William P. Malm
William Paul Malm | |
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| Born | March 6, 1928 La Grange, Illinois |
| Died | September 16, 2024 |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | University of California Los Angeles (PhD in Music) |
| Known for | Study of music in Japan, teaching ethnomusicology |
| Awards | Fumio Koizumi Prize (1992), Charles Seeger lecturer (2001), Honorary Member of the Society for Ethnomusicology (2004) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Ethnomusicology, East Asian studies, Japan |
| Institutions | University of Michigan |
| Thesis | Japanese Nagauta Music (1959) |
| Doctoral students | Judith Becker |
William Malm (March 6, 1928 - September 16, 2024) was an American musicologist known for his studies of Japanese traditional music. As a composer, teacher, and scholar of Japanese music, Malm shaped the study of ethnomusicology in the United States. Malm authored the first major scholarly study in English of the history and instruments of Japanese music, Japanese Music and Musical Instruments (1959). He was a faculty member at the University of Michigan from 1960 to 1994. Malm served as president of the Society for Ethnomusicology from 1977 to 1979 and was named an Honorary Member of that organization in 2004. Malm was awarded the Fumio Koizumi Prize in 1992 for his contributions to the study of Japanese music. As the 2001 Charles Seeger Lecturer, Malm's address focused on the history and founding of ethnomusicology in the United States.