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Jonathan Cross
Drawn to the bold sounds of modern music, this British musicologist has spent decades helping listeners make sense of Stravinsky, Harrison Birtwistle, and other major composers of the 20th and 21st centuries. His writing brings together sharp scholarship and a clear, approachable style.
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Five Years in the Alleghanies
by Jonathan Cross
About the author
Jonathan Cross is a British musicologist and Professor of Musicology at the University of Oxford, where he is also a tutor in music at Christ Church. Before moving to Oxford in 2003, he taught at the Universities of Sussex and Bristol.
He is especially known for his work on 20th- and 21st-century music, with particular expertise in Igor Stravinsky and Harrison Birtwistle. His books include The Stravinsky Legacy, The Cambridge Companion to Stravinsky, and Harrison Birtwistle: The Mask of Orpheus.
Cross has also written and spoken widely for broader audiences, helping readers and listeners connect with challenging modern repertoire. That mix of deep knowledge and accessibility has made him an important guide to contemporary classical music.