Ludwig Schiedermair
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Ludwig Ferdinand Schiedermair (7 December 1876 in Regensburg
– 30 April 1957 in Bensberg) was a German minister and musicologist. He concerned himself with opera history, Mozart, and Beethoven. In 1914 he edited the first complete critical edition of the letters of Mozart and his family.
as a docent in Marburg
he became a professor at the University of Bonn
from 1920 to 1945. As department head for music history he founded the Beethoven Archive at the Beethoven House
, Bonn on 26 March 1927 (the 100th anniversary of Beethoven's death) and served as its first director until 1945. He also founded the Institute for Musicology at the University of Bonn – the first such institute at a German school for higher education. He also served on the committee to found the Max Reger Institute which he lead until 1953
After the rise of the Nazi party, he published his work The complete world view ideas in the Volk's music of Beethoven in 1934. From 1937 to 1939 he served as president of the German Society for Musicology, and in this position gave the musicological address of the Reichsmusiktage on 27 May 1838 , a work of propaganda famous for it's exhibition of "Degenerate music
." in 1936 he earned the Cultural Prize of Bonn and the Beethoven Medal of Bonn and in 1948 he wan the Golden Medal of the Salzburg Mozarteum. In the Second World War, he worked for the Reichsleiter Rosenberg Taskforce
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He retired in 1945 and in 1952 became an honored member of the Academy for Music Research.
Regensburg
Regensburg is a city in Bavaria, Germany, located at the confluence of the Danube and Regen rivers, at the northernmost bend in the Danube. To the east lies the Bavarian Forest. Regensburg is the capital of the Bavarian administrative region Upper Palatinate...
– 30 April 1957 in Bensberg) was a German minister and musicologist. He concerned himself with opera history, Mozart, and Beethoven. In 1914 he edited the first complete critical edition of the letters of Mozart and his family.
Life
After studying musicology in Munich and habilitationHabilitation
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as a docent in Marburg
Marburg
Marburg is a city in the state of Hesse, Germany, on the River Lahn. It is the main town of the Marburg-Biedenkopf district and its population, as of March 2010, was 79,911.- Founding and early history :...
he became a professor at the University of Bonn
University of Bonn
The University of Bonn is a public research university located in Bonn, Germany. Founded in its present form in 1818, as the linear successor of earlier academic institutions, the University of Bonn is today one of the leading universities in Germany. The University of Bonn offers a large number...
from 1920 to 1945. As department head for music history he founded the Beethoven Archive at the Beethoven House
Beethoven House
DetailsThe Beethoven House in Bonn, Germany, is a memorial site, museum and cultural institution serving various purposes. Founded in 1889 by the Beethoven-Haus association it studies the life and work of composer Ludwig van Beethoven.The centrepiece of the Beethoven-Haus is Beethoven's birthplace...
, Bonn on 26 March 1927 (the 100th anniversary of Beethoven's death) and served as its first director until 1945. He also founded the Institute for Musicology at the University of Bonn – the first such institute at a German school for higher education. He also served on the committee to found the Max Reger Institute which he lead until 1953
After the rise of the Nazi party, he published his work The complete world view ideas in the Volk's music of Beethoven in 1934. From 1937 to 1939 he served as president of the German Society for Musicology, and in this position gave the musicological address of the Reichsmusiktage on 27 May 1838 , a work of propaganda famous for it's exhibition of "Degenerate music
Degenerate music
Degenerate music was a label applied in the 1930s by the Nazi government in Germany to certain forms of music that it considered to be harmful or decadent. The Nazi government's concern for degenerate music was a part of its larger and more well-known campaign against degenerate art...
." in 1936 he earned the Cultural Prize of Bonn and the Beethoven Medal of Bonn and in 1948 he wan the Golden Medal of the Salzburg Mozarteum. In the Second World War, he worked for the Reichsleiter Rosenberg Taskforce
Reichsleiter Rosenberg Taskforce
The Reichsleiter Rosenberg Taskforce was a Nazi Party organisation dedicated to appropriating cultural goods during the Second World War...
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He retired in 1945 and in 1952 became an honored member of the Academy for Music Research.
Publications
- Der Junge Beethoven, Lepizig 1925; reprinted Hildesheim 1978.
- Die deutsche Oper, Leipzig 1930. Second Expanded edition, Bonn 1940, 3rd revised edition, Bonn 1943.
- Die Gestaltung weltanschaulicher Ideen in der Volksmusik Beethovens, 1934.