' 155, pp. 3–39.

On portraits and death mask of Beethoven

*Steblin, Rita & Samuel Geiser (1991): "The Unknown Portrait of Beethoven as a Thirteen-Year-Old," ''The Beethoven Newsletter'' 6: 57, pp. 64–67. *Steblin, Rita (1992), "The newly discovered Hochenecker portrait of Beethoven (1819), 'das ähnlichste Bildnis Beethovens'", ''Journal of the

'', Vol. 45, no. 3, pp. 468–497. *Steblin, Rita (1993/1994): "Beethoven's Life Mask of 1812 Reconsidered." ''Beethoven Newsletter'', vol. 8/3 & 9/1, pp. 66–70. *Steblin, Rita (1996), "Beethovens Lebendmaske in einem Bericht von C. F. Pohl," in: ''Wiener Beethoven-Gesellschaft Mitteilungsblatt'' 27/1: pp. 1–4. *Steblin, Rita (2001): "Ein wenig bekanntes Beethoven-Porträt," in: ''Wiener Beethoven-Gesellschaft Mitteilungsblatt'' 32/2: pp. 1–4. *Steblin, Rita (2007): "Joseph Deym and His Wax Museum: A Transitional Artist Important to

Mozart Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (27 January 1756 – 5 December 1791) was a prolific and influential composer of the Classical period (music), Classical period. Despite his short life, his rapid pace of composition and proficiency from an early age ...

and Beethoven."

International Musicological Society The International Musicological Society (IMS) is a membership-based organisation for musicology at the international level, with headquarters in Basel, Switzerland. It seeks the advancement of musicological research through international coopera ...

Meeting, Zürich.

On Schubert

*Steblin, Rita (1991): "Neue Gedanken zu Schuberts 'Toten-Maske'." ''Schubert durch die Brille'', vol. 6, pp. 66–70. *Steblin, Rita (1992), "Ein unbekanntes frühes Schubert-Porträt? Franz Schubert und der Maler Josef Abel." ''Jahresgabe ..für die Mitglieder des Internationalen Franz-Schubert-Instituts (IFSI) und der Deutschen Schubert-Gesellschaft e.V.'', Tutzing. ISBN/ISMN: 3795207436. *Steblin, Rita (1992): "Franz Schubert und das Ehe-Consens Gesetz von 1815." ''Schubert durch die Brille'', vol. 9, pp. 32–42. In French in: ''Cahiers F. Schubert'' 2 (1993), pp. 17–26. *Steblin, Rita (1992): "Die Atzenbrugger Gäste-Listen – neu entdeckt. Ein wichtiger Beitrag zur Schubert-Ikonographie" ''Schubert durch die Brille'', vol. 9, pp. 65–80. *Steblin, Rita (1993): "Nochmals die Atzenbrugger Gäste-Listen." ''Schubert durch die Brille'', vol. 10, pp. 35–41. *Steblin, Rita (1993): "Schwinds Porträtskizze 'Schubert am Klavier'" ''Schubert durch die Brille'', vol. 10, pp. 45–52. *Steblin, Rita (1993): "Neue Forschungsaspekte zu Caroline Esterházy." ''Schubert durch die Brille'', vol. 11, pp. 21–33. *Steblin, Rita (1993): "Schubert und der Maler Josef Teltscher." ''Schubert durch die Brille'', vol. 11, pp. 118–132. *Steblin, Rita (1993), "The Peacock's Tale: Schubert's Sexuality Reconsidered." ''

19th-Century Music ''19th-Century Music'' is a triennial academic journal that "covers all aspects of Western art music composed in, leading to, or pointing beyond the "long century" extending roughly from the 1780s to the 1930s." It is published by the University of ...

