The Musical Quarterly is the oldest academic journal on music in America. Originally established in 1915 by Oscar Sonneck

Oscar Sonneck

Oscar George Theodore Sonneck was a U.S. librarian, editor, and musicologist.Sonneck studied philosophy and musicology in Germany at the universities of Heidelberg and Munich....

, the journal was edited by Sonneck until his death in 1928. Sonneck was succeeded by a number of editors, including most notably Paul Henry Lang

Paul Henry Lang

Paul Henry Lang was a Hungarian-American musicologist and music critic....

, who edited the journal for over 25 years, from 1945 to 1973.

Since 1993 The Musical Quarterly has been edited by Leon Botstein

Leon Botstein

Leon Botstein is an American conductor and the President of Bard College . Botstein is the music director and principal conductor of the American Symphony Orchestra and conductor laureate of the Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra, where he served as music director and principal conductor from 2003-2010...

, president of Bard College

Bard College

Bard College, founded in 1860 as "St. Stephen's College", is a small four-year liberal arts college located in Annandale-on-Hudson, New York.-Location:...

 and principal conductor of the American Symphony Orchestra

American Symphony Orchestra

The American Symphony Orchestra is a New York-based American orchestra founded in 1962 by Leopold Stokowski, then aged 80. Following Maestro Stokowski's departure, Kazuyoshi Akiyama was appointed Music Director of the American Symphony Orchestra from 1973-1978. Music Directors during the early...

. It is published by Oxford University Press

Oxford University Press

Oxford University Press is the largest university press in the world. It is a department of the University of Oxford and is governed by a group of 15 academics appointed by the Vice-Chancellor known as the Delegates of the Press. They are headed by the Secretary to the Delegates, who serves as...

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