The ortus musikverlag was founded by the two musicologists Ekkehard Krüger and Tobias Schwinger in 1998. Led by common interests, regarding the rich musical history of Middle and Northern Germany and questions on how to render sources accessible and transmission history, they developed a program, which relies exclusively on critical first editions of music from these cultural regions (sacred music, baroque opera, chamber and orchestral music). The editions are accompanied by the publication of research, that helps to appreciate the sources in terms of their significance for musical history.

Ekkehard Krüger

born 1966 in Potsdam · studied musicology, medieval history and philosophy in Halle, Tübingen and Berlin · 2003 dissertation on “Die Musikhandschriften aus der Sammlung des Erbprinzen Friedrich Ludwig von Württemberg-Stuttgart und der Herzogin Friderica Louise von Mecklenburg-Schwerin in der Universitätsbibliothek Rostock” (University of Rostock) · 2002–2004 research associate at the interdisciplinary project “eNoteHistory” (University of Rostock)

Tobias Schwinger

born 1966 in Dresden · studied musicology and philosophy in Halle and Berlin • 2003 dissertation on “Die Sammlung Thulemeier in der Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin Preußischer Kulturbesitz” (University of Rostock) · 2002–2004 research associate at the interdisciplinary project “eNoteHistory” (University of Rostock) · 2006–2010 research associate at the DFG project “Erschließung des Musikarchivs der Sing-Akademie zu Berlin”, music department of the Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin Preußischer Kulturbesitz • since 2012 research associate at the DFG project “KoFIM Berlin” (Kompetenzzentrum Forschung und Information Musik), music department of the Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin Preußischer Kulturbesitz