Richard Crawford (music historian)

Richard Arthur Crawford (May 12, 1935 – July 23, 2024) was an American music historian and professor of music at the University of Michigan.[1] His American Musical Landscape was one of the seminal works of American music history,[2] published in 2001. He published several other books, and edited a series of books on American music. He was an honorary member and president of the American Musicological Society,[3] one of the founding members of the Society for American Music,[4] and was the founder and editor-in-chief of MUSA (Music of the United States of America).[5] He was born in Detroit.

Crawford died from congestive heart failure in Ann Arbor, on July 23, 2024, at the age of 89.[6]

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  6. ^ "Richard Crawford, Renowned Music Historian, Dies at 89". The New York Times. July 30, 2024. Retrieved July 31, 2024.