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I hold a Ph.D. in Music History from Yale Univ. (1970), and a Master's in Library Science from USC (1977). I have been a Fulbright scholar twice, first to Vienna (1968-69) to work on the history of the classic guitar, then to Florence (1985-86) to explore the Italian comedy. In addition to authoring "Commedia dell'arte: a guide to the primary and secondary literature" (1988, r2000), I have contributed over twenty articles to the major music encyclopedias (MGG, the New Grove...) In 1994-95, I was a Fellow at the Netherlands Institute for Advanced Study in the Humanities and Social Sciences, where I undertook research on theatre & music iconograpy. The result was the book "Picturing Performance: the Iconography of the Performing Arts in Concept and Practice (Unov. of Rochester Press, 1999). More recent books on which I have collaborated include translations into English of some of the major source documents for the history and performance of the Commedia dell'arte in Naples.  I am now a consultant, writer, and musician living in active retirement in Santa Barbara.