William Malm (March 6, 1928 - September 16, 2024) was an American musicologist known for his studies of Japanese traditional music.
As a composer, teacher, and scholar of Japanese music, Malm shaped the study of ethnomusicology in the United States.
[4] Malm was awarded the Fumio Koizumi Prize in 1992 for his contributions to the study of Japanese music.
[5] As the 2001 Charles Seeger Lecturer, Malm's address focused on the history and founding of ethnomusicology in the United States.
[1] Malm studied composition at Northwestern University, where he completed a Bachelor's in 1949 and a Master's in Music in 1950.