Spitta, (Julius August) Philipp

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Spitta, (Julius August) Philipp (b Wechold, Hoya, 1841; d Berlin, 1894). Ger. music scholar and writer. Taught in various towns incl. Leipzig. Prof. of mus. history, Berlin, 1875–94 and permanent secretary to Berlin Acad. of Arts. Dir., Berlin Hochschule für Musik, 1875–94. Contrib. to several dictionaries, histories, etc. Wrote 2-vol. life of Bach (1873, 1880, Eng. trans. 1884–5) and history of Ger. romantic opera. Ed. organ works of Buxtehude, (1876–7), complete works of Schütz (1885–94), and selected works of Frederick the Great (1889).

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