Dominique-René de Lerma

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Dominique-René de Lerma (December 8, 1928 – October 15, 2015) was an American musicologist and professor of music history, specializing in African-American music.

Dominique-René de Lerma was born on December 8, 1928, in Miami, Florida, to a family of Afro-Spanish heritage.[1] He studied oboe with Marcel Tabuteau at the Curtis Institute of Music in 1949 before transferring to the University of Miami, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Music cum laude in 1953.[2]

De Lerma taught at the Lawrence University Conservatory of Music, in Appleton, Wisconsin. He published over 1000 works on music. He died on October 15, 2015, at the age of 86.[3][4]

Selected publications

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  • de Lerma, Dominique-René (Spring 1990). "A Musical and Sociological Review of Scott Joplin's "Treemonisha"". Black Music Research Journal. 10 (1). University of Illinois Press: 153–159. doi:10.2307/779549. JSTOR 779549.

References

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  1. ^ Lees, Gene (1995). Cats of Any Color: Jazz Black and White. Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 22. ISBN 9780195102871. OCLC 30079054.
  2. ^ "Dominique-René de Lerma". Marcel Tabuteau First-Hand. Retrieved 2023-11-22.
  3. ^ "Antonio Green: I am writing this notice to let you know that my father Dominique-René S. de Lerma passed on October 15, 2015". Africlassical. 27 October 2015. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
  4. ^ "Guide to the Dominique-René de Lerma Collection". Digital Commons @ Columbia College Chicago. 2020. Retrieved 15 November 2023.

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