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    Christopher Small (Palmerston North, New Zealand, 17 March 1927 – 7 September 2011) was a musician, educator, lecturer, and author of a number of influential books and articles in the fields of musicology, sociomusicology and ethnomusicology. He is popular for coining the term musicking with which he wanted to highlight that music is a process (verb) and not an object (noun.)

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    Christopher Small (Palmerston North, New Zealand, 17 March 1927 – 7 September 2011) was a musician, educator, lecturer, and author of a number of influential books and articles in the fields of musicology, sociomusicology and ethnomusicology. He is popular for coining the term musicking with which he wanted to highlight that music is a process (verb) and not an object (noun.)

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    Christopher Small Musicking

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    Christopher Small (Palmerston North, New Zealand, 17 March 1927 – 7 September 2011) was a musician, educator, lecturer, and author of a number of influential books and articles in the fields of musicology, sociomusicology and ethnomusicology. He is popular for coining the term musicking with which he wanted to highlight that music is a process (verb) and not an object (noun.)

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    ChristopherSmall

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    ChristopherSmall(PalmerstonNorth,NewZealand,17
    March19277September2011)wasamusician,educator,
    lecturer,andauthorofanumberofinfluentialbooksand
    articlesinthefieldsofmusicology,sociomusicologyand
    ethnomusicology.Heispopularforcoiningtheterm
    musickingwithwhichhewantedtohighlightthatmusicisa
    process(verb)andnotanobject(noun.)

    Contents

    ChristopherSmall

    1Biography
    1.1Musicking
    2Works
    2.1Bibliography
    2.2Compositions
    3References
    4OtherSources

    Biography
    ChristopherSmall(bornChristopherNevilleCharlesSmall)wasborninPalmerstonNorth,New
    Zealandtoadentistandformerschoolteacher,andwastheyoungestofthreechildren.[1]
    HisearlyschooleducationtookplaceattheTerraceEndandRussellStreetPrimarySchools(193239),
    PalmerstonNorthBoys'HighSchool(19401)andWanganuiCollegiateSchool(194244).Between
    theyears1945and1952heattendedOtagoUniversityandthenVictoriaUniversityCollege(now
    knownasVictoriaUniversityofWellington).HetaughtatHorowhenuaCollege(atthesametime
    workingatMorrowProductionsLtdmakingeducationalanimatedfilms)in19538,andatWaihi
    Collegein195960.
    In1960hewasawardedaNewZealandGovernmentBursaryandin1961hespentayeartravellingin
    theUK,beforestudyingcompositioninLondonwithPriaulxRainier,wherehealsohadcontactwith
    BernardRands,LuigiNonoandWitoldLutoslawski.AfterhisstudieshestayedinEngland,wherehe
    taughtaschools,includingAnsteyCollegeofEducationinBirmingham.HebecameSeniorLecturerin
    MusicatEalingCollegeofHigherEducationinLondon(197186)andhealsotaughtatDartington
    CollegeofArtsin1979.Between1977and1986hewasAdjunctProfessoroftheHistoryofMusicat
    SyracuseUniversityLondonCentre,andaTutorinMusictothesummerschooloftheBEdcourseof
    SussexUniversitybetween19814.[1][2]
    Heretiredfromteachingin1986andmovedtoSitges,Spain,wherehelivedwithhispartnerNeville
    Braithwaite(aJamaicanborndancer,singer,andyouthworker)whomhemarriedin2006.Duringhis
    timeinSpain,SmallconductedCatalanchoirsandwasvisitedregularlybypeoplefrombothEuropeand

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