Viorel Cosma

Viorel Cosma
Born(1923-03-30)30 March 1923
Timișoara, Greater Romania
Died15 August 2017(2017-08-15) (aged 94)
Bucharest, Romania
Alma materUniversitatea Națională de Muzică București
Occupation(s)Musicologist
Music critic
Lexicographer
Teacher-musician
author

Viorel Cosma (30 March 1923 – 15 August 2017) was a Romanian musician and teacher who came to wider prominence as an exceptionally prolific musicologist and a pioneering lexicographer. Through his scholarship he also achieved distinction as a teacher, researcher and music critic. Between 1989 and 2012 he produced a ten volume lexicon, running to 2,800 pages, entitled "Muzicieni din România", providing extensive information on approximately 1,500 Romanian composers and musicians, musicologists, music critics, music teachers, folklorists and other contributors to Romanian music and musicianship.[1][2][3]

  1. ^ Patriarch Daniel of Romania (17 August 2017). "Maestrul Viorel Cosma – Patriarhul muzicologiei românești (30 martie 1923 – 15 august 2017)". Preafericitul Părinte Daniel, Patriarhul Bisericii Ortodoxe Române, a transmis un mesaj de condoleanțe care a fost citit la slujba de înmormântare a Profesorului Viorel Cosma, joi, 17 august 2017 (a tribute sent by Patrirch Danial which was delivered at the funeral of Viorel Cosma. Radio România Cultural. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  2. ^ Paul Antoniu (17 August 2020). "De vorbă cu Viorel Cosma (30.03.1923 – 15.08.2017)". Gazeta de Maramureș, Județul Maramureș. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  3. ^ Otilia Andrei (15 August 2017). "A murit Viorel Cosma, unul dintre cei mai importanţi specialişti în muzica lui Enescu". Cultură. Adevărul Holding. Retrieved 1 February 2022.