Dr. Robert Kendrick

Professor

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Biography

Robert L. Kendrick is a scholar specializing in early modern music culture. His research encompasses various interests including Latin America, historical anthropology, traditional Mediterranean polyphony, laments, and visual arts. Kendrick is the author of the forthcoming book 'Biblical Families Music: Conflict Heterodoxy Oratorios, 1670-1770,' published by the University of Chicago Press in 2025. He previously published significant works such as 'Fruits Cross: Passiontide Music Theater Habsburg Vienna' through the University of California Press in 2018, and 'Sound Milan, 1580-1650' in 2002. His editorial contributions include a notable edition of motets by Chiara Margarita Cozzolani, published by A-R Editions in 1998. He has advised various early music performers and has been affiliated with institutions such as Chicago's Newberry Consort and Bologna's Cappella Artemisia. Kendrick obtained his PhD in musicology and MA in ethnomusicology from New York University, and a BA from the University of Pennsylvania. He is a Junior Fellow of the Harvard Society of Fellows and has received numerous accolades, including election to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2018 and being named a Knight of the Italian Republic in 2019. Kendrick is also an advocate for labor rights within academia, supporting graduate students and adjunct faculty.

Research Interests

Experience

Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus

— Present

University of Chicago • Chicago, IL

Work in the Department of Music, focusing on early modern music culture.

Awards

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Graduate Teaching Award

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Elected Member

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Knight of the Italian Republic

Requirements for University of Chicago

Doctorate Program
Requirements
TOEFL
Listening
Required:26
Reading
Required:26
Writing
Required:26
Speaking
Required:26
Total
Required:104
IELTS
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Required:7
Reading
Required:7
Writing
Required:7
Speaking
Required:7
Overall
Required:7
Prerequisites
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Specialization Notes

Department of Philosophy