Thomas Forrest Kelly
Thomas Kelly is an historical musicologist whose interests embrace the role of music within Christian liturgy, chant, and medieval performance practice. He has written extensively on the history of medieval as well as modern music. Among his many publications are The Beneventan Chant (Cambridge University Press, 1989), First Nights at the Opera (Yale University Press, 2004), The Practice of Medieval Music: Studies in Chant and Performance (Ashgate, 2010), and Capturing Music: The Story of Notation (W.W. Norton, 2014). Professor Kelly is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, a Chevalier de l’Ordre des Arts et Lettres of the French Republic, and a Fellow of the Medieval Academy of America.-facutly profile
Works (15)
Capturing music : the story of notation
First nights : five musical premieres
Music then and now
The exultet in Southern Italy
First Nights at the Opera
Early music
Plainsong in the age of polyphony
The Century Of Bach And Mozart Perspectives On Historiography Composition Theory And Performance
The Cambridge History of Medieval Music 2 Volume Hardback Set
Chant and its origins
The century of Bach and Mozart
First Nights
The Beneventan chant
The Role of the Scroll
The practice of medieval music