Edward Lippman

Edward Arthur Lippman (May 24, 1920 – June 9, 2010) was an American musicologist and professor emeritus of musicology at Columbia University.

Early life and education

Lippman was described as a gifted musician; as a child, he played classical piano weekly on WNYC and later jazz piano in a hotel band. He was an honor graduate of Clinton High School in New York City. Lippman earned a Bachelor of Science from City College of New York in 1942. After graduating, he taught radar to Air Force trainees.[1][2]

While a graduate student at New York University, he taught calculus, English, and radio and television repair at the RCA Institutes. Lippman earned a Master of Arts in 1945. Lippman earned a PhD from Columbia University in 1952, his dissertation examined music and space.[3]

Career

Lippman variously taught at City College of New York, Hunter College, Brooklyn College, Queens College and Bryn Mawr.[1] In 1954, he joined the faculty at Columbia and was appointed professor in 1969. Lippman's research and teaching focus was on the philosophy and aesthetics of music.[3] Lippman's book Musical Thought in Ancient Greece is described as an important exposition of Greek philosophy of music and one of the few compilations of this size and scope in English.[3]

Select works

Books

  • Musical Thought in Ancient Greece. New York: Columbia University Press. 1964. ISBN 978-0231027267. {{cite book}}: ISBN / Date incompatibility (help)
  • A Humanistic Philosophy of Music. New York: New York University Press. 1977. ISBN 978-0814749739.
  • Musical Aesthetics: A Historical Reader. New York: Pendragon Press. 1986–90. (3 volumes)
  • A History of Western Musical Aesthetics. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press. 1992. ISBN 978-0803228634.

Articles

  • Lippman, Edward A. (1963). "The Sources and Development of the Ethical View of Music in Ancient Greece". The Musical Quarterly. XLIX (2): 188–209. doi:10.1093/mq/XLIX.2.188.
  • Lippman, Edward A. (October 1, 1964). "Theory and Practice in Schumann's Aesthetics". Journal of the American Musicological Society. 17 (3): 310–345. doi:10.2307/830093. JSTOR 830093.
  • Lippman, Edward A. (April 1, 1963). "Hellenic Conceptions of Harmony". Journal of the American Musicological Society. 16 (1): 3–35. doi:10.2307/829917. JSTOR 829917.

References

  1. ^ a b "Deaths: Lippman, Edward A." New York Times. October 17, 2010.
  2. ^ "Lippman, Edward A(rthur)". Encyclopedia.com. Retrieved August 8, 2025.
  3. ^ a b c "Edward Lippman". Department of Music. Columbia.edu. Retrieved August 8, 2025.
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