Dr. James Grier

Biography

James Grier is a Professor in the Don Wright Faculty of Music at Western University, where he specializes in Music History. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, recognized for his significant contributions to the study of medieval music and its liturgical contexts, particularly in Aquitaine. His scholarly work includes critical editing and textual criticism of medieval music, as well as studies on popular music emerging during World War II. Grier's published works encompass several influential books, including 'Critical Editing Music' (Cambridge University Press, 1996) and 'Musical World Medieval Monk: Adémar de Chabannes Eleventh-Century Aquitaine' (Cambridge University Press, 2006). He has contributed critical editions of various medieval works and has published numerous articles in respected journals such as the Journal of the American Musicological Society and Early Music History. Grier has previously taught at Yale University, where he was awarded the Morse Fellowship, and has held prestigious fellowships from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, among others. His extensive research focuses on musical literacy during the medieval period and he has conducted interviews for radio and television, further promoting his scholarship in the field of musicology.

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