William S. Newman
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William Stein Newman (April 6, 1912 - April 27, 2000) was an American musicologist.
He was born in Cleveland, Ohio. From 1945 he taught at the University of North Carolina. He is best remembered for his three volume History of the Sonata Idea, a study of the term "sonata" comprising The Sonata in the Baroque Era, The Sonata in the Classical Era, and The Sonata Since Beethoven. He also wrote on performance practice.
Newman died in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.