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Kendra Preston Leonard (born June 11, 1974, New Orleans) is an American musicologist.[1] She specialized in women in music and music in screen history in 20th century France, Britain, and America.
Education
[edit]She studied as a cellist at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts, The Peabody Conservatory, the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, and the University of Miami before studying musicology at the University of Cincinnati.[citation needed] She received her PhD from the University of Sunderland.
She held the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library’s Thornton Wilder Fellowship from Yale University (2009-2010).[2] She taught musicology at Westminster Choir College from 2009-2011.[citation needed] She is the Executive Director of the Silent Film Sound and Music Archive, and librettist of Marie Curie Learns to Swim, a one act opera with music by Jessica Rudman.[3]
Awards and honors
[edit]She won the inaugural Judith Tick Fellowship from the Society for American Music (2013-2014) for research on Louise Talma.[citation needed]
Selected publications
[edit]- Louise Talma: A Life in Composition, Ashgate Publishing, 2014 [4]
- Shakespeare, Madness and Music: Scoring Insanity in Cinematic Adaptations, Scarecrow Press, 2009
- The Conservatoire Américain: a History, Scarecrow Press, 2007[5]
- Preston., Leonard, Kendra (2011). Buffy, ballads, and bad guys who sing : music in the worlds of Joss Whedon. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-6945-5. OCLC 939935646.
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- Preston., Leonard, Kendra (2016). Music for Silent Film : a Guide to North American Resources. A-R Editions, Inc. ISBN 978-0-89579-835-0. OCLC 960760340.
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See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Kendra Preston Leonard - Routledge & CRC Press Author Profile". www.routledge.com. Retrieved 2021-05-27.
- ^ "Kendra Preston Leonard". Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library. 2018-10-09. Retrieved 2023-05-08.
- ^ "Jessica Rudman At Hartford Opera Theater's Speaking Her Truth". Hartford Courant. 2018-04-21. Retrieved 2023-05-08.
- ^ Reviews of Louise Talma
- Richardson, Cindy (2016). "Review of Louise Talma: A Life in Composition". Fontes Artis Musicae. 63 (4): 305–306. ISSN 0015-6191. JSTOR 44709386.
- Dorsey, Sarah B. (2015). "Review of Louise Talma: A Life in Composition". Notes. 72 (2): 339–341. doi:10.1353/not.2015.0132. ISSN 0027-4380. JSTOR 26397618. S2CID 162790610.
- Dodd, Rose (2016). "Review of Louise Talma: A Life in Composition". Tempo. 70 (275): 109–111. doi:10.1017/S0040298215000844. ISSN 0040-2982. JSTOR 43928229. S2CID 147834885.
- ^ Reviews of The Conservatoire Américain
- La Vine, Kevin (2008). "Review of The Conservatoire Américain: A History". American Music. 26 (3): 410–413. ISSN 0734-4392. JSTOR 40071714.
- Wagstaff, John (2008). "Review of The Conservatoire Américain: a History". Fontes Artis Musicae. 55 (1): 91–93. ISSN 0015-6191. JSTOR 23512408.
- ^ Reviews of Buffy, ballads, and bad guys who sing
- Haskins, Rob (2013). "Review of Buffy, Ballads, and Bad Guys Who Sing: Music in the Worlds of Joss Whedon". American Music. 31 (1): 106–109. doi:10.5406/americanmusic.31.1.0106. ISSN 0734-4392. JSTOR 10.5406/americanmusic.31.1.0106.
- ^ Reviews for Music for Silent Film
- Doan, Joy M. (2018). "Review of Music for Silent Film: A Guide to North American Resources. MLA Index and Bibliography Series". Notes. 74 (3): 455–457. doi:10.1353/not.2018.0020. ISSN 0027-4380. JSTOR 26397529. S2CID 192412566.
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