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W. Oliver Strunk (1901–1980)

Author of Source readings in music history

12+ Works 430 Members 1 Review

About the Author

Includes the names: O Strunk, Oliver Strunk, Oliver Strunk, Oliver Strunk; selected and annotated

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Source Readings in Music History

Works by W. Oliver Strunk

Source readings in music history (1998) 82 copies

Source Readings in Music History: From Classical Antiquity Through the Romantic Era (1950) 58 copies, 1 review

Source Readings in Music History: The Baroque Era (1966) 58 copies

Source Readings in Music History: Antiquity and the Middle Ages (1950) 50 copies

Source Readings in Music History: The Romantic Era (1966) 45 copies

Source Readings in Music History: The Renaissance (Renaissance Era) (1966) 43 copies

Art and Culture Around 1492 (1992) 32 copies

Source Readings in Music History: The Classic Era (1966) 32 copies

Essays on music in the Western World (1974) 12 copies

Essays on Music in the Byzantine World (1977) 11 copies

Studies in Music History: Essays for Oliver Strunk (1980) 5 copies

Source Readings in Music History selected and annotated by Oliver Strunk, 5 volumes complete (Antiquity and the Middle Ages; The Renaissance; The Baroque Era; The Classical Era;… (1965) 2 copies

Associated Works

Mozart: Portrait of a Genius (1991) — Translator, some editions — 102 copies, 1 review

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19th century (3) ancient (2) art (4) Baroque (4) C.P.E. Bach (2) classical (4) classical music (6) cover (2) criticism (5) essays (4) history (31) home (2) media (2) medieval (3) Middle Ages (4) music (63) music history (30) music history and literature (2) musicology (9) non-fiction (5) Palestrina (2) primary source (4) reference (5) Renaissance (6) Romanticism (4) Rousseau (2) Strunk (2) Study B6 (5) to-read (5) translated texts (2)

Common Knowledge

Legal name: Strunk, William Oliver
Birthdate: 1901-03-22
Date of death: 1980-02-24
Gender: male
Education: Cornell University (1917-1919|1927)
Berlin University (1927-1928)
Occupations: musicologist
Organizations: Library of Congress (head of the Music Division|1934)
Catholic University of America (lecturer|1934)
American Musicological Society (founder member|1934|first Journal editor|1948|president|1959-1960)
Music Library Association (president|1935-1937)
Princeton University (faculty|1937|professor|1950|retired|1966)
Awards and honors: Rochester University (hon. degree|1936)
Chicago University (hon. degree|1970)
British Academy (Derek Allen Prize|1977)
Relationships: Strunk Jr., William (father)
Nationality: USA
Birthplace: Ithaca, New York, USA
Places of residence: Grottaferrata, Italy (1966)
Place of death: Grottaferrata, Italy
Associated Place (for map): Ithaca, New York, USA

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Source Readings in Music History From Classical Antiquity through the Romantic Era by W. Oliver Strunk

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Works: 12
Also by: 1
Members: 430
Popularity: #56,814
Rating: 4.2

Reviews: 1
ISBNs: 24
Languages: 2

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