Peter Wackernagel Explained

Peter Wackernagel (26 July 1897 – 17 May 1981) was a German musicologist and librarian

Life

Wackernagel was born in Breslau as the son of the priest Paul Wackernagel. He studied history, German language and literature and philosophy in Breslau and received his doctorate in 1921. He passed the examination for a teaching profession for secondary schools. He worked as a volunteer at the and trained himself as an autodidact in musicology by attending appropriate seminars. He was also a student of Max Schneider. His piano playing was perfected through private lessons. In 1924, in accordance with his abilities and recommendations by his library director, he accepted an offer from Wilhelm Altmann to move to Berlin to take up a position in the music department of the Staatsbibliothek Berlin. He became responsible for the manuscripts department. Furthermore, he became music consultant at the . He is the author of various music analyses for the concerts of the Berliner Philharmoniker, facsimile and music editions, book publications and essays.

From 1 April 1928, he was a library councillor, and after the death of Georg Schünemann on 2 January 1945, he was made head of the music department, which he held until 31 August 1950.

Wackernagel died in Berlin at the age of 83.

Work[1]

Book publications

Articles in journals and collective works

Facsimile editions

Publications

Further reading

Notes and References

  1. Ehrung Dr. Peter Wackernagel zum 100. Geburtstag mit Auswahlbibliographie, Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin, Mitteilungen N.F. 6, 1997, Nr. 2,

  2. https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/918286794 Die Aera Furtwängler : Vortrag, gehalten aus dem Anlass des 85. Geburtstages des Dirigenten