Professor Walter Howard Rubsamen | |
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Born | July 21, 1911 |
Died | June 19, 1973 | (aged 61)
Education |
Columbia University University of Munich |
Employer(s) | University of California, Los Angeles |
Spouse | Gisela Roth Rubsamen |
Family | Valerie Rubsamen, Glen Rubsamen |
Awards | Guggenheim Fellowship (1947, 1957) |
Walter Howard Rubsamen (July 21, 1911 – June 19, 1973) was an American musicologist specializing in Italian music of the Renaissance, Ballad Opera, as well as music and politics. [1] He was professor of musicology at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). [2]
Rubsamen was born in New York City. He earned a B.A. from Columbia University in 1933 where he studied with Paul Henry Lang, Douglas Moore, Daniel Gregory Mason, and Seth Bingham. [3] In 1937, he received a Ph.D. from the University of Munich where his teachers included Rudolf von Ficker and Otto Ursprung, taking his doctorate about the music of Pierre de La Rue. He also studied flute in New York with Georges Barrère and Meredith Willson. [4]
In 1938, Rubsamen 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. [5] He was awarded a Guggenheim fellowship twice, once in 1947 and again in 1957, [6] and also earned a Ford Foundation fellowship. [7]
Rubsamen also served as president of the Dante Alighieri Society of Southern California from 1969 to 1970. He died aged 61 [8]
Professor Walter Howard Rubsamen | |
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Born | July 21, 1911 |
Died | June 19, 1973 | (aged 61)
Education |
Columbia University University of Munich |
Employer(s) | University of California, Los Angeles |
Spouse | Gisela Roth Rubsamen |
Family | Valerie Rubsamen, Glen Rubsamen |
Awards | Guggenheim Fellowship (1947, 1957) |
Walter Howard Rubsamen (July 21, 1911 – June 19, 1973) was an American musicologist specializing in Italian music of the Renaissance, Ballad Opera, as well as music and politics. [1] He was professor of musicology at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). [2]
Rubsamen was born in New York City. He earned a B.A. from Columbia University in 1933 where he studied with Paul Henry Lang, Douglas Moore, Daniel Gregory Mason, and Seth Bingham. [3] In 1937, he received a Ph.D. from the University of Munich where his teachers included Rudolf von Ficker and Otto Ursprung, taking his doctorate about the music of Pierre de La Rue. He also studied flute in New York with Georges Barrère and Meredith Willson. [4]
In 1938, Rubsamen 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. [5] He was awarded a Guggenheim fellowship twice, once in 1947 and again in 1957, [6] and also earned a Ford Foundation fellowship. [7]
Rubsamen also served as president of the Dante Alighieri Society of Southern California from 1969 to 1970. He died aged 61 [8]