John Tasker Howard Explained
John Tasker Howard |
Birth Date: | 30 November 1890 |
Birth Place: | Brooklyn, New York[1] |
Death Place: | West Orange, New Jersey |
Occupation: | Music historian |
Known For: | Our American Music (1931) (1934) |
Spouse: | Ruth Hunter |
John Tasker Howard (November 30, 1890 – November 20, 1964) was an early American music historian, radio host, writer, lecturer, and composer. His Our American Music, published in 1931, was an early general history of music in the United States.[2]
Howard was the curator in the Music Division of the New York Public Library from 1940 to 1956.
References
External links
- John Tasker Howard. 893691. Bellows. George Kent. Notes. 14. 4. September 1957. 504–506. . Bibliography of Howard, published in 1957
- Web site: Constantine. Thea. John Tasker Howard papers, 1869–1995. https://web.archive.org/web/20070708200551/http://www.nypl.org/research/lpa/mus/pdf/MUSHOWA.pdf. New York Public Library. April 2004. July 8, 2007. Papers at the New York Public Library
- Web site: Foster Hall Collection. Miller Haines. Kathryn. University of Pittsburgh. May 2012. Collection of correspondences to and from Howard, Foster Hall Collection, University of Pittsburgh. Section: C869
Notes and References
- News: John Tasker Howard, 73, Dies. November 21, 1964. The New York Times.
- Crawford, Robert, writing in Chase, xii