James Grier (musicologist)
James Grier | |
|---|---|
| Born | 27 October 1952[1] Toronto, Ontario, Canada[1] |
| Nationality | Canadian, American[1] |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | University of Toronto[1] |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Musicology |
| Institutions | University of Western Ontario |
James Norman Grier (born 27 October 1952)[1] is an American musicologist who is professor of Music History at University of Western Ontario.[2] He was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship in 2020.[3] In 2009 he received a Killam Research Fellowship.[3] He discovered 11th-century monk Adémar de Chabannes as one of the first to place musical notes higher or lower according to their pitch, a principle of musical notation still in use today.[4][3]
References
- ^ a b c d e "Curriculum Vitae" (PDF). Western University. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
- ^ "James Grier, FRSC - Don Wright Faculty of Music". Western University. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
- ^ a b c Van Brenk, Debora (13 April 2020). "Musicologist Grier named Guggenheim Fellow". Western News. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
- ^ Montgomery, Marc (22 December 2014). "Canadian musicologist makes 900 year old discovery". Radio Canada International. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
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