Philip Gossett
Philip Edward Gossett (born September 27, 1941 in New York , † June 13, 2017 in Chicago ) was an American musicologist and professor at the University of Chicago .
Gossett conducted research primarily on 19th century opera. For his 2006 study Divas and Scholars: Performing Italian Opera. In 2007, he won the American Music Society's Best Book on Music award.
Gossett was editor of the complete editions of Gioachino Rossini and Giuseppe Verdi .
He has been a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences since 1989 and of the American Philosophical Society since 2008 . Gossett was elected as a foreign member of the Kungliga Musikhögskolan i Stockholm in Sweden in 2008. In 2009 he became a corresponding member of the British Academy .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Philip Gossett (1941–2017) ( Memento of the original from June 27, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. in: gdm - il giornale della musica from June 13, 2017
- ↑ Book of Members 1780 – present, Chapter G. (PDF; 931 kB) In: American Academy of Arts and Sciences (amacad.org). Accessed August 26, 2018 .
- ^ Member History: Philip Gossett. American Philosophical Society, accessed August 26, 2018 (with biography).
- ^ Deceased Fellows. British Academy, accessed June 3, 2020 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Gossett, Philip |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Gossett, Philip Edward (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American musicologist and professor at the University of Chicago |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 27, 1941 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | New York City |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 13, 2017 |
| Place of death | Chicago |