195:. His duties included "giving lectures, running a choir and an orchestra, and conducting concerts himself. His course in the history and appreciation of music was the first music course to be given for full credit at Queen's." He resigned from St. George's in 1941 to become assistant professor of music at Queen's in 1942. During his years in Canada he still pursued the idea of remaining a performing musician and composer, winning three national composition competitions: for
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appreciated
Harrison as "an Irish musicologist of international standing and of seminal influence, whose scholarly achievement, astonishingly, encompassed virtually the complete scope of the discipline which he espoused." David F. L. Chadd wrote of him "He was above all things an explorer, tirelessly
108:. Initially trained as an organist and composer, he turned to musicology in the early 1950s, first specialising in English and Irish music of the Middle Ages and increasingly turning to ethnomusicological subjects in the course of his career. His
128:, Ireland, Harrison was the second son of Alfred Francis Harrison and Florence May, née Nash. The Welsh origin of his second given name, "Llewellyn", derives from his maternal grandmother, a Williams from Anglesey. He became a chorister at
261:(winter 1968 and spring 1972). He also briefly returned to Queen's University at Kingston as Queen's Quest Visiting Professor in the fall of 1980 and was Visiting Andrew W. Mellon Professor of Music at the
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272:(1981), and Vice President and Chairman of the Plainsong and Medieval Music Society (1985). At Queen's also, the new Harrison-LeCaine Hall (1974) was partly named in his honour.
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curious and boyishly delighted in the pursuit of knowledge, experience and ideas, and totally heedless of artificially imposed constraints and boundaries."
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670:(with Joan Rimmer) "A Villancico Manuscript in Ecuador: Musical Acculturation in a Tri-Ethnic Society", Hans Heinrich Eggebrecht & Max Lütolf (eds),
705:"Two Liturgical Manuscripts of Dutch Origin in the Bodleian Library, Oxford" and "Music for the Ordinary of the Mass in Late Medieval Netherlands", in:
988:
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663:"Music and Cult: The Functions of Music in Social and Religious Systems", in: Barry S. Brook, Edward O. D. Downes & Sherman van Solkema (eds),
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719:"Observation, Elucidation, Utilisation: Western Attitudes to Eastern Musics c1600–c1830", in: Malcolm H. Brown & Roland John Wiley (eds),
242:, and became lecturer (1952), senior lecturer (1956), and reader in the history of music (1962–70) there. In 1965, he was elected Fellow the
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136:(1920–1922). A competent organist, he was deputy organist at St Patrick's from 1925 to 1928. In 1920, he also began musical studies at the
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Harrison's honorary titles also included Doctor of Laws at Queen's
University, Kingston (1974), Corresponding Member of the
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100:, better known as "Frank Harrison" or "Frank Ll. Harrison" (29 September 1905 – 29 December 1987) was one of the leading
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Harrison was married twice: with his first wife Nora he had two daughters. In 1965, he married the noted organologist
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Research Fellow at Oxford. From 1970 to 1980, Harrison was Professor of Ethnomusicology at the
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712:"Two Keyboard Intabulations of the Late 14th Century on a Manuscript Leaf Now in the Netherlands", in:
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649:"The Repertory of an English Parish Church in the Early Sixteenth Century", in: Jozef Robijns (ed.),
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299:(SMI) awards a bi-annual Harrison Medal in his honour to distinguished international musicologists.
