Kendra Preston Leonard Explained

Kendra Preston Leonard (born June 11, 1974, New Orleans) is an American musicologist.^[1] She specialized in women in music and music in screen history in 20th century France, Britain, and America.

Education

She studied as a cellist at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts, The Peabody Conservatory, the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, and the University of Miami before studying musicology at the University of Cincinnati. She received her PhD from the University of Sunderland.

She held the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library’s Thornton Wilder Fellowship from Yale University (2009-2010).^[2] She taught musicology at Westminster Choir College from 2009-2011. She is the Executive Director of the Silent Film Sound and Music Archive, and librettist of Marie Curie Learns to Swim, a one act opera with music by Jessica Rudman.^[3]

Awards and honors

She won the inaugural Judith Tick Fellowship from the Society for American Music (2013-2014) for research on Louise Talma.

Selected publications

• Louise Talma: A Life in Composition, Ashgate Publishing, 2014 ^[4]
• Shakespeare, Madness and Music: Scoring Insanity in Cinematic Adaptations, Scarecrow Press, 2009
• The Conservatoire Américain: a History, Scarecrow Press, 2007^[5]
• Book: Preston., Leonard, Kendra . Buffy, ballads, and bad guys who sing : music in the worlds of Joss Whedon . 2011 . Scarecrow Press . 978-0-8108-6945-5 . 939935646. ^[6]
• Book: Preston., Leonard, Kendra . Music for Silent Film : a Guide to North American Resources. . 2016 . A-R Editions, Inc . 978-0-89579-835-0 . 960760340. ^[7]

See also

• Women in musicology

Notes and References

1. Web site: Kendra Preston Leonard - Routledge & CRC Press Author Profile. 2021-05-27. www.routledge.com.
2. Web site: 2018-10-09 . Kendra Preston Leonard . 2023-05-08 . Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library . en.
3. Web site: 2018-04-21 . Jessica Rudman At Hartford Opera Theater's Speaking Her Truth . 2023-05-08 . Hartford Courant . en-US.
4. Reviews of Louise Talma
   • Richardson . Cindy . 2016 . Review of Louise Talma: A Life in Composition . Fontes Artis Musicae . 63 . 4 . 305–306 . 44709386 . 0015-6191.
   • Dorsey . Sarah B. . 2015 . Review of Louise Talma: A Life in Composition . Notes . 72 . 2 . 339–341 . 10.1353/not.2015.0132 . 26397618 . 162790610 . 0027-4380.
   • Dodd . Rose . 2016 . Review of Louise Talma: A Life in Composition . Tempo . 70 . 275 . 109–111 . 10.1017/S0040298215000844 . 43928229 . 147834885 . 0040-2982.
5. Reviews of The Conservatoire Américain
   • La Vine . Kevin . 2008 . Review of The Conservatoire Américain: A History . American Music . 26 . 3 . 410–413 . 40071714 . 0734-4392.
   • Wagstaff . John . 2008 . Review of The Conservatoire Américain: a History . Fontes Artis Musicae . 55 . 1 . 91–93 . 23512408 . 0015-6191.
6. Reviews of Buffy, ballads, and bad guys who sing
   • Haskins . Rob . 2013 . Review of Buffy, Ballads, and Bad Guys Who Sing: Music in the Worlds of Joss Whedon . American Music . 31 . 1 . 106–109 . 10.5406/americanmusic.31.1.0106 . 10.5406/americanmusic.31.1.0106 . 0734-4392.
7. Reviews for Music for Silent Film
   • Doan . Joy M. . 2018 . Review of Music for Silent Film: A Guide to North American Resources. MLA Index and Bibliography Series . Notes . 74 . 3 . 455–457 . 10.1353/not.2018.0020 . 26397529 . 192412566 . 0027-4380.