Helmut Schultz (2 November 1904 – 13 April 1945) was a German musicologist at the University of Leipzig.

Life

Schultz was born in Frankfurt, Son of the Reich Court Council Reinhold Schultz, he studied musicology, philosophy and philology at the University of Leipzig from 1923 to 1927. In 1930 he received his doctorate in musicology from Johann Vesque von Püttlingen. (1803-1883), in 1932 the habilitation for musicology on ''Das madrigal als Formideal. Eine stilkundliche Untersuchung mit Belegen aus dem Schaffen des Andrea Gabrieli''. From 1928 to 1932 he was assistant, from 1932 to 1933 private lecturer, from 1933 to 1945 as successor of

Theodor Kroyer Theodor Kroyer (9 September 1873 – 12 January 1945) was a German musicologist. Life Kroyer was born in Munich. After he won his Abitur in 1893 at the Wilhelmsgymnasium (Munich) he studied at the University of Munich and at the Akademie für To ...

. He then was professor of musicology at the University of Leipzig and director of the as well as director of the and the Saxon Research Institute for Musicology. From 1940 he was deputy chairman of the examination office for music. In 1943 he was suddenly drafted and died at the end of the war in 1945 in Waldenburg at the age of 40. Like many of his colleagues, he signed the Vow of allegiance of the Professors of the German Universities and High-Schools to Adolf Hitler and the National Socialistic State in November 1933. However, Schultz was not a member of the NSDAP. At the time of the Schultz formed in the Musicological Institute the antipole to the party comrades.

Scientific activities

His manifold research interests were mainly in instrumentology and music history of the 16th to 18th century. He carried out extensive editorial work, including as director of the Haydn Complete Edition since 1929. Worthy of mention are works to propagate the activities of the Museum of Musical Instruments as well as practical musical activities such as the founding of the student Collegia instrumentale and vocale, whose successes include performances of works from the 18th century.

Publications

* ''Die Karl-Straube-Orgel des Musikwissenschaftlichen Instituts und Instrumenten-Museums der Universität Leipzig'', Leipzig 1930. * ''Instrumentenkunde'', Leipzig 1931. * ''Ludwig van Beethoven. Sein Leben in Bildern'', Leipzig 1936. * ''Giuseppe Verdi. Sein Leben in Bildern'', Leipzig 1938.

Literature

* Thomas Phleps: ''Ein stiller, verbissener und zäher Kampf um Stetigkeit – Musikwissenschaft in NS-Deutschland und ihre vergangenheitspolitische Bewältigung'',"Ein stiller, verbissener und zäher Kampf um Stetigkeit" : Musikwissenschaft in NS-Deutschland und ihre vergangenheitspolitische Bewältigung in Isolde v. Foerster et al. (ed.), '' Musikforschung – Nationalsozialismus – Faschismus''
on WorldCat Mainz 2001,

References

External links

*
Schultz Helmut
on
Website Uni Leipzig

{{DEFAULTSORT:Schultz, Helmut 20th-century German musicologists Academic staff of Leipzig University 1904 births 1945 deaths Writers from Frankfurt German military personnel killed in World War II