He founded the "Korrespondierenden Sozietät der Musicalischen Wissenschaften" (Corresponding Society of the Musical Sciences) in 1738 to enable musical scholars to circulate theoretical papers and to further musical science by encouraging discussion of the papers by correspondence.
He founded the "Korrespondierenden Sozietät der Musicalischen Wissenschaften" (Corresponding Society of the Musical Sciences) in 1738. The aim was to enable musical scholars to circulate theoretical papers and to further musical science by encouraging discussion of the papers by correspondence.