Jennifer Thomas
School of Music

Associate Professor
T: 273-3178
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E: thomasjs@ufl.edu

Address:
306 MUB P.O. Box 117900
Gainesville, Fl 32611-7900


Dr.Thomas, musicologist, is the author of the most comprehensive catalogue of the Renaissance motet to date, an electronic database that enables a comprehensive, fluid inquiry into the central genre of the sixteenth-century and for which she has articulated new research methodologies. She has authored articles and papers related to this topic and presented her research findings nationally and internationally.

Her current and recent research touches on a wide range of Renaissance topics such as repertory formation during the Renaissance, Josquin Desprez: new biographical hypotheses and the evidence of the sources, new methodologies enabled by the availability of large musicological databases, biographical information to be gleaned from an understanding of Renaissance music sources

She regards the motet, the central genre of most sixteenth-century composers, as an effective vehicle for investigating a broad spectrum of topics in the musical culture of the Renaissance.

Dr. Thomas earned the Ph.D. at University of Cincinnati’s College-Conservatory of Music, where she received the university’s Distinguished Dissertation Award and the Corbett Ph.D. Award from the College-Conservatory’s Foundation for the Advancement of Music. She taught at Bowling Green State University, University of Evansville, and University of Cincinnati before joining the faculty of University of Florida’s School of Music. She has taught classes in African music, medieval and renaissance music, chamber music literature, research techniques and writing about music, and music history at all levels. At University of Florida, she advises theses and dissertations and teaches music history and musicology courses, with special emphasis on early music.

Dr. Thomas is also active as a choral conductor and performer on the Baroque recorder.


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