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# Joseph Kerman

(1924–2014)   Musicologist

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Joseph Kerman was a musicologist.

## Quick Facts About Joseph Kerman

Born April 3, 1924

Died March 17, 2014

Profession Musicologist

## About Joseph Kerman

American musicologist... \| Joseph Wilfred Kerman was an American musicologist and music critic. Among the leading musicologists of his generation, his 1985 book Contemplating Music: Challenges to Musicology was described by Philip Brett in The Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians as "a defining moment in the field". He was

##  Quotes by Joseph Kerman

> [“Concerto soloists need applause. Though virtue is said to be its own reward, no one ever said that about virtuosity.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-kerman/concerto-soloists-need-applause-though-virtue-is-said-to-be-its-own/)

Joseph Kerman

[Applause](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/applause/)

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> [“Schoenberg came to the crisis of modernism from a standpoint diametrically opposed to that of Schenker and Tovey: not with his finger…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-kerman/schoenberg-came-to-the-crisis-of-modernism-from-a-standpoint/)

Joseph Kerman

[History](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/history/)

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