Safford Cape (28 June 1906 - 26 March 1973) was an American conductor, composer and musicologist.[1]

Born and educated in Denver, Colorado, Cape moved to Belgium in 1925 to further his studies in composition and musicology.[1] From 1933, after a few years of chamber music composition, Cape began focusing on the performance of medieval and Renaissance music.[1] To this end, he founded and conducted the Pro Musica Antiqua of Brussels, an ensemble specialising on music from the medieval and Renaissance periods.[1] This group toured throughout Europe and the Americas and produced many recordings.[1] Cape's work inspired Noah Greenberg to form a similar ensemble in America, the New York Pro Musica which was recorded first by EMS Recordings. [2]

For health reasons, Cape retired in 1967 and died in Brussels six years later.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Schott, Howard. "Cape, Safford". Grove Music Online. Oxford University Press. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)
  2. ↑ Randel, Don Michael (1996). The Harvard Biographical Dictionary of Music. Harvard University Press. p. 331.


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