Konrad Sasse (3 October 1926 – 22 July 1981) was a German

musicologist Musicology (from Greek μουσική ''mousikē'' 'music' and -λογια ''-logia'', 'domain of study') is the scholarly analysis and research-based study of music. Musicology departments traditionally belong to the humanities, although some m ...

and Handel scholar.

Life

Sasse was born in

Wernigerode Wernigerode () is a town in the district of Harz, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Until 2007, it was the capital of the district of Wernigerode. Its population was 35,041 in 2012. Wernigerode is located southwest of Halberstadt, and is picturesquely s ...

. After completing his Abitur in 1946 at the Fürst-Otto-Gymnasium in Wernigerode in the

Harz The Harz () is a highland area in northern Germany. It has the highest elevations for that region, and its rugged terrain extends across parts of Lower Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, and Thuringia. The name ''Harz'' derives from the Middle High German ...

, he studied musicology among others with Max Schneider and

Walther Siegmund-Schultze 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). In July 1940 he was promoted to Dr. ph ...

at the Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg from 1948 to 1954, which he completed with the

Staatsexamen The ("state examination" or "exam by state"; pl.: ''Staatsexamina'') is a German government licensing examination that future physicians, dentists, teachers, pharmacists, food chemists, psychotherapists and jurists (i.e., lawyers, judges, publi ...

and obtained his

doctorate A doctorate (from Latin ''docere'', "to teach"), doctor's degree (from Latin ''doctor'', "teacher"), or doctoral degree is an academic degree awarded by universities and some other educational institutions, derived from the ancient formalism ''li ...

with a thesis on

Robert Franz Robert Franz Julius Knauth (28 June 1815 – 24 October 1892) was a German composer, mainly of lieder. Biography Franz was born in Halle, Germany, the son of Christoph Franz Knauth. In 1847, Christoph Knauth adopted his middle name Franz as his ...

(1962). The work was revised and edited by Edwin Werner in 1986. From 1954 to 1956, Sasse was secretary at the

Handel Festival, Halle The Handel Festival (in German: Händel-Festspiele) in Halle an der Saale, Saxony-Anhalt, is an international music festival concentrating on the music of George Frideric Handel in the composer's birthplace. It was founded in 1922 and it grew into ...

. From 1956 to 1981 he was director of the Handel House in Halle. At the same time he was in charge of the .Sasse Konrad
on Grove Music Online In 1959, he became a member of the board of the . From 1963 to 1968, he was head of the instrumentology working group within the Society for Music Research. From 1967 to 1971, he was president of the GDR country group of the

International Association of Music Libraries, Archives and Documentation Centres The International Association of Music Libraries, Archives and Documentation Centres (IAML), also known as ''Association Internationale des Bibliothèques, Archives et Centres de Documentation Musicaux'' (AIBM) and ''Internationale Vereinigung der ...

. Until 1974, he was also a member of the presidium. He was also a guest lecturer for historical musicology at the . From 1971, he was also a lecturer for

organology Organology (from Ancient Greek () 'instrument' and (), 'the study of') is the science of musical instruments and their classifications. It embraces study of instruments' history, instruments used in different cultures, technical aspects of how i ...

at the

Humboldt University Berlin Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (german: Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, abbreviated HU Berlin) is a German public research university in the central borough of Mitte in Berlin. It was established by Frederick William III on the initiative of ...

and the Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg. He is the author of numerous relevant publications, including a Handel bibliographyHändel Bibliographie
on Google Books and studies on opera. Sasse died in Dessau at the age of 54.

Awards

Handel Prize The Handel Prize (german: Händel-Preis) is an annual award, instituted in 1956, which is presented by the city of Halle, in Germany, in honour of the celebrated Baroque composer George Frideric Handel. It is awarded, "for exceptional artisti ...

of the

Bezirk Halle The Bezirk Halle was a district (''Bezirk'') of East Germany. The administrative seat and the main town was Halle. History The district was established, with the other 13, on 25 July 1952, substituting the old German states. After 3 October 1990 ...

(1960) *

Johannes-R.-Becher-Medaille The Johannes-R.-Becher-Medaille was a civil decoration of East Germany created in homage to the poet and politician Johannes R. Becher. It was awarded by the Cultural Association of the GDR. Description The medal is made of bronze, with a dia ...

in Silver (1962)

Publications

* ''Das Händel-Haus in Halle. Geburtshaus Georg Friedrich Händels. Geschichte und Führer durch die Ausstellungen''. Händel-Haus, Halle an der Saale 1958. * ''Händel-Bibliographie''. Deutscher Verlag für Musik VEB, Leipzig 1963. * ''Beiträge zur Forschung über Leben und Werk von Robert Franz 1815–1892'' (''Schriften des Händelhauses in Halle''. Vol. 4). Händel-Haus, Halle an der Saale 1986 – edited and published by Edwin Werner. * 'Neue Daten zu Johann Christoph Schmidt', HJb 1957, 115–25 * ed.: ‘Opera Register from 1712 to 1734 (Colman-Register)’, HJb 1959, 199–223 * Katalog zu den Sammlungen des Händel-Hauses in Halle, 1–7 (Halle, 1961–80) * Halle an der Saale: Musik (Halle, 1968)

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Sasse, Konrad 20th-century German musicologists Directors of museums in Germany German music historians 1926 births 1981 deaths People from Wernigerode

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