Die Musik am alten St. Marien-Dom in Hamburg (1277–1782)

By (author) Hans Joachim Marx

Book cover: Die Musik am alten St. Marien-Dom in Hamburg (1277–1782)

Extent: 501 pages

Publisher: Brill | Schöningh

Subjects: Early Modern & Renaissance Studies, Medieval Studies, Music & Performing Arts

Series: Beitrage zur Geschichte der Kirchenmusik

Series volume number: 26

Language: German

Paperback (Published)

(January 2024)

ISBN: 9783506791597

6.1 x 9.25 inches

Price: $64.00

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When the gothic Hamburg cathedral was demolished in the course of the secularization (1805), a musical tradition of nearly 1200 years came to an end. During Catholic and (since 1529) Protestant times, the cathedral choirmasters and organists had made notable contributions to the music life of the city. Their biographs and works are discussed as well as matters of performance practice.

Hans Joachim Marx war Professor für Europäische Musikgeschichte an der Universität Hamburg. Seine Forschungsschwerpunkte liegen auf dem Gebiet der älteren Musikgeschichte, insbesondere der des 17. und 18. Jahrhunderts. Er ist u.a. korrespondierendes Mitglied der Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Göttingen, emeritiertes ordentliches Mitglied der Akademie der Wissenschaften in Hamburg und corr. Member of the Institute of Advanced Musical Studies, King’s College, London.

  • By (author) Hans Joachim Marx