Kerman, Joseph, 1924-2014
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- His Opera as drama, 1956.
- New Grove, 2nd ed.(Kerman, Joseph (Wilfred); b. Apr. 3, 1924, London; American musicologist and critic)
Wikipedia description:
Joseph Wilfred Kerman (3 April 1924 – 17 March 2014) was an American musicologist and music critic. Among the leading musicologists of his generation, his 1985 book Contemplating Music: Challenges to Musicology (published in the UK as Musicology) was described by Philip Brett in The Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians as "a defining moment in the field". He was Professor Emeritus of Musicology at the University of California, Berkeley.
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