Archibald Thompson Davison
Archibald Thompson Davison (born October 11, 1883 in Boston , † February 6, 1961 in Brant Rock ) was an American musicologist, music teacher and choir conductor.
Life
Davison studied at Harvard University with John Knowles Paine and in 1906 obtained the first doctorate awarded by an American university for a thesis on Claude Debussy . From 1909 until his retirement in 1954, Davison taught music at Harvard University. He was also the organist and choir director of the university from 1910 to 1940 and headed the Harvard Glee Club from 1919 to 1934 .
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His most important work was the two-volume Historical Anthology of Music , created in collaboration with Willi Apel , which was published in 1949-50. His engagement with American church music is reflected in writings such as Protestant Church Music in America (1933) and Church Music: Illusion and Reality (1952). Davison also wrote the textbooks Choral Conducting and The Technique of Choral Composition and published collections of choral works and songs such as The Concord anthem book (2 volumes), The Harvard University Hymn Book and A Book of Songs .
membership
In 1941 Davison was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences .
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- John Ogasapian, "Church Music in America, 1620-2000," Mercer University Press, 2007, ISBN 9780881460261 , pp. 248-251
- "The Harvard University Hymn Book" , Harvard University Press, 1964, ISBN 9780674380004 , p. 288
- LibraryThing - Archibald T. Davison (1883–1961)
Individual evidence
- ^ Members of the American Academy. Listed by election year, 1900-1949 ( PDF ). Retrieved September 27, 2015
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Davison, Archibald Thompson |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American musicologist, music teacher, and choir director |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 11, 1883 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Boston |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 6, 1961 |
| Place of death | Brant rock |