Joscelyn Godwin (born 16 January 1945 at Kelmscott, Oxfordshire, England) is a musicologist and translator, known for his work on ancient music, paganism and music in the occult. Events 27 BC - The title Augustus is bestowed upon Gaius Julius Caesar Octavian by the Roman Senate. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Kelmscott is a small Village close to the River Thames in West Oxfordshire, Oxfordshire near the Gloucestershire border History See also History of Oxfordshire The county of Oxfordshire was formed in the early years of the 10th century and is broadly situated in the England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland
He was educated as a chorister at Christ Church Cathedral School, Oxford, then at Radley College (Music Scholar), and Magdalene College, Cambridge (Music Scholar; B. For the musical composition see Chorale. A choir, chorale, or chorus is a Musical ensemble of Singers Christ Church Cathedral School is a Prep and Pre-Prep fee-paying boarding and day school for approximately 140 pupils based in Oxford, England. Oxford is currently bidding for the 2010 Wikimania Conference Oxford () is a city, and the County town of Oxfordshire, Radley College ( St Peter's College Radley) is a famous English public school situated on the edge of the village of Radley near Magdalene College redirects here see also Magdalen College Oxford Magdalene College (ˈmɔːdlɪn was founded in 1428 as a Benedictine hostel in time A. , 1965, Mus. B. , 1966, M. A. 1969).
He moved to the U.S. in 1966 to undertake post-graduate work in musicology at Cornell University, where he gained his Ph. 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 D. in 1969 with a dissertation on "The Music of Henry Cowell". Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Henry Cowell ( March 11, 1897 – December 10, 1965) was an American Composer, musical theorist, Pianist He then taught at Cleveland State University for two years before moving to Colgate University Music Department in 1971. Cleveland State University ( abbr CSU) is a Public university located in Cleveland Ohio. Colgate University is a private liberal arts college located in the Village of Hamilton in Madison County New York, USA
Amongst his work is the first complete English language translation (1999) of one of the first illustrated printed texts, the incunabula Hypnerotomachia Poliphili (1499). English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Hypnerotomachia Poliphili (in English Poliphilo's Strife of Love in a Dream, from Greek hypnos, ‘sleep’ eros,
He continues to teach in the music department at Colgate University, where he often teaches semester-long courses delving into the life and work of a single composer.
Bibliography
- Robert Fludd. Robert Fludd, also known as Robertus de Fluctibus (1574 Bearsted Kent &ndash September 8 1637, London) was a prominent Hermetic Philosopher and Surveyor of Two Worlds (London: Thames & Hudson, 1979; also published in French, Greek, Spanish and Japanese). Thames & Hudson (also Thames and Hudson and sometimes T&H for brevity are a Publisher, especially of Art and Illustrated Books Currently available from Adventures Unlimited Press. Adventures Unlimited Press is an American Book publisher founded in 1985 by David Hatcher Childress in Kempton Illinois to publish his own works
- Athanasius Kircher. Athanasius Kircher (sometimes erroneously spelled Kirchner) was a 17th century German Jesuit Scholar who published around 40 works most A Renaissance Man and the Quest for Lost Knowledge (London: Thames & Hudson, 1979; also published in French, German, Spanish & Japanese)
- Mystery Religions in the Ancient World (London: Thames & Hudson, 1981; also published in Greek, Japanese)
- Harmonies of Heaven and Earth. The Spiritual Dimension of Music from Antiquity to the Avant-Garde (London: Thames & Hudson, 1987; also published in French, German, Japanese; partly published in Spanish). Currently in print from Inner Traditions International. Inner Traditions - Bear & Company (or just Inner Traditions) is a Book publisher founded in 1975 and based in Rochester Vermont in the United
- Music and the Occult. French Musical Philosophies 1750-1950 (Rochester: University of Rochester Press/London: Boydell & Brewer, 1995; previously published in French; also published in Japanese)
- The Mystery of the Seven Vowels in Theory and Practice (Grand Rapids: Phanes Press, 1991; also published in Italian)
- Arktos (1993 subtitled "The Polar Myth in Science, Symbolism, and Nazi Survival") (Grand Rapids: Phanes Press, 1993, also published in German, Japanese, Greek, French and Italian). Boydell & Brewer was formed in 1978 It merged two companies Boydell Press and D Phanes Press is a New Age book publishing Imprint of Red Wheel Weiser Conari. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Currently in print from Adventures Unlimited Press.
- The Theosophical Enlightenment (Albany: State University of New York Press, 1994)
- Johann Friedrich Hugo Von Dalberg (1760-1812): Schriftsteller, Musiker, Domherr (co-authored with Michael Embach; Mainz: Gesellschaft fur mittelrheinische Kirchengeschichte, 1998)
- Hypnerotomachia Poliphili, (1999, translation)
- The Pagan Dream of the Renaissance (Grand Rapids: Phanes Press/London: Thames & Hudson, 2002)
- The Real Rule of Four (New York: The Disinformation Company, 2004; also published in French and Portuguese)
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