Quote of the day
I went on all over the States, ranting poems to enthusiastic audiences that, the week before, had been equally enthusiastic about lectures on Railway Development or the Modern Turkish Essay.
Richard Taruskin

Born: April 2, 1945
Died: July 1, 2022 (aged 77)
Bio: Richard Filler Taruskin was an American musicologist and music critic who was among the leading and most prominent music historians of his generation
Known for:
- The Oxford History of Western Music (2005)
- Text and act (1995)
- Defining Russia Musically (1997)