''. – Berkeley, California: University of California Press, ISSN 0148-2076, ZDB-ID 4395712, T 17., 1, pp. 5–33. *Steblin, Rita (1994): "Le mariage malheureux de Caroline Esterházy. Une histoire authentique, telle que'elle est retracée dans les lettres de la famille Crenneville." ''Cahiers F. Schubert'', vol. 5, pp. 17–34. *Steblin, Rita (1994): "Unbekannte Dokumente über Schubert und die Klavierwerkstatt von Conrad Graf in Währing." ''Schubert durch die Brille'', vol. 12, pp. 49–53. *Steblin, Rita (1994): "Friedrich Lieders Schubert-Porträt von 1827." ''Schubert durch die Brille'', vol. 12, pp. 92–100. *Steblin, Rita (1996), ''Babette und Therese Kunz: neue Forschungen zum Freundeskreis um Franz Schubert und Leopold Kupelwieser'', Wien: Vom Pasqualatihaus. ISBN/ISMN: 3901254161. *Steblin, Rita (1997), "Schubert's 'Nina' and the True Peacocks." ''

'' 138, pp. 13–19. *Steblin, Rita (1997): "Schubert durch das Kaleidoskop" (English version: "Schubert Through the Kaleidoscope"). '' Österreichische Musikzeitschrift'', vol. 52/1–2 (Schubert Special 1997), pp. 52–61. * *Steblin, Rita (1998), "Schubert and the Pfarre Rossau." ''Studien zur Musikwissenschaft'', Vol. 46, pp. 153–173. * ** Branscombe, Peter (2000)
"Review Rita Steblin ''Die Unsinnsgesellschaft. Franz Schubert, Leopold Kupelwieser und ihr Freundeskreis''"
''

Modern Language Review ''Modern Language Review'' is the journal of the Modern Humanities Research Association ( MHRA). It is one of the oldest journals in the field of modern languages. Founded in 1905, it has published more than 3,000 articles and 20,000 book reviews. ...

'', Vol. 95/4 (October 2000), pp. 1127–1128. **Feuerzeig, Lisa (2000)
"Review Rita Steblin ''Die Unsinnsgesellschaft. Franz Schubert, Leopold Kupelwieser und ihr Freundeskreis''"
'' MLA Notes'' 57/2 (December 2000), pp. 391–393. **Reul, Barbara (2001)
"Review Rita Steblin ''Die Unsinnsgesellschaft. Franz Schubert, Leopold Kupelwieser und ihr Freundeskreis''"
''

Die Musikforschung ''Die Musikforschung'' is a quarterly peer-reviewed academic journal of musicology which since 1948 is published on behalf of the Gesellschaft für Musikforschung by Bärenreiter. The editors-in-chief are Fabian Kolb ( Frankfurt University of Musi ...

'' 54, H. 2 (April – June 2001), pp. 197–198 * *Steblin, Rita (1999): "Schubert's Role in the ''Unsinnsgesellschaft'' as Revealed by Clues from Schiller and Aschenschlägel," in: Eva Badura-Skoda et al. (ed.): ''Franz Schubert und seine Freunde'', Vienna: Böhlau, pp. 238–245. *Steblin, Rita (1999): Letter to the Editor. "Antwort an M. Solomon von Rita Steblin." '' Österreichische Musikzeitschrift'', vol. 54/9, pp. 70–71. *Steblin, Rita (1999), "Schubert's Elise. Das Dörfchen and the 'Unsinnsgesellschaft'." ''

'' 140, pp. 33–43. *Steblin, Rita (2001), "Schubert's Problematic Relationship with

Johann Mayrhofer Johann Baptist Mayrhofer (22 October 17875 February 1836) was an Austrian poet and librettist. He is best known for his close friendship with the composer Franz Schubert. Biography Mayrhofer was born in Steyr, Austria, educated at Novitiate i ...

: New Documentary Evidence", in: Barbara Haggh (ed.): ''Essays on Music and Culture in Honor of Herbert Kellman'', pp. 465–495. *Steblin, Rita (2001), "Franz Schubert – das dreizehnte Kind." ', 3, pp. 245–265. *Steblin, Rita (2002), "The Schober family's 'tiefe sittliche Verdorbenheit' as revealed in spy reports from 1810 about Ludovica and her mother." ''Schubert durch die Brille'' 29. Hans Schneider, Tutzing, pp. 39–65. *Steblin, Rita (2002), "Unknown Documents about Kremsmünster Students in the Schubert Circle." ''Schubert: Perspektiven'' 2, pp. 57–116. *Steblin, Rita (2002): "Schubert's Beloved Singer Therese Grob: New Documentary Research." ''Schubert durch die Brille'', vol. 28, pp. 55–100. *Steblin, Rita (2003), "Schubert's Hidden Past as Caricatured by the Unsinngesellschaft: the Painter Carl Zimmermann and the Jewish Connection/" ''The Past in the Present'' Vol. 1, pp .263–286. *Steblin, Rita; Stocken, Frederick (2007), "Studying with Sechter: newly Recovered Reminiscences about Schubert by his Forgotten Friend, the Composer Joseph Lanz." ''

Music & Letters ''Music & Letters'' is an academic journal published quarterly by Oxford University Press with a focus on musicology. The journal sponsors the Music & Letters Trust, which makes twice-yearly cash awards of variable amounts to support research in t ...

