Walter H. Rubsamen
Professor Walter Howard Rubsamen | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 21, 1911 |
| Died | June 19, 1973 |
| Education | University of Munich |
| Employer(s) | University of California, Los Angeles |
| Spouse | Gisela Roth Rubsamen |
| Family | Valerie Rubsamen, Glen Rubsamen |
Walter Howard Rubsamen was a professor of a musicology at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).[1]
Rubsamen was born on July 21, 1911 in New York City. He earned an A.B. from Columbia University in 1933 and a Ph.D. from the University of Munich in 1937. In 1938, he joined the music faculty at UCLA, becoming a full professor in 1955 and serving until his death in 1973. He was chairman of the music department from 1965 until 1973.[2] He was awarded a Guggenheim fellowship twice, once in 1947 and again in 1957,[3] and also earned a Ford Foundation fellowship.[4]
Rubsamen also served as president of the Dante Alighieri Society of Southern California from 1969-70. He died in June 1973.[5]
Publications
- Literary sources of secular music in Italy (University of California Press, 1943)
- "Music research in Italian libraries," Notes 6, No. 2 (Mar., 1949), 220-233.
- "From frottola to madrigal: the changing pattern of secular Italian vocal music," in Chanson and madrigal, 1480-1530 (Harvard University Press, 1964).
References
- ^ "University of California: In Memoriam, March 1976". content.cdlib.org. Retrieved 2017-09-03.
- ^ "University of California: In Memoriam, March 1976". content.cdlib.org. Retrieved 2017-09-03.
- ^ https://www.gf.org/fellows/all-fellows/walter-h-rubsamen/
- ^ "University of California: In Memoriam, March 1976". content.cdlib.org. Retrieved 2017-09-03.
- ^ "University of California: In Memoriam, March 1976". content.cdlib.org. Retrieved 2017-09-03.
