Konstanze Musketa (born 14 September 1956) is a German musicologist and head of the .

Life

Abitur ''Abitur'' (), often shortened colloquially to ''Abi'', is a qualification granted at the end of secondary education in Germany. It is conferred on students who pass their final exams at the end of ISCED 3, usually after twelve or thirteen year ...

Musketa studied

musicology 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 mu ...

at the

Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg (german: Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg), also referred to as MLU, is a public, research-oriented university in the cities of Halle and Wittenberg and the largest and oldest university i ...

in 1975. She wrote her diploma thesis in 1980 about ''Die Musikhandschriften Johann Friedrich Faschs im Fachbereich Musikwissenschaft der Martin-Luther-Universität Halle''. In 1988 the

Promotion A __NOTOC__ The Promotion A ''(Doctor of an academic field)'' was an academic qualification in the DDR. It was introduced in the 3rd higher education reform with the "Regulation of academic grades" of 6 November 1968 and was governed by the doctoral o ...

Dr. phil. A Doctor of Philosophy (PhD, Ph.D., or DPhil; Latin: or ') is the most common degree at the highest academic level awarded following a course of study. PhDs are awarded for programs across the whole breadth of academic fields. Because it is ...

followed with a thesis on ''Die Duetti und Terzetti da camera von Georg Friedrich Händel''. In 1980 she became a staff member of the

Handel House Handel House (German: ''Händel-Haus'') is a cultural site in Halle in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. The composer George Frideric Handel was born here in 1685; it is now a museum, and houses a collection relating to the composer and to the musical hi ...

in the library and documentation department. There she is currently head of the Library, Archive and Research Department as well as the study course. She conceived exhibitions for the

and was responsible for the corresponding museum guides. (1998, 2009 and 2012). She also compiled the catalogue ''Letters from the partial estate of Friedrich Chrysander'' (2001). Her main research interests are Georg Friedrich Händel,

Carl Friedrich Christian Fasch Carl Friedrich Christian Fasch (1736–1800) was a German composer and harpsichordist. Born in Zerbst, he was the son of the composer Johann Friedrich Fasch. He was initially taught by his father. In 1756 he began service at the court of Frederic ...

and

Johann Friedrich Fasch Johann Friedrich Fasch (15 April 1688 – 5 December 1758) was a German violinist and composer. Much of his music is in the Baroque-Classical transitional style known as galant. Life Fasch was born in the town of Buttelstedt, 11 km north o ...

as well as the history of music in Halle. Several musicological publications were produced for the "Internationale Fasch-Gesellschaft", whose president she was from 1995 to 2008. Since 1999 she has been a member of the . She is editor of Handel's chamber duets and terzettes in the ''

Hallische Händel-Ausgabe The ''Hallische Händel-Ausgabe'' ("Halle Handel Edition") is a multi-volume collection of the works of George Frideric Handel. It was first published in the 1950s: initially as an adjunct to the HG edition, but by 1958 as a collected edition i ...

''.

Publications

* ''Der Stadtsingechor als ein "Annexum" der Franckeschen Stiftungen zu Halle. Ein Beitrag zur Geschichte des Chores in der Zeit von 1808 bis 1946, dargestellt an Dokumenten aus dem Archiv der Franckeschen Stiftungen'' (''Schriften des Händelhauses in Halle''. Vol. 7). Handel House, Halle an der Saale 1991, . * with

Klaus Hortschansky Klaus Hortschansky (7 May 1935 – 16 May 2016) was a German musicologist. Life and work Born in Weimar, Hortschansky studied musicology from 1953 to 1966 in Weimar, Berlin and Kiel. In 1965 he became an assistant at the Musicological Institute ...

(ed.): ''Georg Friedrich Händel – ein Lebensinhalt. Gedenkschrift für Bernd Baselt (1934–1993)''.

Bärenreiter Bärenreiter (Bärenreiter-Verlag) is a German classical music publishing house based in Kassel. The firm was founded by Karl Vötterle (1903–1975) in Augsburg in 1923, and moved to Kassel in 1927, where it still has its headquarters; it also ...

-Verlag, Kassel 1995, . * (ed.): ''Was dieser Geldmangel uns vor täglich Kummer machet. Briefe, Johann Friedrich Fasch betreffend, aus dem St. Bartholomäi-Stift zu Zerbst (1752 until 1757)'' (''Schriftenreihe zur Mitteldeutschen Musikgeschichte''. Series I: ''Quellenschriften''. Vol. 3). Ziethen, Oschersleben 1997, . * ''Musikgeschichte der Stadt Halle. Führer durch die Ausstellung des Händel-Hauses''. Handel House, Halle an der Saale 1998, . * with Christiane Barth: ''Händel, der Europäer. Führer durch die Ausstellung im Händel-Haus''. Handel House, Halle (Saale) 2009, . * with Christiane Barth: ''Musikstadt Halle. Führer durch die Ausstellung im Wilhelm-Friedemann-Bach-Haus Halle''.''Musikstadt Halle. Führer durch die Ausstellung im Wilhelm-Friedemann-Bach-Haus Halle''
on WorldCat Handel House Foundation, Halle 2012, .

References

External links

* *
Literatur von Konstanze Musketa
in the

Bibliography of Music Literature The Bibliography of Music Literature (BMS or BMS online, german: Bibliographie des Musikschrifttums) is an international bibliography of literature on music. It considers all kind of music and includes both current and older literature. Since 196 ...

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Musketa, Konstanze 1956 births Living people People from Halle (Saale) German musicologists German women musicologists