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| '''Thomas Binkley''' (], Dec. 26 1931 - ], April 28, 1995) was an American lutenist and ] scholar.<ref>David Lasocki The several Lives of Tom Binkley: A Tribute. Music Library, Indiana University, appeared in Early Music America, Fall 1995, p. 16-24</ref> | '''Thomas Binkley''' (], Dec. 26 1931 - ], April 28, 1995) was an American lutenist and ] scholar.<ref>David Lasocki The several Lives of Tom Binkley: A Tribute. Music Library, Indiana University, appeared in Early Music America, Fall 1995, p. 16-24</ref> | ||
| Thomas Eden Binkley studied at the ] (BM. 1956, PhD. 1959) and the ] (1957–58). He taught at the ] in Basel (1973–77). Then was founding director of the ] University School of Music at ] from 1979 till his death from cancer at the age of 63.<ref></ref><ref></ref> | Thomas Eden Binkley studied at the ] (BM. 1956, PhD. 1959) and the ] (1957–58). He taught at the ] in Basel (1973–77). Then was founding director of the ] University School of Music at ] from 1979 till his death from cancer at the age of 63.<ref></ref><ref></ref> | ||
| For twenty years (1960-1980) he led the ] in ] with and Sterling Jones, producing an extensive discography of ]. | For twenty years (1960-1980) he led the ] in ] with and Sterling Jones, producing an extensive discography of ]. | ||
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Thomas Binkley (Cleveland, Ohio, Dec. 26 1931 - Bloomington, Indiana, April 28, 1995) was an American lutenist and early music scholar.
Thomas Eden Binkley studied at the University of Illinois (BM. 1956, PhD. 1959) and the University of Munich (1957–58). He taught at the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis in Basel (1973–77). Then was founding director of the University of Indiana University School of Music Early Music Institute at Bloomington, Indiana from 1979 till his death from cancer at the age of 63. For twenty years (1960-1980) he led the Studio der Frühen Musik in Munich with Andrea von Ramm (1928-99) and Sterling Jones, producing an extensive discography of medieval music.
Binkley was effectively house artist for EMI Electrola in the first years of the EMI Reflexe series in Germany. The distinctive Daliesque covers for the series were designed by Roberto Patelli (b.1925) an Italian graphic artist resident in Cologne.
References
- David Lasocki The several Lives of Tom Binkley: A Tribute. Music Library, Indiana University, appeared in Early Music America, Fall 1995, p. 16-24
- Jrank Encyclopedia entry
- Obituary by David Fallows in Early Music, OUP 1995
- [http://em.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/reprint/XXXI/1/117.pdf Fabrice Fitch; Reflections on the Reflexe label in Early Music. OUP
External Links
Thomas Binkley Discography on EMFAQ
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