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Person
Authorized form of name
Percival Robson Kirby
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Description area
Dates of existence
17 April 1887 - 7 February 1970
History
[Source - Chloe Rushovich for FHYA, 2020, using encyclodedia.com: Professor Percival Robson Kirby was a Scottish-born South African musicologist, conductor, and composer. In 1914, he emigrated to South Africa and became the music organizer of the Natal Education Department. In 1921, he founded the music college at the University of Witwatersrand (then known as University College. He is best known for his scholarly work on South African music.]
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