Author: Thomas Forrest Kelly
Alternate names: Kelly, Thomas Forrest.; Kelly, Thomas Forrest, 1943-; Kelly, Thomas Forrest, musicologue; 托馬斯·福雷斯特·凱利; توماس فورست كيلي
Born: 1943
Bio: Thomas Kelly is an historical musicologist whose interests embrace the role of music within Christian liturgy, chant, and medieval performance practice. He has written extensively on the history of medieval as well as modern music. Among his many publications are The Beneventan Chant (Cambridge University Press, 1989), First Nights at the Opera (Yale University Press, 2004), The Practice of Medieval Music: Studies in Chant and Performance (Ashgate, 2010), and Capturing Music: The Story of Notation (W.W. Norton, 2014). Professor Kelly is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, a Chevalier de l’Ordre des Arts et Lettres of the French Republic, and a Fellow of the Medieval Academy of America.-facutly profile