Howard E. Smither
Howard Elbert Smither (November 15, 1925, Pittsburg, Kansas – February 1, 2020, Chapel Hill, North Carolina)[1] was an American author, musicologist and historian of music.
Education
He completed his BA at Hamline University in 1950. He completed his MA at Cornell University in 1952.[2]
Career
He began teaching music at Oberlin College from 1955 to 1960, and subsequently taught at the University of Kansas (1960–1963), Tulane University (1963–1968), University of North Carolina (1968–1990) and University of Cardiff (1993–1995).[1]
He received the 1978 ASCAP-Deems Taylor Award.[3][4]
He received the Guggenheim Fellowship in 1984.[5][6]
Bibliography
His notable books include:[7][8][9]
- A History of the Oratorio: The Oratorio in the Classical Era
- Antecedents of the Oratorio: Sacred Dramatic Dialogues, 1600-1630
- Oratorios of the Italian Baroque
- A History of the Oratorio
References
- ^ a b Asheville Area Alternative Funeral & Cremation Services: Howard E. Smither
- ^ "Smither, Howard E. (born 1925), musicologist : Grove Music Online - oi". oxfordindex.oup.com. doi:10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.26024.
- ^ "A History of the Oratorio - Howard E. Smither". University of North Carolina Press.
- ^ "A History of the Oratorio - Howard E. Smither". University of North Carolina Press.
- ^ Smither, Howard E. (22 December 1977). "A History of the Oratorio". UNC Press Books – via Google Books.
- ^ "John Simon Guggenheim Foundation - Field-Of-Studies Music Research".
- ^ "Smither, Howard E. - People and organisations". Trove.
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- ^ "Howard E. Smither". www.goodreads.com.
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