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Moroney (other)
Moroney is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Davitt Moroney (born 1950), British musicologist and keyboardist * Des Moroney (1935–2018), Canadian ice hockey player * Jack Moroney (1917–1999), Australian cricketer * James Moroney (born 1953), American rower * Jim Moroney (baseball) (1883–1929), American baseball player *Jim Moroney (public servant) (1898–1965), Australian public servant * Joe Moroney (1890–1956), Australian rules footballer *Ken Moroney (born 1945), Australian police commissioner * Mary Agnes Moroney (1928–2003), American child who went missing in 1930 * Megan Moroney (born 1997), American singer * Mick Moroney (born 1950), Irish hurler *Michael Moroney (horseman) New Zealand thoroughbred racehorse trainer * Mike Moroney (1933–2015), Australian long jumper *Nick Moroney (born 1972), Australian high jumper * Robert Moroney (1885–1958), Australian cricketer *Shane Moroney (born 1989), American soccer player *Sue Moroney (born 1964), Ne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Davitt Moroney
Davitt Moroney (born 23 December 1950) is a British-born and educated musicologist, harpsichordist and organist. His parents were of Irish and Italian extraction – his father was an executive with the Anglo-Dutch Unilever conglomerate. From 1968 onward, he undertook his undergraduate and graduate studies in musicology at King's College London, the faculty of which was headed by Thurston Dart, a great influence on the world of early music. Moroney later pursued advanced harpsichord studies with Kenneth Gilbert and Gustav Leonhardt. Moroney also holds performance and teaching diplomas (1974) from the Royal Academy of Music and the Royal College of Music. After earning his PhD in musicology from the University of California, Berkeley in 1980 with a thesis on the music of Thomas Tallis and William Byrd, he returned to Paris and worked mainly as a freelance performer until returning to the United States to serve on the faculty at UC Berkeley in 2001. He has given the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
