The Johann Sebastian Bach Institute (German: Johann-Sebastian-Bach-Institut) was an institute dedicated to
Johann Sebastian Bach
Johann Sebastian Bach (28 July 1750) was a German composer and musician of the late Baroque period. He is known for his orchestral music such as the '' Brandenburg Concertos''; instrumental compositions such as the Cello Suites; keyboard wo ...
in
Göttingen
Göttingen (, , ; nds, Chöttingen) is a university city in Lower Saxony, central Germany, the capital of the eponymous district. The River Leine runs through it. At the end of 2019, the population was 118,911.
General information
The ori ...
, Germany. It was founded in 1951 as one of two institutes preparing the
New Bach Edition
The New Bach Edition (NBE) (german: Neue Bach-Ausgabe; NBA), is the second complete edition of the music of Johann Sebastian Bach, published by Bärenreiter. The name is short for Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750): New Edition of the Complete W ...
, the second complete edition of the composer's works. The partner organisation was the
Leipzig
Leipzig ( , ; Upper Saxon: ) is the most populous city in the German state of Saxony. Leipzig's population of 605,407 inhabitants (1.1 million in the larger urban zone) as of 2021 places the city as Germany's eighth most populous, as ...
Bach Archive
The Bach-Archiv Leipzig or Bach-Archiv is an institution for the documentation and research of the life and work of Johann Sebastian Bach. The Bach-Archiv also researches the Bach family, especially their music.
Based in Leipzig, the city whe ...
in what was then
East Germany
East Germany, officially the German Democratic Republic (GDR; german: Deutsche Demokratische Republik, , DDR, ), was a country that existed from its creation on 7 October 1949 until its dissolution on 3 October 1990. In these years the state ...
on the other side of the
Iron Curtain from Göttingen. The new edition met rigorous scientific requirements and at the same time served musical practice.
The institute ended its activities in 2006 and the final volume of the New Bach Edition set appeared the following year. However, the Bach Archive Leipzig remains active and has issued revisions of some single volumes.
Directors
* 1951–1961:
Hans Albrecht
* 1961–1962:
Wilhelm Martin Luther
* 1962–1993:
Georg von Dadelsen
Georg may refer to:
* ''Georg'' (film), 1997
*Georg (musical), Estonian musical
* Georg (given name)
* Georg (surname)
* , a Kriegsmarine coastal tanker
See also
* George (disambiguation)
George may refer to:
People
* George (given name)
* ...
* 1993–2006:
Martin Staehelin
Further reading
* Johann-Sebastian-Bach-Institut Göttingen und Bach-Archiv Leipzig (ed), Die Neue Bach-Ausgabe 1954-2007 - Eine Dokumentation, p. 30, „Herausgebende Institute“, Kassel – Basel – London – New York – Prag 2007 (Bärenreiter)
* Georg von Dadelsen: Bachs Werke im Originaltext - Aufgaben und Erkenntnisse der Neuen Bach-Ausgabe, in:
Neue Zürcher Zeitung, 16 March 1985 (printed in: Johann-Sebastian-Bach-Institut Göttingen und Bach-Archiv Leipzig (Herausgeber), Die Neue Bach-Ausgabe 1954-2007 - Eine Dokumentation, Kassel - Basel - London - New York - Prag 2007 (Bärenreiter), ps 11–16)
External links
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750) / New Edition of the Complete Works Bärenreiter
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1951 establishments in Germany
2006 disestablishments in Germany