Walter H. Rubsamen

Walter Howard Rubsamen was a professor of a musicology at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).[1]

Professor

Walter Howard Rubsamen
BornJuly 21, 1911
DiedJune 19, 1973
EducationUniversity of Munich
EmployerUniversity of California, Los Angeles
Spouse(s)Gisela Roth Rubsamen
FamilyValerie Rubsamen, Glen Rubsamen

Rubsamen was born on July 21, 1911 in New York City. He earned an A.B. from Columbia University in 1933 and a Ph.D. from the University of Munich in 1937. In 1938, he joined the music faculty at UCLA, becoming a full professor in 1955 and serving until his death in 1973. He was chairman of the music department from 1965 until 1973.[2] He was awarded a Guggenheim fellowship twice, once in 1947 and again in 1957,[3] and also earned a Ford Foundation fellowship.[4]

Rubsamen also served as president of the Dante Alighieri Society of Southern California from 1969-70. He died in June 1973.[5]

Publications
  • Literary sources of secular music in Italy (University of California Press, 1943)
  • "Music research in Italian libraries," Notes 6, No. 2 (Mar., 1949), 220-233.
  • "From frottola to madrigal: the changing pattern of secular Italian vocal music," in Chanson and madrigal, 1480-1530 (Harvard University Press, 1964).
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References
  1. "University of California: In Memoriam, March 1976". content.cdlib.org. Retrieved 2017-09-03.
  2. "University of California: In Memoriam, March 1976". content.cdlib.org. Retrieved 2017-09-03.
  3. https://www.gf.org/fellows/all-fellows/walter-h-rubsamen/
  4. "University of California: In Memoriam, March 1976". content.cdlib.org. Retrieved 2017-09-03.
  5. "University of California: In Memoriam, March 1976". content.cdlib.org. Retrieved 2017-09-03.
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