Edward Kottick
Edward Kottick was a musician who served as a musicology professor at the University of Iowa in Iowa City.
Biography
Kottick gave the outline facts of his life on his website:
"I was born in Jersey City, NJ, in 1930, and was brought up in Brooklyn, NY, where I studied the trombone. I later became a music major at NYU. Following two years in the army, where I conducted a band, I went to New Orleans, LA, to play in the symphony; but after a few years of that I decided to go to graduate school at Tulane University, where I was introduced to musicology and renaissance music. The combination made a deep impression on me, and after my MA I went to the University of North Carolina for my PhD. I continued to play the trombone, which helped me support my wife and two daughters, but by this time I had become a dedicated musicologist. After a series of teaching posts around the midwest I ended up at the University of Iowa, where I have happily remained ever since. I ran the collegium musicum at Iowa for many years, and also played recorder in a baroque trio ensemble. I retired from teaching in 1992."
In his years since retiring, Kottick was active as a scholar and as a harpsichord builder. He also served as an agent for the Zuckermann harpsichord firm.
Harpsichord scholarship
Kottick is the author of three books about the harpsichord.- The Harpsichord Owner's Guide: A Manual for Buyers and Owners
- Early Keyboard Instruments in European Museums, coauthored with George Lucktenberg
- A History of the Harpsichord