Hitchcock did much work on music of the early Baroque in France and Italy, especially on Marc-Antoine Charpentier. He also made important contributions to the understanding of musical traditions in America, both popular and cultivated, and his text in this field is a standard reference work. In addition to Charles Ives, he focused particular attention on contemporary American composers including Virgil Thomson, John Cage, and Henry Cowell. He was the co-editor of the New Grove Dictionary of American Music and a consultant for American music for The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians.
Booksedit
The Latin Oratorios of Marc-Antoine Charpentier (dissertation, U. of Michigan, 1954)
Music in the United States: a Historical Introduction (1969; 4th ed., 1999)
(ed., with V. Perlis) An Charles Ives Celebration (Brooklyn, NY, and New Haven, CT, 1974)
After 100 [!] Years: the Editorial Side of Sonneck (Washington DC, 1975)
Charles Ives (London, 1977, 3rd ed. 1988)
(with L. Inserra) The Music of Henry Ainsworth's Psalter (Brooklyn, NY, 1981)
Tommasini, Anthony (December 9, 2007). "H. Wiley Hitchcock, Who Edited Dictionary of Music, Dies at 84". New York Times.
External linksedit
H. Wiley Hitchcock Papers, 1949-2007 Music Division, New York Public Library for the Performing Arts.
May 02, 2024
wiley, hitchcock, hugh, wiley, hitchcock, september, 1923, detroit, michigan, december, 2007, york, york, american, musicologist, best, known, founding, institute, studies, american, music, brooklyn, college, city, university, york, 1971, institute, recently, . Hugh Wiley Hitchcock September 28 1923 in Detroit Michigan December 5 2007 in New York New York was an American musicologist He is best known for founding the Institute for Studies in American Music at Brooklyn College of the City University of New York in 1971 The institute was recently renamed the Hitchcock Institute for Studies in American Music in his honor Hitchcock received a B A degree from Dartmouth College in 1944 and an M A from the University of Michigan in 1948 After studying under Nadia Boulanger in Paris he earned his Ph D at the University of Michigan in 1954 He taught there from 1950 to 1961 and then at Hunter College from 1961 to 1971 He taught in the CUNY system until 1993 when he retired He served as president of the Music Library Association 1966 1967 the Charles Ives Society 1973 1993 and the American Musicological Society 1990 1992 Hitchcock did much work on music of the early Baroque in France and Italy especially on Marc Antoine Charpentier He also made important contributions to the understanding of musical traditions in America both popular and cultivated and his text in this field is a standard reference work In addition to Charles Ives he focused particular attention on contemporary American composers including Virgil Thomson John Cage and Henry Cowell He was the co editor of the New Grove Dictionary of American Music and a consultant for American music for The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians Books editThe Latin Oratorios of Marc Antoine Charpentier dissertation U of Michigan 1954 Music in the United States a Historical Introduction 1969 4th ed 1999 ed with V Perlis An Charles Ives Celebration Brooklyn NY and New Haven CT 1974 After 100 Years the Editorial Side of Sonneck Washington DC 1975 Charles Ives London 1977 3rd ed 1988 with L Inserra The Music of Henry Ainsworth s Psalter Brooklyn NY 1981 Les oeuvres de Marc Antoine Charpentier catalogue raisonne Paris Picard 1982 Marc Antoine Charpentier Oxford 1990 Charles Ives 129 Songs New York City 2004 References editPaula Morgan H Wiley Hitchcock The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians online Tommasini Anthony December 9 2007 H Wiley Hitchcock Who Edited Dictionary of Music Dies at 84 New York Times External links editH Wiley Hitchcock Papers 1949 2007 Music Division New York Public Library for the Performing Arts Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title H Wiley Hitchcock amp oldid 1121723633, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
