ARCHIBALD THOMPSON DAVISON

Archibald Thompson Davison (born 11th October 1883, Boston. died 6th February 1961, Brant Rock) was an American musicologist, conductor, composer and music educator.
He completed his studies in music at Harvard, finally graduating in 1908 with a PhD.
He is best remembered for his work as editor of the two volumes of 'The Historical Anthology of Music', done together with Willi Apel.
His compositions were completed early in life, and none of them are part of the standard repertoire.
His musicology writings include:

★ ''The Harmonic Contributions of Claude Debussy'', 1908

★ ''Choral Conducting'', 1940

★ ''The Technique of Choral Composition'', 1945

★ ''The Historical Anthology of Music Volume I: Oriental, Medieval and Renaissance Music'', 1949

★ ''The Historical Anthology of Music Volume II: Baroque, Rococo and Pre-Classical Music'', 1950

Davison, Archibald Thompson
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