The music collection of Paul Friedrich Damme
(1864–1925) as a source of information
on the musical culture of Gdańsk and Sopot
in the first half of the 20th century.
The state of research on the reconstruction
of the music inventory signed with (…) Cover Image

Księgozbiór muzyczny Paula Friedricha Dammego (1864–1925) jako źródło informacji o kulturze muzycznej Gdańska i Sopotu w pierwszej połowie XX wieku. Stan badań nad odtworzeniem inwentarza muzycznego sygnowanego dawną sygnaturą A
The music collection of Paul Friedrich Damme (1864–1925) as a source of information on the musical culture of Gdańsk and Sopot in the first half of the 20th century. The state of research on the reconstruction of the music inventory signed with (…)

Author(s): Marta Walkusz
Subject(s): Music, WW II and following years (1940 - 1949), History of Art
Published by: Wydawnictwa Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
Keywords: Paul Friedrich Damme (1864–1925) ; musicalia ; private book collections ; provenance research ; Gdańsk ; Sopot ; music culture ; World War II;

Summary/Abstract: The article is a continuation of research on the origin of the old German library signature (hereinafter: signature A) found in musical prints stored in the Library of the Stanisław Moniuszko Academy of Music in Gdańsk and supplementing the knowledge about the musical culture of Gdańsk and Sopot in the first half of the 20th century. Within the examined musical resources, two previously unknown collections of Gdańsk councillors were discovered. In this work, based on the found ownership marks, the activities of German cultural organisations during World War II are discussed and the book collection of Paul Friedrich Damme (1864–1925) is characterised. The most important result of the provenance research is the discovery that the doctor of law, banker and Gdańsk councillor P. Damme was also an active cellist musician, giving concerts in Sopot and Milan, among others, and the collection of notes was collected by him intentionally and served as performance material.This article is a continuation of research into the origin of the German library signature (hereafter:signature A) found in music prints held at the Library of the Stanisław Moniuszko Academyof Music in Gdańsk and an addition to the knowledge of the musical culture of Gdańsk andSopot in the first half of the 20th century. Two previously unknown collections of Gdansk’scouncilors were discovered within the sheet music resource studied. Based on the ownershipmarks found, this paper discusses the activities of German cultural organizations during WorldWar II and characterizes the book collection of Paul Friedrich Damme (1864–1925). The mostimportant result of the provenance research is the discovery that P. Damme, a doctor of law,banker, and councilor of Danzig, was also an active cellist musician giving concerts in Sopotand Milan, among other places; the sh

  • Issue Year: 18/2024
  • Issue No: 3
  • Page Range: 591-614
  • Page Count: 24
  • Language: Polish
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