Gustave Reese (b. November 29, 1899, New York City –- d. Events 1777 - San Jose California, is founded as el Pueblo de San José de Guadalupe Year 1899 ( MDCCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The City of New York September 7, 1977, Berkeley, California) was an American musicologist and teacher. Events 1251 BC - A Solar eclipse on this date might mark the birth of legendary Heracles at Thebes Greece. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Berkeley is a city on the east shore of San Francisco Bay in Northern California, in the United States. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Musicology ( Greek: μουσική = "music" and λόγος = "word" or "reason" is the scholarly study of Music Reese is mainly known for his work on medieval and Renaissance music, particularly with his two publications Music in the Middle Ages (1940) and Music in the Renaissance (1954); these two books remain the standard reference works for these two eras, with complete and precise bibliographical material, allowing for almost every piece of music mentioned to be traced back to a primary source. The term medieval music encompasses European music written during the Middle Ages. Renaissance music is European music written during the Renaissance, approximately 1400 - 1600 Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar)
Reese was an avid scholar and had interests in many areas outside music, including art, architecture, and literature. He is also remarkable in that he lacked formal musicological training. He studied law at New York University, graduating in 1921. New York University ( NYU) is a private, Nonsectarian, Coeducational Research University in New York City. Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar Though he was admitted to the New York State Bar, he opted to re-enroll and pursue a bachelor's of music from NYU, which he received in 1930. Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. In 1927, however, he was already teaching classes at the university in medieval and Renaissance music. Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. He continued teaching there intermittently until 1974, and he became Professor Emeritus in 1973. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. He also served as a visiting professor at a number of universities, including Harvard, Duke, UCLA, USC, Michigan, Oxford and Juilliard School of Music. Duke University is a private Research University located in Durham, North Carolina, United States. The University of California Los Angeles (generally known as UCLA) is a public research university located in Westwood Los Angeles, California, United The University of Southern California (commonly referred to as USC, SC, Southern California, and incorrectly The University of Michigan Ann Arbor ( U of M, U-M, UM or simply Michigan) is a top-ranked Coeducational public research The University of Oxford (informally "Oxford University" or simply "Oxford" located in the city of Oxford, Oxfordshire, England is the The Juilliard School, located in New York City, is a world renowned Performing arts conservatory. He was a founder-member of the American Musicological Society (AMS) from 1934, serving as its first secretary (1934-1946). The American Musicological Society is a membership-based organization founded in 1934 to advance scholarly research in the various fields of music as a branch of learning and Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. He became vice-president in 1946 and president of the organization in 1950. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. He has also held positions in the International Musicological Society(IMS), the Renaissance Society of America, and the Plainsong and Medieval Music Society.
Also active in the music publishing industry, he headed the publication department of G. Schirmer (1940-1945) and was also director of publication at Carl Fischer (1945-1955). G Schirmer Inc is a classical music publishing company based in New York NY in the USA Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) Furthermore, he was editor of The Musical Quarterly from 1933 until 1945. Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar
Gustave Reese had a profound impact on generations of music students through his passionate and insightful teaching. He has left a valuable legacy in Music in the Middle Ages and Music in the Renaissance. These two pillars have incited a revival of interest and scholarship in the areas of early music. He is often perceived to have 'raised the bar' of musicological scholarship with his thorough research, intellectual research, and comprehensive bibliographies.
Reese was married to Fine Arts administrator and cookbook author and editor, Carol Truax, from 1974 to 1977. Carol Truax ( 3 October, 1899 - June 1986 was an American music administrator and an author of many cookbooks Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays
Publications
- Music in the Middle Ages: With an introduction on the music of ancient times. New York, W. W. Norton & Co. , Inc. , 1940. ISBN 0-393-09750-1
- Music in the Renaissance. New York, W. W. Norton & Co. , Inc. , 1954. ISBN 0-393-09530-4
- Essays in musicology in honor of Dragan Plamenac on his 70th birthday. Pittsburgh, University of Pittsburgh Press, c1969. ISBN 0-8229-1098-5
- Fourscore Classics of Music Literature. New York, Da Capo Press, 1970. ISBN 0-306-71620-8
- A compendium of musical practice. New York, Dover Publications, 1973. ISBN 0-486-20912-1
- Aspects of Medieval and Renaissance Music. New York, Pendragon Press, 1978 (c1966). ISBN 0-918728-07-X
- The New Grove High Renaissance Masters: Josquin, Palestrina, Lassus, Byrd, Victoria. Josquin des Prez (c 1450 to 1455 &ndash August 27 1521 often referred to simply as Josquin, was a Franco-Flemish composer of the Renaissance. Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (between 3 February 1525 and 2 February 1526 - 2 February 1594 was an Italian Composer of the Renaissance. Orlande de Lassus (also Orlandus Lassus, Orlando di Lasso, Roland de Lassus, or Roland Delattre) (1532 (possibly 1530 &ndash June William Byrd (c 1540 &ndash 4 July 1623 was an English Composer of the Renaissance. Tomás Luis de Victoria (sometimes spelled 'da Vittoria' (1548 &ndash August 20, 1611) was a Spanish composer of the late Renaissance. London, Macmillan, 1984. ISBN 0-333-38237-4; New York, W. W. Norton & Co. , Inc. , 1984. ISBN 0-393-01689-7
Sources
- Haar, James: 'Gustave Reese. ' Grove Music Online ed L. Macy (Accessed 18 Feb 2007) [1] (by subscription)
- Roesner, Edward H. The Musical Quarterly, vol. 63, no. 4 (Oct 1977). pp. 579-581. [2]
External Links
- The Gustave Reese Papers in the Music Division of The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts.
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