Newman, William S.
NEWMAN, William S.
NEWMAN, William S. American, b. 1912. Genres: Music. Career: Alumni Distinguished Professor of Music Emeritus, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, since 1977 (joined faculty as Assistant Professor, 1945; Professor, 1955-62; Alumni Distinguished Professor and Director of Graduate Studies in Music, 1962-77). Concert pianist; American Representative, Directorium, International Musicological Society. Publications: The Pianist's Problems, 1950, 4th ed., 1984; Understanding Music, 1953, 1967; A History of the Sonata Idea, vol. I, The Sonata in the Baroque Era, 1959, 4th ed. 1983, vol. II, The Sonata in the Classic Era, 1963, 3rd ed., 1983, and vol. III, The Sonata since Beethoven, 1969, 3rd ed., 1983; Performance Practices in Beethoven's Piano Sonatas: An Introduction, 1971; Beethoven on Beethoven: Playing His Piano Music His Way, 1988. Died 2000.