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Ralph Kirkpatrick
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American harpsichordist and musicologist (1911–1984)
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Ralph Leonard Kirkpatrick (1911–1984) was an American pianist, musicologist, harpsichordist, and university teacher. He studied at Harvard University under Nadia Boulanger and Wanda Landowska. His professional career included teaching positions at Yale University and Mozarteum University Salzburg. He performed on the harpsichord and was associated with classical music and baroque genres, including the works of Bach.
Kirkpatrick received a Guggenheim Fellowship and was a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the American Philosophical Society. He was recognized in the American Academy Arts Sciences collection. Among his students was William Christie. He died in Guilford.
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1911
- Active to
- 1984
Discography
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 2,057
- Total plays
- 41,644
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Ralph Kirkpatrick (June 10, 1911–April 13, 1984) was a musician, musicologist and harpsichordist, born in Leominster, Massachusetts. Kirkpatrick studied Art History at Harvard University and went on to further studies with Nadia Boulanger and harpsichord revival pioneer Wanda Landowska in Paris, as well as Arnold Dolmetsch in Haslemere, Heinz Tiessen in Berlin and Günther Ramin in Leipzig. From 1933 to 1934, he taught at the Mozarteum in Salzburg, Austria. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Ral
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Leonard
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Leominster
- Place of death
- Guilford
- Occupation
- harpsichordist
- Educated at
- Harvard University
- Employer
- Mozarteum University Salzburg
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Student of
- Wanda Landowska
- Genre
- classical music
- Instrument
- harpsichord
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- date of birth
- 1911-06-10
- date of death
- 1984-04-13
- member of
- American Philosophical Society
- name in native language
- Ralph Kirkpatrick
- birth name
- Ralph Leonard Kirkpatrick
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