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R. Larry Todd

Arts and Sciences Distinguished Professor of Music
Music
Box 90665, Durham, NC 27708-0665
081 Mary Duke Biddle, Durham, NC 27708

Current Appointments & Affiliations


Arts and Sciences Distinguished Professor of Music · 2005 - Present Music, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences
Professor of Music · 1989 - Present Music, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences

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Published June 15, 2021
10 Books About Music from Duke Authors

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Recent Publications


Rethinking Mendelssohn. Ed. by Benedict Taylor

Journal Article Music and Letters · December 27, 2021 Full text Cite

Fanny hensel’s lieder (ohne worte) and the boundaries of song: The curious case of the lied in d major, op. 8, no. 3

Chapter · January 1, 2021 The subject of this chapter, Fanny Hensel’s Lied in D major for piano solo, Op. 8, No. 3, might seem an anomalous choice for a volume devoted to the composer’s texted Lieder. But one could readily advance the argument that, like Schubert, Hensel was at her ... Full text Cite

From the Church to the Concert Hall: J.S. Bach, Mendelssohn, and the Imaginary Chorale

Chapter · January 1, 2021 ‘Every room in which Bach is performed is transformed into a church.’ We do not know the context for this remark attributed to Mendelssohn (sometime before March 1835), but it reflects one significant thread in the nineteenth-century ‘emancipation of music ... Full text Cite
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Recent Artistic Works


R. Larry Todd: Chamber Music Performances, 2011

Musical Performance Repertoire Portfolio January 1, 2011

R. Larry Todd: Performances, 2000 - 2007

Musical Performance January 1, 2007

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Education, Training & Certifications


Yale University · 1979 Ph.D.
Yale University · 1976 M.Phil.
Yale University · 1974 B.A.