'', Oxford: University Press, ISSN 0027-4224, vol. 88, pp. 226–265. *Steblin, Rita (2007): "Schuberts Cousine Lenchen: Magdalena Sandler und ihre Familie." ''Wiener Geschichtsblätter'', vol. 62/4, pp. 30–47. *Steblin, Rita (2008): "The Child Schubert in Conrad Graf's Piano Workshop in Währing." ''The Schubertian'', vol. 59, pp. 6–14. *Steblin, Rita (2008), "Schober's Love Affair with Marie von Spaun and the Role Played by Helene Schmith, the Wife of Mozart's First Violinist." ''Schubert: Perspektiven'' 8, pp. 48–86. *Steblin, Rita (2008), "Schubert's Pepi: His Love Affair with the Chambermaid Josepha Pöcklhofer and Her Surprising Fate." ''

'', pp. 47–69. *Steblin, Rita (2009): "The Repertoire of the Hofmusikkapelle (1808–1812) as Cited in Johann Nepomuk Chotek's Diary." ''Schubert: Perspektiven'', vol. 9/1, pp. 90–107. *Steblin, Rita (2010): "Who Commissioned Schubert's Oratorio ''Lazarus''? A Solution to the Mystery. Salieri and the Tonkünstler-Societät." ''Schubert:Perspektiven.'' 9, 2010, pp. 145–181. *Steblin, Rita (2010): "Michael Holzer, Schubert's Music Teacher in Lichtental: A New Genealogical Study", in: ''Schubert: Perspektiven'', vol. 10/1, pp. 10–44. *Steblin, Rita (2010): "New Thoughts on Schubert's Role in the Unsinnsgesellschaft." in: ''Schubert: Perspektiven'', vol. 10/2, pp. 191–223. *Steblin, Rita (2011): "Der Komponist Joseph Lanz (1797–1873): Ein vergessener Freund Franz Schuberts aus Oberösterreich." in: ''Streifzüge II. Beiträge zur oberösterreichischen Musikgeschichte'', ed. Klaus Petermayr and Erich Wolfgang Partsch (Linz: OÖ Volksliedwerk), pp. 77–107.

On Mozart

*Steblin, Rita (1991): "Eine Violine aus dem Besitz von

Leopold Mozart Johann Georg Leopold Mozart (November 14, 1719 – May 28, 1787) was a German composer, violinist, and music theorist. He is best known today as the father and teacher of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, and for his violin textbook ''Versuch einer grün ...

?" Gerhard Stradner (ed.): ''Die Klangwelt Mozarts''. Vienna: Kunsthistorisches Museum, pp. 32–37, 194–195. *Steblin, Rita (2009): "A Problem Solved: The Identity of Georg Friedrich Richter, Virtuoso 'Claviermeister' from Holland, Mozart's Friend and Partner in the Trattnerhof Subscription Concerts of 1784." ''Newsletter of the Mozart Society of America'', vol. 13/2, pp. 5–9.

On Handel

*Steblin, Rita (1984), "Did

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 ...

Meet Bononcini in Rome?" ''The Music Review'' 45, pp. 179–193.

On Haydn

*Steblin, Rita (1986), "Key Characteristics and

Haydn Franz Joseph Haydn ( ; ; 31 March 173231 May 1809) was an Austrian composer of the Classical period (music), Classical period. He was instrumental in the development of chamber music such as the string quartet and piano trio. His contributions ...

's Operas." ''Internationaler Joseph Haydn Kongress Wien 1982'', ed. Eva Badura-Skoda, Munich: Henle, pp. 91–100. *Steblin, Rita (2000): "Haydn's Orgeldienst in der damaligen Gräfl. Haugwitzischen Kapelle." ', vol. 55/2, pp. 124–134.

