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J. Merrill Knapp, American musicologist (died 1993)

J. Merrill Knapp

American musicologist and academic

John Merrill Knapp was an American musicologist and academic. He was considered an authority on the life and works of George Frideric Handel. Born in New York City, Knapp graduated from the Hotchkiss School before entering Yale University where he earned a Bachelor of Arts in…
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May 9

Day of the year

May 9 is the 129th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 236 days remain until the end of the year.
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