Steane, J. B.

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Name (Latin)
Steane, J. B.
Other forms of name
Steane, John, 1928-2011
Steane, John, 1928-
Date of birth
1928-04-12
Date of death
2011-03-17
Gender
male
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

VIAF: 109433078
Wikidata: Q6104756
Library of congress: n 50024313
Sources of Information
  • Wikipedia www home page, Mar. 21, 2011(J.B. Steane; John Barry Steane; d. Mar. 17, 2011)
  • His Marlowe ... 1964.
  • His Voices, 1992:t.p. (J.B. Steane) jkt. notes (John Steane)
  • New Grove dict. of opera(Steane, J(ohn) B(arry); b. 4-12-28, Coventry; English critic)

Wikipedia description:

John Barry Steane (12 April 1928 – 17 March 2011) was an English music critic, musicologist, literary scholar and teacher, with a particular interest in singing and the human voice. His 36-year career as a schoolmaster overlapped with his career as a music critic and author of books on Elizabethan drama, and opera and concert singers. Among Steane's works are critical studies of Christopher Marlowe and Alfred Tennyson, and a series of books on music, concentrating on singing and singers. He contributed to a range of musical journals, including Gramophone and The Musical Times, and wrote articles for the Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians and the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography

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