On Weber

*Steblin, Rita (2009), "Weber-Notizen eines Prager Adligen: Johann Nepomuk von Choteks Tagebücher 1813–1823 in Bezug auf

Carl Maria von Weber Carl Maria Friedrich Ernst von Weber (5 June 1826) was a German composer, conductor, virtuoso pianist, guitarist, and Music criticism, critic in the early Romantic music, Romantic period. Best known for List of operas by Carl Maria von Weber, h ...

." ''Weberiana'', vol. 19.

On Paganini

*Steblin, Rita (2005): "Anton Gräffer's Reminiscences of Paganini's 1828 Concert Tour in Vienna: An Inside View of the First Rehearsal and the Break with Antonia Bianchi." ''Ad Parnassu'' (Bologna: Ut Orpheus Edizioni) vol. 3/6, pp. 1–24.

On Johann Strauß

*Steblin, Rita (2010): "Neue Fakten zu Johann Strauß und Joseph Lanner: Die Frauen-Freundschaft zwischen Magdalena Schubert, Therese Grob und Anna Streim." ''Wiener Geschichtsblätter'', vol. 65/4, pp. 265–279.

On other subjects

*Steblin, Rita (1983), ''A History of Key Characteristics in the Eighteenth and Early Nineteenth Centuries.'' Ann Arbor: UMI Research Press, . Second edition: Rochester University Press 2002. . **Arnn, John (1983)
"Review ''Rita Steblin: A History of Key Characteristics in the Eighteenth and Early Nineteenth Centuries''"
'' MLA Notes'', pp. 287–289. **Ambrose, Jane (1984), "Review ''Rita Steblin: A History of Key Characteristics in the Eighteenth and Early Nineteenth Centuries''", ''The American Recorder'', pp. 147–148. **Berger, Karol (1984)
"Review ''Rita Steblin: A History of Key Characteristics in the Eighteenth and Early Nineteenth Centuries''"
''

'' 66, pp. 388–391. *Steblin, Rita (1987), "Towards a History of Absolute Pitch Recognition." ''College Music Symposium'' 27, pp. 141–153. *Steblin, Rita (1990), "Death as a Fiddler: the Study of a Convention in European Art, Literature and Music." ''Basler Jahrbuch für historische Musikpraxis''. Vol. 14, pp. 271–322. *Steblin, Rita (1992): "Healey Willan's Inscribed Copy of John Coulter's Deirdre of the Sorrows." ''Canadian University Music Review'', vol. 12, pp. 113–122. *Steblin, Rita (1995): "The Gender Stereotyping of Musical Instruments in the Western Tradition." ''Canadian University Music Review. Voices of Women: Essays in Honour of Violet Archer'', vol. 16/1, pp. 128–144. *Steblin, Rita (2007), "

Anton Walter Gabriel Anton Walter (5 February 1752 – 11 April 1826) was a builder of pianos. The ''Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians'' describes him as "the most famous Viennese piano maker of his time".Latcham (2009) Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven and S ...

's Difficult Early Years in Vienna: New Documents, 1772–1779." ''Journal of the American Musical Instrument Society'', vol. 33, pp. 41–75. *Steblin, Rita (2008), "Viennese Woodwind Makers in the Classical Era, with Emphasis on Friedrich Lempp's Request for Protection in 1768." ''Journal of the American Musical Instrument Society'', vol. 34, pp. 26–73. *Steblin, Rita (2009): "Early Viennese Fortepiano Production: Anton Walter and New Inventions by Johann Georg Volkert in 1777–1783." ''Studien zur Musikwissenschaft'', vol. 55, pp. 269–302. *Steblin, Rita (2012): "Paul Wranitzky (1756–1808): New Biographical Facts from Vienna's Archives." ''Mozart Studien'', vol. 21, pp. 369–395. *Steblin, Rita (2013): "Mälzel's Early Career to 1813. New Archival Research in Regensburg and Vienna." in: colloquium collegarum.

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für David Hiley zum 65. Geburtstag (= Regensburger Studien zur Musikgeschichte, vol. 10), ed. Wolfgang Horn and Fabian Weber (Tutzing: Hans Schneider), pp. 161–210.

References

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