This study provides commentary on Mizler's Dissertatio and Anfangs-Gründe des General Basses. Chapter V is an annotated guide to his Neu eröffnete musikalische Bibliothek, one of the earliest German music periodicals. Translations of Mizler's biography in Mattheson's Grundlage einer Ehrenpforte and selected passages of Mizler's Der musikalischer Staarstecher contribute a sampling of the critical polemics among Mizler, Mattheson, and Scheibe. As a proponent of the Aufklärung, Mizler was influenced by Leibnitz, Thomasius, and Wolff. Though his attempts to apply mechanistic principles to music were rejected during his time, his founding of a society of musical sciences, which included J. S. Bach, Telemann, Handel, and C. H. Graun as members, and his efforts to establish music as a scholarly discipline deserve recognition.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc504093 |
| Date | 08 1900 |
| Creators | Pinegar, Sandra |
| Contributors | Collins, Michael (Michael B.), 1930-2011, Gleeson, Larry A. |
| Publisher | North Texas State University |
| Source Sets | University of North Texas |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | iv, 138 leaves : ill., music, Text |
| Rights | Public, Pinegar, Sandra, Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved. |
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