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Ted Gioia

About the Author

Ted Gioia is a music historian and the author of twelve books, including most recently, Music. His three previous books on the social history of music — Work Songs, Healing Songs, and Love Songs — have each been honored with the ASCAP Deems Taylor Award. Gioia’s wide-ranging activities as a critic, scholar, performer and educator have established him as a leading global guide to music past, present, and future.

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