Erich Schwandt

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Erich P. Schwandt (* 1935 in Paso Robles , California ; † August 2, 2017 in Victoria , British Columbia ) was a Canadian harpsichordist , organist , musicologist and teacher .

Schwandt studied harpsichord with Putnam Aldrich and gave harpsichord and organ concerts with the CBC throughout Canada and the USA. He has taught music history and musicology at Stanford University and the Eastman School of Music . He is particularly interested in the relationship between music and dance in the 17th and 18th centuries, and has published articles in Musical Quarterly , Notes , Fontes Artis Musicae , Canadian University Music Review, and The New Grove, among others . He prepared more than a dozen musical editions and reconstructed the Gloria from Erik Satie's Mass des pauvres for a performance at the University of Victoria in 1997.

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  1. Erich P. Schwandt: Obituary. In: Victoria Times Colonist. Legacy.com, September 13, 2017, accessed September 17, 2017 .