Edward Maisel
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Edward Maisel He was born in Buffalo, New York. He went to Harvard University
where he graduated Magna Cum Laude; he was also Phi Beta Kappa. He was an internationally known writer on music
and t'ai chi. He lived in New York City
for most of his life.
He wrote Charles T. Griffes: the Life of an American Composer, the first definitive and still influential biography of this major early American composer. The CD The Songs of Charles T. Griffes was produced by Mr. Maisel. The Kennedy Center's Terrace Theater presented Mr. Maisel's production of Griffes' final but unfinished masterpiece Salut au Monde.
Mr. Maisel wrote the first Western manual of the classic Yang form of t'ai chi using the title Tai Chi for Health. This classic was published in the early 60s. He was Director of the American Physical Fitness Research Institute and a consultant to the President's Council on Physical Fitness.
Edward Maisel worked extensively with the Alexander Technique
and wrote an introduction to a compendium of Alexander's writings he himself selected.
In his book Dr. America: the lives of Thomas Anthony Dooley III, James T. Fisher acknowledges receipt of copies of medical files from Maisel on suspected cases of AIDS
prior to 1980 (e. g. 1968 U. S. AIDS virus infection documentation). Maisel obtained the files from Robert Galagan, MD, Hawaii.
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
where he graduated Magna Cum Laude; he was also Phi Beta Kappa. He was an internationally known writer on music
Music
Music is an art form whose medium is sound and silence. Its common elements are pitch , rhythm , dynamics, and the sonic qualities of timbre and texture...
and t'ai chi. He lived in New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
for most of his life.
He wrote Charles T. Griffes: the Life of an American Composer, the first definitive and still influential biography of this major early American composer. The CD The Songs of Charles T. Griffes was produced by Mr. Maisel. The Kennedy Center's Terrace Theater presented Mr. Maisel's production of Griffes' final but unfinished masterpiece Salut au Monde.
Mr. Maisel wrote the first Western manual of the classic Yang form of t'ai chi using the title Tai Chi for Health. This classic was published in the early 60s. He was Director of the American Physical Fitness Research Institute and a consultant to the President's Council on Physical Fitness.
Edward Maisel worked extensively with the Alexander Technique
Alexander Technique
The Alexander Technique teaches the ability to improve physical postural habits, particularly those that have become ingrained and conditioned responses...
and wrote an introduction to a compendium of Alexander's writings he himself selected.
In his book Dr. America: the lives of Thomas Anthony Dooley III, James T. Fisher acknowledges receipt of copies of medical files from Maisel on suspected cases of AIDS
AIDS
Acquired immune deficiency syndrome or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome is a disease of the human immune system caused by the human immunodeficiency virus...
prior to 1980 (e. g. 1968 U. S. AIDS virus infection documentation). Maisel obtained the files from Robert Galagan, MD, Hawaii.
Further reading
- F. M. Alexander Constructive Conscious Control of the Individual Introduction by Professor John DeweyJohn DeweyJohn Dewey was an American philosopher, psychologist and educational reformer whose ideas have been influential in education and social reform. Dewey was an important early developer of the philosophy of pragmatism and one of the founders of functional psychology...
, E. P. Dutton & Co., 1923 ISBN 0-913111-11-2 - Cheng Man-chingCheng Man-ch'ingCheng Man-ch'ing was born in Yongjia , Zhejiang Province . He died March 26, 1975; his grave is near the city of Taipei. Cheng was trained in Chinese medicine, t'ai chi ch'uan, calligraphy, painting and poetry...
& Robert W. Smith Tai Chi, Charles E. Tuttle Co., 1967 ISBN 10: 0804805601 - Cheng Man-ching 13 Chapters on Tai Chi Chuan, Sweet Chi Press, 1982 ISBN 0-912059-00-1