Ralph Kirkpatrick
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1911-06-10
- Died
- 1984-04-13
- Works
- 13
Top works
- 60 Sonatas, Books 1 And 2
- 60 Sonatas - Volume 1
- Sixty Sonatas
- Scarlatti
- An account of the musick for two informal series of concerts to be presented in the ballroom of the Governor's Palace, Williamsburg, Virginia, by Ralph Kirkpatrick, Esq
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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
Key dates
- Born
- 10 June 1911
- Died
- 13 April 1984
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Leonard
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Leominster
- Place of death
- Guilford
- Occupation
- musician
- Educated at
- Harvard University
- Employer
- Mozarteum University Salzburg
- Languages spoken
- English language
Connections
Categories
1911 births1984 deaths20th-century American classical musicians20th-century American musicologistsAcademic staff of Mozarteum University SalzburgAmerican harpsichordistsAmerican performers of early musicClassical music cataloguesClassical musicians from MassachusettsDeutsche Grammophon artistsHarvard University alumniMembers of the American Philosophical Society