Jerrold Northrop Moore (born 1934) is an American-born British

musicologist Musicology (from Greek μουσική ''mousikē'' 'music' and -λογια ''-logia'', 'domain of study') is the scholarly analysis and research-based study of music. Musicology departments traditionally belong to the humanities, although some m ...

, best known for a biography and other writings on the life and music of

Sir Edward Elgar Sir Edward William Elgar, 1st Baronet, (; 2 June 1857 – 23 February 1934) was an English composer, many of whose works have entered the British and international classical concert repertoire. Among his best-known compositions are orchestr ...

. He is also an authority on the history of the gramophone.

Biography

Moore was born in Paterson, New Jersey and was brought up in the United States.Faber & Faber
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Yale University Yale University is a Private university, private research university in New Haven, Connecticut. Established in 1701 as the Collegiate School, it is the List of Colonial Colleges, third-oldest institution of higher education in the United Sta ...

, taught at the

University of Rochester The University of Rochester (U of R, UR, or U of Rochester) is a private university, private research university in Rochester, New York. The university grants Undergraduate education, undergraduate and graduate degrees, including Doctorate, do ...

from 1958 to 1961, and was Curator of Historical Sound Recordings at Yale from 1961 to 1970. He has lived in England since 1970.Answers.com
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Elgar writings

Jerrold Northrop Moore's book '' Edward Elgar: A Creative Life'' was published in 1984, has been continuously in print ever since, and along with that by Michael Kennedy is considered one of the two definitive biographies of Elgar. His other Elgar writings include: * ''The Elgar Complete Edition'' (joint editor) * ''An Elgar Discography ''(1963) * ''Elgar: a Life in Photographs'' (1972–74) * ''Elgar on Record'' (1974) * ''Spirit of England: Edward Elgar in his World'' (1984) * ''Elgar and his Publishers: Letters of a Creative Life'', Vols. I and II (1987) * ''Edward Elgar: the Windflower Letters'' (1989) * ''Edward Elgar: Letters of a Lifetime'' (1990) * ''Elgar: Child of Dreams'' (2004). He is a recipient of the Elgar Society Medal, the

Elgar Society The Elgar Society was founded in 1951 to promote performance of the music of British composer Edward Elgar, especially the more rarely performed items. Registered as a charity on 22 January 1988, It is particularly concerned with introducing the c ...

's highest honour, which recognises performers or scholars who have contributed significantly over the previous decade or more to the wider appreciation of Elgar and his music.Elgar.org
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Other

Moore's other publications include: * ''A Voice in Time: the Gramophone of

Fred Gaisberg Frederick William Gaisberg (1 January 1873 – 2 September 1951) was an American musician, recording engineer and one of the earliest classical music producers for the gramophone. He himself did not use the term 'producer', and was not an impresari ...

'' (1976) * ''Music and Friends: Seven Decades of Letters to Adrian Boult'' (1979) * ''Sound Revolutions: A Biography of Fred Gaisberg Founding Father of Commercial Sound Recording'' (1999) * '' F. L. Griggs, 1876–1938: The Architecture of Dreams'' (2000) * ''

Vaughan Williams Ralph Vaughan Williams, (; 12 October 1872– 26 August 1958) was an English composer. His works include operas, ballets, chamber music, secular and religious vocal pieces and orchestral compositions including nine symphonies, written over ...

: a Life in Photographs (1992)'' * ''Confederate Commissary General'' * ''Historical sound recordings program at Yale University'' * ''Philharmonic Jubilee'' 1932-1982 * ''The Green Fuse: Pastoral Vision in English Art 1820-2000''

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Moore, Jerrold Northrop 1934 births Living people American musicologists British musicologists Writers from Paterson, New Jersey Yale University alumni University of Rochester faculty Yale University faculty American expatriates in the United Kingdom Edward Elgar