Dominique-René de Lerma (December 8, 1928 – October 15, 2015) was an American musicologist and professor of music history, specializing in African-American music.
Dominique-René de Lerma was born on December 8, 1928, in Miami, Florida, to a family of Afro-Spanish heritage.
[1] He studied oboe with Marcel Tabuteau at the Curtis Institute of Music in 1949 before transferring to the University of Miami, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Music cum laude in 1953.
[2] De Lerma taught at the Lawrence University Conservatory of Music, in Appleton, Wisconsin.
He published over 1000 works on music.