Bruno Nettl

Bruno Nettl
Nettl before 2014
Born(1930-03-14)March 14, 1930
Prague, Czechoslovakia
DiedJanuary 15, 2020(2020-01-15) (aged 89)
Alma mater
Academic career
InstitutionsUniversity of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
ThesisAmerican Indian Music North of Mexico: Its Styles and Areas (1953)
Doctoral advisorGeorge Herzog

Bruno Nettl (March 14, 1930 – January 15, 2020) was an American ethnomusicologist of Czech birth.[1] A leading music researcher, Nettl was central in founding modern ethnomusicology.[2] His research focused on folk and traditional music, specifically Native American music, the music of Iran and numerous topics surrounding ethnomusicology as a discipline.[3]

  1. ^ Bohlman 2020, § para. 1.
  2. ^ Beckerman 2020, p. 704.
  3. ^ Bohlman 2020, § para. 2.

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