Edward Joseph Dent

Edward Joseph Dent

Edward Joseph Dent, generally known by his initials as 'E.J. Dent', was a British writer on music. He was born in Ribston, Yorkshire on 6 July 1876 and died in London on 22 August 1957. Educated at Eton and Cambridge, he was Professor of Music at Cambridge University from 1926 to 1941. He was President of the I.S.C.M. from its foundation in 1922 until 1938. He was a governor of Sadler's Wells Opera, and translated many libretti for it. He wrote influential books on Alessandro Scarlatti, Ferruccio Busoni, Handel, English Operas and the operas of Mozart.


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