Robert Judd (musicologist)

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Robert Judd
Born	Robert Floyd Judd February 12, 1956 Ohio, U.S.
Died	August 24, 2019 (aged 63) Bronxville, New York, U.S.
Academic background
Alma mater	Kent State University (BA) Rice University (MA) University of Oxford (PhD)
Thesis	The Use of Notational Formats at the Keyboard (1989)
Academic work
Discipline	Musicology
Sub-discipline	Renaissance keyboard music
Institutions	California State University, Fresno American Musicological Society

Robert Floyd Judd (February 12, 1956 – August 24, 2019) was an American musicologist who served as the executive director of the American Musicological Society from September 1996 until his death on August 24, 2019.

Early life and education

Judd was raised in Shaker Heights, Ohio, where he began performing music as a child. He earned an undergraduate degree in organ performance from Kent State University, master's degree in musicology from Rice University, and a doctorate in musicology from the University of Oxford. His doctoral thesis was titled, The Use of Notational Formats at the Keyboard.

Career

Judd's academic research focused on Renaissance-era keyboard music. He became a tenured professor at the California State University, Fresno. In 1996, he became the executive director of the American Musicological Society at New York University. He served in the position for 23 years.

Death

Judd died on August 24, 2019, in Bronxville, New York.