Kerman, Joseph, 1924-2014

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Name (Latin)
Kerman, Joseph, 1924-2014
Other forms of name
Kerman, Joseph, 1924-
Date of birth
1924-04-03
Date of death
2014-03-17
Associated country
United States
Occupation
College teachers
Musicologists
Associated Language
eng
Gender
male
Biographical or Historical Data
Ph.D.
MARC
MARC
Other Identifiers
VIAF: 42583
Wikidata: Q2917826
Library of congress: n 50044781
Sources of Information
  • 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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