Arthur Mendel

Arthur Mendel (June 6, 1905 – October 14, 1979) was an American musicologist, known as a Bach scholar.[1] He was born in Boston and died in Newark, New Jersey.[2]

Education

He graduated from Harvard University in 1925 before going to study with Nadia Boulanger in Paris.[1]

Career

Mendel was an editor at G. Schirmer, Inc. (1930-1938), the journal of the American Musicological Society (1940-1943) and Associated Music Publishers (1941-1943).[2]

For 31 years, Mendel taught at Princeton University.[1]

Literary works
  • music critics on the "Nation" (1930–1933)[2]
  • editor of "The Bach Reader", 1945 (with H. T. David)
  • Studies in the History of Musical Pitch, 1968
  • With Nathan Broder, translator of Mozart: His Character, His Work by Alfred Einstein
  • Translator of 'Mozart's Choice of Keys' by Alfred Einstein

References
  1. "Arthur Mendel, Music Professor At Princeton and Expert on Bach". The New York Times. October 18, 1979. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
  2. "Arthur Mendel (Conductor, Music Scholar)". Bach Cantatas Website. Retrieved 20 October 2022.


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