Thank you for posting this. It's always sad when we lose such a committed musician.
Christopher Smith On Wed Nov 9, at WednesdayNov 9 9:50 AM, Wade KOTTER wrote: > I believe this is the David Fenton who often posted to this list. I know > he was often difficult to deal with, but I still think he should be > remembered with appreciation for his various contributions as a musician > and a musicologist. > > -- > Dr. Wade Kotter > Social Sciences & Music Librarian > Professor of Library Science > Adjunct Faculty, Anthropology > Stewart Library > Weber State University > 2901 University Circle > Ogden, UT 84408-2901 > > Voice: 801-626-7458 > Fax: 801-626-7045 > > wkot...@weber.edu > http://library.weber.edu/cm/wkotter > > >>>> On 11/9/2011 at 7:36 AM, in message > <e9b586c82acb5b4bb072acbc5c552ff29f4adaa...@urexchangescc.richmond.edu>, > "Fairtile, Linda" <lfair...@richmond.edu> wrote: >> It's my sad duty to report the death of David Fenton, an occasional > poster to >> MLA-L. He passed away last week, after a chronic illness suddenly >> intensified. >> >> David earned a B.Mus. in piano performance from the Oberlin > Conservatory and >> an M.A. in musicology from New York University. He is the author of > Grove >> articles on the piano quartet and piano quintet, and had been working > on a >> Ph.D. dissertation titled "The Piano Quartet and Quintet in Vienna, >> 1780-1810." He was a member of the NYU Collegium viol consort known > as The >> Teares of the Muses, and had prepared the edition of Samuel > Capricornus's >> "Ein Lämmlein" used in their latest recording. In addition, he > worked as a >> computer consultant and software developer. >> >> David was a brilliant man with an intense intellectual passion. He > was both >> a friend and an inspiration to me, and to others in the musical > community. >> >> Linda Fairtile >> >> -- >> Linda B. Fairtile, Ph.D. >> Head, Parsons Music Library >> Modlin Center for the Arts >> University of Richmond, VA 23173 >> 804 287-6849 >> lfair...@richmond.edu<mailto:lfair...@richmond.edu> >> >> Co-Director >> American Institute for Verdi Studies >> New York University >> Music Department >> 24 Waverly Place, Room 268 >> New York, NY 10003 > _______________________________________________ > Finale mailing list > Finale@shsu.edu > http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
