Franklin B. Zimmerman
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Franklin Bershir Zimmerman (born 1923) is an American musicologist
and conductor
who has published extensively in the field of Baroque music
, and particularly on the English composer, Henry Purcell
. He is most known for his complete catalogue of Purcell's works, considered "one of the most crucial contributions to Purcell research". Each work in the catalogue is given a "Z number" which derives from Zimmerman's surname.
Zimmerman was born in Wauneta, Kansas
and received his PhD. from the University of Southern California
in 1958. He has been Professor of Music at Dartmouth College
(1964–1967), University of Kentucky
(1967–1968) and University of Pennsylvania
from 1968 until his retirement. In 1968 he founded the Pennsylvania Pro Musica ensemble.
Musicology
Musicology is the scholarly study of music. The word is used in narrow, broad and intermediate senses. In the narrow sense, musicology is confined to the music history of Western culture...
and conductor
Conducting
Conducting is the art of directing a musical performance by way of visible gestures. The primary duties of the conductor are to unify performers, set the tempo, execute clear preparations and beats, and to listen critically and shape the sound of the ensemble...
who has published extensively in the field of Baroque music
Baroque music
Baroque music describes a style of Western Classical music approximately extending from 1600 to 1760. This era follows the Renaissance and was followed in turn by the Classical era...
, and particularly on the English composer, Henry Purcell
Henry Purcell
Henry Purcell – 21 November 1695), was an English organist and Baroque composer of secular and sacred music. Although Purcell incorporated Italian and French stylistic elements into his compositions, his legacy was a uniquely English form of Baroque music...
. He is most known for his complete catalogue of Purcell's works, considered "one of the most crucial contributions to Purcell research". Each work in the catalogue is given a "Z number" which derives from Zimmerman's surname.
Zimmerman was born in Wauneta, Kansas
Kansas
Kansas is a US state located in the Midwestern United States. It is named after the Kansas River which flows through it, which in turn was named after the Kansa Native American tribe, which inhabited the area. The tribe's name is often said to mean "people of the wind" or "people of the south...
and received his PhD. from the University of Southern California
University of Southern California
The University of Southern California is a private, not-for-profit, nonsectarian, research university located in Los Angeles, California, United States. USC was founded in 1880, making it California's oldest private research university...
in 1958. He has been Professor of Music at Dartmouth College
Dartmouth College
Dartmouth College is a private, Ivy League university in Hanover, New Hampshire, United States. The institution comprises a liberal arts college, Dartmouth Medical School, Thayer School of Engineering, and the Tuck School of Business, as well as 19 graduate programs in the arts and sciences...
(1964–1967), University of Kentucky
University of Kentucky
The University of Kentucky, also known as UK, is a public co-educational university and is one of the state's two land-grant universities, located in Lexington, Kentucky...
(1967–1968) and University of Pennsylvania
University of Pennsylvania
The University of Pennsylvania is a private, Ivy League university located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Penn is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States,Penn is the fourth-oldest using the founding dates claimed by each institution...
from 1968 until his retirement. In 1968 he founded the Pennsylvania Pro Musica ensemble.
Sources
- Cummings, David (ed.), "Zimmerman, Franklin", International who's who in music, Routledge, 2000, p. 711. ISBN 0948875534
- Manning, R. "Guides to research on three early masters", Music and Letters, 1990, Vol. 7, N. 4, pp 552–554
- Kennedy, Michael and Bourne, Joyce (eds.), "Zimmerman, Franklin Bershir", The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music, Oxford University Press, 2007 (republished on Answers.com)
- Philadelphia Daily NewsPhiladelphia Daily NewsThe Philadelphia Daily News is a tabloid newspaper that serves Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. The newspaper is owned by Philadelphia Media Holdings which also owns Philadelphia's other major newspaper The Philadelphia Inquirer. The Daily News began publishing on March 31, 1925, under...
, "It's Sweet 16 for Zimmerman's Pro Musica", 30 September 1983. - University of Pennsylvania, Department of Music, Emeritus Professors
External links
- Full text of Franklin B. Zimmerman, "Purcell's Handwriting", Chapter 9, of Henry Purcell 1659-1695 Essays On His Music, Imogen Holst (ed.), Oxford University Press, 1959
- Works by Franklin B. Zimmerman on WorldCatWorldCatWorldCat is a union catalog which itemizes the collections of 72,000 libraries in 170 countries and territories which participate in the Online Computer Library Center global cooperative...