Joseph Kerman

Musicologist, Author

1924 – 2014

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Who was Joseph Kerman?

Joseph Wilfred Kerman was an American critic and musicologist. One of the leading musicologists of his generation, his 1985 book Contemplating Music: Challenges to 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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Born
Apr 3, 1924
London
Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession
Education
  • PhD, Princeton University
    Music
    ( - 1950)
  • Bachelor of Arts, New York University
    ( - 1943)
Lived in
  • Berkeley
    ( - 2014/03/17)
Died
Mar 17, 2014
Berkeley

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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