About Peter van der Merwe
Peter van der Merwe was a South African musicologist.
Peter van der Merwe is a self-taught musicologist, author, and librarian. He was born in Cape Town, South Africa, and has written several books on the history of modern popular and classical music. He studied at the College of Music at the University of Cape Town. He also works as a cataloguer at the municipal library in Pietermaritzburg.
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Who was Peter van der Merwe?
South African musicologist
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Peter van der Merwe was a musicologist.
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Peter van der Merwe was South African.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Peter van der Merwe. https://biography.guide/peter-van-der-merwe-musicologist/
MLA: "Peter van der Merwe." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/peter-van-der-merwe-musicologist/.
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