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Harry White: "Frank
Llewelyn Harrison and the Development of Postwar Musicological Thought", in:
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Harry White: "Frank
Llewelyn Harrison and the Development of Postwar Musicological Thought", in:
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Music in the
Medieval English Liturgy: Plainsong & Mediaeval Music Society Centennial Essays
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and was awarded a doctorate (MusD) in 1929 for a musical setting of Psalm 19. He then worked in
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In 1930, Harrison emigrated to Canada to become organist at
Westminster Presbyterian Church in
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691:"Tradition and Acculturation: A View of Some Musical Processes", in: Jerald C. Graue (ed.),
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559:"Music for the Sarum Rite: MS 1236 in the Pepys Library, Magdalene College Cambridge", in:
769:"Plainsong into Polyphony: Repertoires and Structures c1270–1400", in: Susan Rankin &
751:"The Musical Impact of Exploration and Cultural Encounter", in: Carol E. Robertson (ed.),
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In 1951, Harrison took the degrees of Master of Arts (M.A.) and Doctor of Music (DMus) at
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656:"Notes on the Music in the Shrewsbury Liturgical Plays", appendix to Norman Davis (ed.):
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573:"English Church Music in the Fourteenth Century", "English Polyphony (c1470–1540)", in:
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581:, ed. Anselm Hughes & Gerald Abraham (London, 1960), pp. 82–106 & 303–348.
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830:, vol. 2, ed. Byrne, Coleman & King (Santa Barbara, CA, 2008), pp. 401–402.
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Time, Place and Music: An
Anthology of Ethnomusicological Observation c1550 to c1800
837:, ed. Harry White & Barra Boydell (Dublin: UCD Press, 2013), pp. 469–471.
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600:"Tradition and Innovation in Instrumental Usage 1100–1450", in: Jan LaRue (ed.),
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He also held
Visiting Professorships in musicology at Yale University (1958–9),
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Aspects of
Medieval and Renaissance Music: A Birthday Offering to Gustave Reese
698:"Faburden Compositions in Early Tudor Organ Music", in: Albert Dunning (ed.),
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in 1912 and was educated at the cathedral grammar school (until 1920) and at
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On a year's leave of absence from Queen's Harrison studied composition with
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758:"Music at Oxford before 1500", in: J. I. Catto & Ralph Evans (eds),
744:"La liturgie et sa musique à la Cathédrale d'Elme au XIVme siècle", in:
191:, as well as taking up the newly created post of "resident musician" at
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Studien zur Tradition in der Musik: Kurt von Fischer zum 60. Geburtstag
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Manuscripts of 14th-Century English Polyphony: A Selection of Facsimile
642:) "Spanish Elements in the Music of Two Maya Groups in Chiapas", in:
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Renaissance-muziek 1400–1600: Donum natalicium René Bernard Lenaerts
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International Musicological Society Congress Report 5: Utrecht 1952
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English Music for Mass and Offices & Music for Other Ceremonies
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Musical Repercussions of 1492: Encounters in Text and Performance
714:
Tijdschrift van de Vereniging voor Nederlandse muziekgeschiedenis
707:
Tijdschrift van de Vereniging voor Nederlandse muziekgeschiedenis
593:"Benedicamus, Conductus, Carol: A Newly-Discovered Source", in:
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in France, but returned to Canada in 1934 to become organist at
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183:. In 1935, he took a position as organist and choirmaster at
390:, volumes 10–12) (London, 1956–61; second edition 1969–73).
250:, the Netherlands, retiring to part-time teaching in 1976.
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John Caldwell: "Frank Llewelyn Harrison (1905–1987)", in:
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Visitatio organorum: Feestbundel voor Maarten Albert Vente
495:(London, 1958; second edition 1963; reprinted 1967, 1980).
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Axel Klein: "Harrison, Frank Llewellyn (1905–1987)", in:
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Ireland and the Americas: Culture, Politics and History
677:"Towards a Chronology of Celtic Folk Instruments", in:
552:"The Eton Choirbook: Its Background and Contents", in:
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Harry White: "Francis (Frank) Llewelyn Harrison", in:
230:, as head of the new Department of Music (1947–1950).
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Slavonic and Western Music: Essays for Gerald Abraham
627:"Church Music in England", in: Gerald Abraham (ed.),
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People educated at Mount Temple Comprehensive School
871:(Dublin: UCD Press, 2013), p. 469; see Bibliography.
