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James Grier
Affiliation
Western UniversityAcademy or College
Academy of the Arts and HumanitiesYear Elected
2016Areas of Interest
Plain song, Saint-Martial, Textual Criticism, Editing, Aquitaine, Medieval Music, Music History
GRIER, James – Faculty of Music, Western University
James Grier has published widely on textual criticism and editing music, music and liturgy in medieval Aquitaine, and popular music since World War II. His research links a close reading of musical style with the broad historical context in which musicians create, disseminate and practise their repertories. International recognition for his work includes support from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, the American Council of Learned Societies, the National Endowment for the Humanities, and by a Killam Research Fellowship.
James Grier a publié sur la critique textuelle et la recension de la musique, musique et liturgie en Aquitaine médiévale, et musique populaire d’après le deuxième guerre mondiale. Ses recherches lient une lecture approfondie du style musical avec le contexte historique dans lequel les musiciens créent, disséminent et pratiquent leurs répertoires. La reconnaissance internationale de ses accomplissements inclut le soutien du Conseil canadien de recherches en sciences humaines, de l’Institute for Advanced Study à Princeton, de l’American Council of Learned Societies, du National Endowment for the Humanities, et une Bourse de recherche Killam.