Background
Bailey, Robert was born on June 21, 1937 in Flint, Michigan, United States. Son of Stanley R. and Isobel Leona (Hulett) Bailey.
Bailey, Robert was born on June 21, 1937 in Flint, Michigan, United States. Son of Stanley R. and Isobel Leona (Hulett) Bailey.
Bachelor, Dartmouth College, 1959; postgraduate, Staatliche Hochschule fuer Musik, Munich, 1959-1960; Master of Fine Arts, Princeton University, 1962; Doctor of Philosophy, Princeton University, 1969.
Instructor Princeton (New Jersey) University, 1962-1963. From acting instructor to lecturer to assistant professor to associate professor Yale University, New Haven, 1964-1970, 71-77. Visiting assistant professor University California, Berkeley, 1970-1971.
From associate professor to professor Eastman School Music, Rochester, New York, 1977-1986. Carroll and Milton Petrie professor music New York University, since 1986. Member doctoral faculty Juilliard School, New York City, since 1986.
Member International Musicological Society, American Musicological Society (council 1973-1975, 81-83, fellowship committee since 1984), Phi Beta Kappa.