JTH
Early American music historian, radio host, writer, lecturer, and composer
John Tasker Howard
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Early American music historian, radio host, writer, lecturer, and composer
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Male
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Birth:
30 November 1890(Brooklyn, USA)
Death:
20 November 1964(West Orange, USA)
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Biography
John Tasker Howard (November 30, 1890 – November 20, 1964) was an early American music historian, radio host, writer, lecturer, and composer. His Our American Music, published in 1931, was an early general history of music in the United States.
Howard was the curator in the Music Division of the New York Public Library from 1940 to 1956.