Marian Wilson Kimber is an American musicologist and a Professor of Music at the University of Iowa. Having completed a dissertation on the autograph scores of Felix Mendelssohn's piano concertos, Wilson Kimber received her PhD in Musicology from Florida State University in 1993.[1] Her work covers topics of gender, biography, performance, and bibliography in the nineteenth century. Specifically, she has published on Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy and Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel, Jane Austen, spoken-word recitation to musical accompaniment, and female performance genres.[2] Wilson Kimber's recent book The Elocutionists: Women, Music, and the Spoken Word (University of Illinois Press, 2017), was a recipient of grants from both the American Musicological Society and the Society for American Music.[3]
Marian Wilson Kimber | |
|---|---|
| Born | Marian Wilson |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | Florida State University (PhD) |
| Thesis | Felix Mendelssohn's Works for Solo Piano and Orchestra: Sources and Composition (1993) |
| Doctoral advisor | Douglas Seaton |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Musicologist |
| Institutions | University of Iowa |
| Main interests | 19th century music |
References edit
- ^ Wilson Kimber, Marian. "Doctoral Dissertations in Musicology". American Musicological Society. Retrieved 4 May 2017.
- ^ Wilson Kimber, Marian. "Marian Wilson Kimber". University of Iowa. Retrieved 4 May 2017.
- ^ Wilson Kimber, Marian. "The Elocutionists". University of Illinois Press. Retrieved 4 May 2017.
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