Herman Roth (born Hornberg, Baden, Feb 15, 1882; died Berlin, Feb 1, 1938), German writer on music. A pupil of Hugo Riemann (1905), he worked as a music critic in Leipzig (1907-10) and Munich (1910-20), taught at the Conservatory in Baden Baden (1921-24) and at the Hochschule für Musik in Stuttgart (1925-35), then as a music critic in Hamburg (1932-35), settling finally in Berlin. His books include Heinrich Kaspar Schmid (Munich, 1921), and Elemente der Stimmführung (Stuttgart, 1926). He also edited works by J. S. Bach, Handel and C. P. E. Bach and others, including the Schemelli songbook (copy as OJ 25/1, which has annotations in Heinrich's and Jeanette's hands), which Schenker used extensively for teaching purposes. He also translated opera libretti. Roth and Schenker Schenker and Roth (already a friend of Schenker's pupil Otto Vrieslander) evidently became acquainted in 1912. Roth's work as a critic included remarks on Die letzten fünf Sonaten von Beethoven ... op. 109 and Harmonielehre in 1914 (both = OC 2/p. 38) and a later personal view of Schenker in 1931 (=OC 2/p. 84). In 1914, Schenker recommended Universal Edition to publish editions that Roth had produced of Handel cantatas, stating that Peters had already published a previous edition (see Bibliography, below), and that it was a highly professional piece of work (WSLB 202, April 1, 1914). Schenker also praised Roth's edition of the J. S. Bach Passacaglia in C minor, seeing in it his own ideas. There are many entries concerning Roth in Schenker's diary. 1932 saw a break in their good relations, apparently for personal reasons. Correspondence Correspondence from Roth to Schenker survives as OJ 13/30 (1912-33: 87 items) and OC 24/8 (1921: 1 item), and from Schenker to Roth as OJ 5/33 (1926: 1 item). Bibliography: Sources: |
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