Joseph Maria Smits van Waesberghe (April 18, 1901, Breda - October 9, 1986, Amsterdam ) is a Dutch mediaeval musicologist. At home, he is considered one of the founders of modern Dutch musicology [2] .
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Essay on Biography and Creativity
He was educated in a Jesuit seminary. He was ordained a priest. In 1922–35 he studied philosophy and theology. In 1935–37 he taught at the gymnasiums of St. Canisia in Nijmegen and in 1937-43 - St. Ignatia in Amsterdam, in 1939–43 - in the Rotterdam Conservatory and in 1944–46 in the Amsterdam Conservatory . In 1947–71 He taught the history and theory of music of the Middle Ages at the University of Amsterdam (professor since 1957). In 1953 - Dr. honoris causa of the Pontifical Institute of Church Music in Rome.
He was also engaged in public administration work. In 1954–58 was Secretary General of the Netherlands Union of Composers (Nederlandse Toonkunstenaars Vereniging), in 1958–67 - President of the Netherlands Union of St. Gregory (Sint-Gregoriusvereniging). He was a cultural adviser to the Dutch government, and editor of several Dutch periodicals (including the Divitiae musicae artis series). In 1976 he was awarded a government award for the public and scientific merits - the Order of the Netherlands Lion (knight).
The main research area of Smiths van Wasberge is the theory of music of the Middle Ages. An outstanding paleographer, he compiled one of the volumes of RISM "Theory of Music from Carolingos to 1400" (1961), which still has not lost relevance. In his declining years, in a number of journal articles from 1971–72. he outlined in detail his method of working with an ancient source (principles of constructing a codem stems , editing, commenting, citing, etc.).
Throughout his life he dealt with the heritage of Guido Aretinsky , made critical editions of all his treatises except the "Message", wrote a monograph about Guido (in Latin) and a number of important articles (in German and English). In addition to Guido, he published works on the music of Aribo Scholast , John Cotton , anonymous treatises of the school of Guido, Berno from Reichenau , and Jacob Liege . One of the most famous works of Smiths van Wasberge today is the book “Musical education. The Doctrine and Theory of Music in the Middle Ages ”(1969), containing 122 facsimiles (including colored ones) of medieval manuscripts about music.
Works (selection)
- Muziekgeschiedenis der Middeleeuwen. Tilburg, 1936–42.
- Melodieleer Amsterdam 1950.
- The musical notation of Guido of Arezzo // Musica Disciplina 4 (1950), p. 15-53.
- John of Affligem or John Cotton? // Musica Disciplina 6 (1952), p. 139-153.
- De musico-pedagogico et theoretico Guidone Aretino eiusque vita et moribus. Firenze, 1953.
- Textbook of melody. A course in functional melodic analysis. [Rome]: American Institute of Musicology, 1955 (English translation of a 1950 book)
- (co-authors: P. Fischer and C. Maas). The theory of music from the Carolingian era up to 1400 // RISM , B / III / 1. 1961.
- Musikerziehung: Lehre und Theorie der Musik im Mittelalter. Leipzig: Deutscher Verlag für Musik, 1969. 213 S. (Musikgeschichte in Bildern, III / 3)
- Studien über das Lesen (pronuntiare), das Zitieren und über die Herausgabe lateinischer musiktheoretischer Traktate // Archiv für Musikwissenschaft 28 (1971), SS.155-200 u. 271–87; 29 (1972), SS.64–86.
- Wie Wortwahl und Terminologie bei Guido von Arezzo entstanden und überliefert wurden // Archiv für Musikwissenschaft 31 (1974), SS.73–86.
Critical editions of treatises
- Johannes Afflighemensis. De musica cum tonario // Corpus scriptorum de musica 1 (1950).
- Aribo. De musica // Corpus scriptorum de musica 2 (1951).
- Guidonis Aretini Micrologus // Corpus scriptorum de musica 4 (1955).
- Expositiones in Micrologum Guidonis Aretini. Amsterdam, 1957 (Musicologica medii aevi 1).
- Herbeni Traiectensis De natura cantus ac miraculis vocis. Köln, 1957.
- De numero tonorum litterae episcopi A. ad coepiscopum E. missae ac Commentum super tonos episcopi E. (ad 1000) // Divitiae musicae artis, A / 1. Buren, 1975.
- Tres tractatuli Guidonis Aretini: Guidonis Prologus in antiphonarium // Divitiae musicae artis, A / 3. Buren, 1975.
- Musica Domni Heinrici Augustensis magistri // Divitiae musicae artis, A / 7. Buren, 1977.
- Bernonis Augiensis abbatis de arte musica disputationes traditae // Divitiae musicae artis, A / 6. Buren, 1978–79.
- Codex Oxoniensis Bibl. Bodl. Rawl c. 270 // Divitiae musicae artis, A / 10. Buren, 1979–80.
- Adalboldi episcopi Ultrajectensis Epistola cum tractatu de musica instrumentali humanaque ac mundana // Divitiae musicae artis, A / 2. Buren, 1981.
- (co-author: E. Vetter) Guidonis Aretini Regulae rhythmicae // Divitiae musicae artis, A / 4. Buren, 1985.
- Het grote Herodesspel, of Driekoningenspel van Munsterbilzen // Limburgse documenten, 2/1. Hasselt, 1987.
- (co-authors: E. Vetter, E. Visser) Jacobi Leodiensis Tractatus de consonantiis musicalibus. Tractatus de intonatione tonorum: Compendium de musica // Divitiae musicae artis, A / 9a. Buren, 1988.
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 Album Academicum - 2007.
- ↑ Maas C. In memoriam Prof. Dr. JMAF Smits van Waesberghe // Tijdschrift van de Vereniging voor Nederlandse Muziekgeschiedenis 36 (1986), p. 3.
Literature
- Organicae voces: Festschrift Joseph Smits van Waesberghe angeboten anlässlich seines 60. Geburtstages. Amsterdam, 1963 (with extensive bibliography)
- Huglo M. Joseph Smits van Waesberghe (1901–1986) // Revue de musicologie, 72 (1986), p. 316–18 (obituary)