Walther Siegmund-Schultze (6 July 1916 – 6 March 1993) was a German musicologist. He was the elder brother of musicologist Hella Brock.

Biography

Siegmund-Schultze was born in Schweinitz (Elster).[1] In July 1940 he was promoted to Dr. phil. at the Philosophical Faculty of Universität Breslau with Mozarts Vokal- und Instrumentalmusik in ihren motivisch-thematischen Beziehungen under Franz Arnold Schmitz.[1] Siegmund-Schultze was co-founder of the Halle Handel Festival in 1952 and in 1955 of the Georg Friedrich Handel Society.[2][3][4] From 1965 to 1970 he was Professor of Musicology in Leipzig.[1] From 1956 to 1981 he was Professor and director of the Institute for Musicology at the Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg.[1] He died in Halle (Saale).[1]

Awards

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Walther Siegmund-Schultze University of Leipzig
  2. ↑ "Walther Siegmund-Schultze". MGG Online (in German). 29 June 2021. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  3. 1 2 Prof. em. Dr. sc. Walther Siegmund-Schultze at magdeburg.de
  4. 1 2 Werner, Edwin (2016). "Erinnerungen an Walther Siegmund-Schultze (1916–1993) anlässlich seines 100. Geburtstags" (PDF). haendelhaus.de. pp. 46ff. Retrieved 15 July 2021.


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