Ralph P. Locke

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Ralph P. Locke
Born1949
Academic background
Alma mater Harvard University
University of Chicago
Academic work
Institutions Eastman School of Music
Main interests Musicology

Ralph P. Locke (born 1949) is an American musicologist, classical music critic and professor emeritus of musicology at Eastman School of Music. He founded the Eastman Studies in Music series. [1] [2] He is a contributor to the New Grove Dictionary of Music and several other books, and has been editor of several journals[ which? ]. He is also "one of the most published musicologists on orientalism and music." [3] Locke earned his BA at Harvard University and his PhD at the University of Chicago. [4]

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References

  1. "Eastman Studies in Music Series Celebrates Landmark Volume" . Retrieved 2020-12-13.
  2. "Author: Ralph P. Locke" . Retrieved 2020-12-13.
  3. Mabilat, Claire, 1980- (2008). Orientalism and representations of music in the nineteenth-century British popular arts. Ashgate. p. 12. OCLC   166290630 . Retrieved 2020-12-13.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  4. "Ralph P. Locke". Eastman School of Music. Retrieved 2020-12-13.