Marcia Judith Citron (born 1945) is an American professor of musicology at

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, Texas. She is a leading musicologist specializing in issues regarding women and gender, opera and film.

Life and career

Marcia Citron graduated from

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with a BA in 1966 and from

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill A university () is an institution of higher (or tertiary) education and research which awards academic degrees in several academic disciplines. Universities typically offer both undergraduate and postgraduate programs. In the United State ...

with an MA in 1968 and a PhD in 1971. She has been recognized with the Martha and Henry Malcolm Lovett Distinguished Service Professor of Musicology award, and has received grants from

National Endowment for the Humanities The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) is an independent federal agency of the U.S. government, established by thNational Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965(), dedicated to supporting research, education, preserv ...

, the German Academic and Exchange Service and Rice University. She is a member of the American Musicological Society and has served as committee chair.

Works

Selected book publications include: *''Letters of

Fanny Hensel Fanny Mendelssohn (14 November 1805 – 14 May 1847) was a German composer and pianist of the early Romantic era who was also known as Fanny (Cäcilie) Mendelssohn Bartholdy and, after her marriage, Fanny Hensel (as well as Fanny Mendelssohn He ...

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Cécile Chaminade Cécile Louise Stéphanie Chaminade (8 August 1857 – 13 April 1944) was a French composer and pianist. In 1913, she was awarded the Légion d'Honneur, a first for a female composer. Ambroise Thomas said, "This is not a woman who composes, but a ...

: A Bio-Bibliography'' *''Gender and the Musical Canon'' *''Opera on Screen'' She has also published numerous articles dealing with music history and analysis.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Citron, Marcia 1945 births Living people American music educators American women music educators American musicologists University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill alumni Rice University faculty Brooklyn College alumni American women academics American biographers American women biographers Writers from Texas American women musicologists 21st-century American women