About Mary Helen Rasmussen
Lived 1930 – 2008 (aged 77). Mary Helen Rasmussen was an American musicologist.
Mary Helen Rasmussen (December 21, 1930 – January 26, 2008) was an American musicologist, writer and editor.
She established the journal Brass Quarterly in 1957, serving as its editor and publisher until it ceased publication in 1965. She was later editor and publisher for its successor Brass and Woodwind Quarterly, which appeared from 1967 to 1969.
Her books included: A Teacher's Guide to the Literature of Brass Instruments (1964) A Teacher's Guide to the Literature of Woodwind Instruments (1966) Rasmussen also published articles on music subjects in various academic journals and critical reviews. as well as the cello and viola da gamba.
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American musicologist
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Mary Helen Rasmussen was born on 21 December 1930 in Dover.
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Mary Helen Rasmussen died on 26 January 2008 in Durham.
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Mary Helen Rasmussen was a musicologist.
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