Arthur Mendel (June 6, 1905 – October 14, 1979) was an American musicologist, known as a Bach scholar.[1] He was born in Boston and died in Newark, New Jersey.[2]
Education
editHe graduated from Harvard University in 1925 before going to study with Nadia Boulanger in Paris.[1]
Career
editMendel was an editor at G. Schirmer, Inc. (1930-1938), the journal of the American Musicological Society (1940-1943) and Associated Music Publishers (1941-1943).[2]
For 31 years, Mendel taught at Princeton University.[1]
Literary works
edit- music critics on the "Nation" (1930–1933)[2]
- editor of "The Bach Reader", 1945 (with H. T. David)
- Studies in the History of Musical Pitch, 1968
- With Nathan Broder, translator of Mozart: His Character, His Work by Alfred Einstein
- Translator of 'Mozart's Choice of Keys' by Alfred Einstein
References
edit- ^ a b c "Arthur Mendel, Music Professor At Princeton and Expert on Bach". The New York Times. October 18, 1979. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
- ^ a b c "Arthur Mendel (Conductor, Music Scholar)". Bach Cantatas Website. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
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