Martha Novak Clinkscale

Martha Novak Clinkscale (1933-2010) was a musicologist and professor of piano performance. She was trained at the University of Louisville, Yale University, and completed a PhD in Musicology from the University of Minnesota. She taught at the University of California, Riverside (1979-96) and at Southern Methodist University (1998-2004). She is best known for her important work creating and continuously building “Early Pianos 1720-1860: A Computerized Relational Database.” Her two books, Makers of the Piano 1700-1820 and Makers of the Piano …