Arthur Mendel Explained

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

He graduated from Harvard University in 1925 before going to study with Nadia Boulanger in Paris.

Career

Mendel was an editor at G. Schirmer, Inc. (1930-1938), the journal of the American Musicological Society (1940-1943) and Associated Music Publishers (1941-1943).

For 31 years, Mendel taught at Princeton University.

Literary works

• music critics on the "Nation" (1930–1933)
• 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

Notes and References

1. News: Arthur Mendel, Music Professor At Princeton and Expert on Bach . 20 October 2022 . The New York Times . October 18, 1979.
2. Web site: Arthur Mendel (Conductor, Music Scholar) . Bach Cantatas Website . 20 October 2022.