726:"Music, Poetry and Polity in the Age of Swift", in:
566:"Rota and Rondellus in English Medieval Music", in:
148:(piano). In 1926, he graduated Bachelor of Music at
112:(1958) is still a standard work on the subject, and
684:"Polyphonic Music for a Chapel of Edward III", in:
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Now Make We Merthë: Medieval and Renaissance Carols
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475:Musicorum collegio: 14th-Century Musicians' Motets
867:Robin Elliott: "Harrison, Frank Llewellyn", in:
833:Robin Elliott: "Harrison, Frank Llewellyn", in:
737:and Swift's Description of an Irish Feast", in:
821:The Blackwell Companion to Modern Irish Culture
723:(Ann Arbor & Oxford, 1985), pp. 5–32.
1029:Academic staff of the University of Amsterdam
116:(1973) is a key textbook on ethnomusicology.
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681:, vol. 4 (Stockholm, 1976), pp. 98–100.
568:Proceedings of the Royal Musical Association
526:Irish Traditional Music: Fossil or Resource?
344:(c1944) for solo voice, chorus and orchestra
226:in Hamilton, New York, and then moved on to
505:(with Mantle Hood & Claude V. Palisca)
1044:Washington University in St. Louis faculty
979:Alumni of the Royal Irish Academy of Music
528:(Ó Riada Memorial Lecture 3) (Cork, 1988).
469:Polyphonic Music of the Fourteenth Century
463:(with E. H. Sanders & P. M. Lefferts)
447:Polyphonic Music of the Fourteenth Century
424:Polyphonic Music of the Fourteenth Century
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27:Irish musicologist, organist, and composer
709:, vol. 32 (1982) no. 1–2, pp. 76–95.
688:, vol. 59 (1978) no. 4, pp. 420–428.
607:"Ars Nova in England: A New Source", in:
218:, also taking courses in musicology with
144:(composition), George Hewson (organ) and
716:, vol. 34 (1984) no. 2, pp. 97–108.
695:(Rochester, NY, 1979), pp. 114–125.
644:UCLA Selected Reports in Ethnomusicology
847:
796:"Francis Llewellyn Harrison, 1905–1987"
791:vol. 16 (1988) no. 2, pp. 317–318.
760:The History of the University of Oxford
679:Studia Instrumentorum Musicae Popularis
579:Ars Nova and the Renaissance, 1300–1540
549:vol. 33 (1952) no. 3, pp. 203–214.
397:: Sechs Responsorien zu 4 und 6 Stimmen
964:20th-century Irish classical composers
693:Essays on Music for Charles Warren Fox
869:The Encyclopaedia of Music in Ireland
835:The Encyclopaedia of Music in Ireland
755:(Washington, 1992), pp. 171–184.
646:, vol. 1 (1968) no. 2, pp. 1–44.
616:"Polyphony in Medieval Ireland", in:
156:for one year, serving as organist at
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814:Die Musik Irlands im 20. Jahrhundert
502:(London, 1959, second edition 1976).
222:. In 1946, he took up a position at
667:(New York, 1972), pp. 307–334.
604:(New York, 1966), pp. 319–335.
570:vol. 86 (1959–60), pp. 98–107.
354:Three Pieces for Clarinet and Piano
171:. In 1933, he studied briefly with
974:20th-century British musicologists
856:Proceedings of the British Academy
809:, vol. 146 (1989), pp. 39–47.
802:, vol. 75 (1989), p. 361–380.
800:Proceedings of the British Academy
748:, vol. 4 (1990), pp. 185–196.
563:vol. 6 (1958–63), pp. 99–144.
538:"The Eton College Choirbook", in:
228:Washington University in St. Louis
120:Education and early musical career
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969:20th-century Irish male musicians
858:(1989), p. 361; see Bibliography.
777:(Oxford, 1993), pp. 303–353.
766:(Oxford, 1992), pp. 347–372.
