Brown, A. Peter

A. Peter Brown (1943-2003) earned a B.M. in French horn performance as well as an M.M. and Ph.D. in musicology from Northwestern University. After launching his teaching career at the University of Hawaii, Brown accepted a position with the musicology faculty of Indiana University School of Music in 1974. Brown remained an active faculty member until his death in 2003. Brown’s name is most closely associated with that of the composer Josef Haydn, writing and co-authoring no less than four books on the composer as well as the critical score for Haydn’s Die Schöpfung. He is also recognized for his contribution to the field of his epic four-volume series Symphonic Repertoire, with the final volume completed by his colleagues following his death. In addition to Haydn, Brown also dedicated significant portions of his research and writing to Carlos d’Ordonez, the music publisher de Guera, Antonia Caldera, and classical trumpet music. Additional biographical information may be found through the “Past School of Music Faculty” webpage (http://www.libraries.iub.edu/index.php?pageId=5382), maintained by the William and Gayle Cook Music Library reference department.

From the guide to the A. Peter Brown papers, 1944-2003, bulk 1973-2000, (Indiana University Office of University Archives and Records Management http://www.libraries.iub.edu/archives)