Steve Saunders

Education

• Ph.D. in Musicology, University of Pittsburgh, 1990
• M.A. in Musicology, University of Pittsburgh, 1984
• M.F.A. in Music Education, Carnegie-Mellon University, 1981
• B.F.A. in Music with University Honors, Carnegie-Mellon University, 1977

Areas of Expertise

• Sacred music of the Baroque
• Music and culture in 17th-century Vienna
• Stephen Foster and 19th-century popular song

Personal Information

Professor Saunders teaches music history and theory. He has written numerous articles on sacred music of the early 17th century and on 19th-century popular song. His complete critical edition of the works of Stephen Foster was published by Smithsonian Institution Press, and his books on music in the 17th century have been been issued by Oxford University Press, Corpus mensurabilis musicae, and A-R Editions. He has received fellowships and awards for his teaching and research, including grants from the Fulbright Commission, American Musicological Society, National Endowment for the Humanities, and American Council of Learned Societies.