674:(Munich, 1973), pp. 101–119.
660:(London, 1970), pp. 124–133.
653:(Leuven, 1969), pp. 143–147.
635:(London, 1968), pp. 465–519.
297:Society for Musicology in Ireland
989:Fellows of Jesus College, Oxford
984:Alumni of Trinity College Dublin
741:, vol. 1 (1986), pp. 32–38.
730:, vol. 1 (1986), pp. 37–64.
702:(Buren, 1980), pp. 287–330.
556:vol. 1 (1953), pp. 151–175.
403:, vol. 84) (Wolfenbüttel, 1960).
823:, ed. McCormack (Oxford, 1999).
624:(Kassel, 1967), pp. 74–78.
613:vol. 21 (1967), pp. 67–85.
597:vol. 37 (1965), pp. 35–48.
590:vol. 16 (1962), pp. 11–34.
471:, vols 16–17) (Monaco, 1983–6).
371:other works for organ and piano
994:Fellows of the British Academy
746:Miscellània litúrgica catalona
633:The Age of Humanism, 1540–1630
368:(c.1950) for soprano and piano
326:(1932) for piano and orchestra
314:(1929) for choir and orchestra
270:American Musicological Society
257:(spring 1961 and 1968–9), and
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658:Non-Cycle Plays and Fragments
509:(Englewood Cliffs, NJ, 1963).
348:Sonata for Clarinet and Piano
104:of his time and a pioneering
1034:20th-century Irish organists
1014:Musicians from Dublin (city)
584:"Faburden in Practice", in:
514:European Musical Instruments
443:Motets of English Provenance
410:: Latin Antiphons and Psalms
265:for the calendar year 1981.
138:Royal Irish Academy of Music
629:New Oxford History of Music
575:New Oxford History of Music
420:Motets of French Provenance
342:Night Hymns on Lake Nipigon
205:Night Hymns on Lake Nipigon
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937:Chadd (1989), p. 380.
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728:Eighteenth-Century Ireland
665:Perspectives in Musicology
622:Festschrift Bruno Stäblein
500:Collins Music Encyclopedia
460:, vol. 26) (London, 1981).
458:Early English Church Music
414:Early English Church Music
94:Francis Llewellyn Harrison
928:, vol. 146 (1989), p. 40.
493:Music in Medieval Britain
449:, vol. 15 (Monaco, 1980).
426:, vol. 5) (Monaco, 1968).
416:, vol. 2) (London, 1963).
110:Music in Medieval Britain
72:29 December 1987 (age 82)
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263:University of Pittsburgh
177:Knox Presbyterian Church
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915:Elliott (2013), p. 470.
894:Elliott (2013), p. 469.
498:(with Jack A. Westrup)
362:(before 1948) for piano
248:University of Amsterdam
561:Annales musicologiques
554:Annales musicologiques
545:"An English 'Caput'",
452:(with Roger Wibberly)
437:Medieval English Songs
185:St. George's Cathedral
150:Trinity College Dublin
130:St Patrick's Cathedral
240:Jesus College, Oxford
160:and music teacher at
158:St Canice's Cathedral
114:Time, Place and Music
1004:Irish male organists
904:Queen's Encyclopedia
882:Queen's Encyclopedia
764:Late Medieval Oxford
435:(with E. J. Dobson)
338:(1943) for orchestra
255:Princeton University
234:Musicological career
999:Irish musicologists
816:(Hildesheim, 1996).
794:David F. L. Chadd:
686:Music & Letters
547:Music & Letters
542:, pp. 224–232.
512:(with Joan Rimmer)
522:(Amsterdam, 1973).
382:The Eton Choirbook
330:Ode of Remembrance
307:(all unpublished)
224:Colgate University
193:Queen's University
36:Frank Ll. Harrison
18:Frank Ll. Harrison
610:Musica Disciplina
595:Acta musicologica
587:Musica Disciplina
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