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professor, head of the Department of Music History at the Institute of Art of the Polish Academy of Sciences in Warsaw. In 1965 he gained his PhD for the work Rytmika polskich pieśni ludowych [Rhythm in traditional Polish folk songs] (Kraków, 1970). In 1974 he earned his habilitation for the work Strefowa teoria czasu i jej znaczenie dla antropologii muzycznej [A zonal theory of time and its significance for music anthropology] (Kraków, 1976). His research encompasses Polish and European music traditions, music theory and research methodology, and the problems of time and space in music and culture. He is the author of numerous books and articles on those subjects and editor of the series Polska pieśń i muzyka ludowa - źródła i materiały [Polish folk song and music. Sources and materials]. He is also involved in the preparation of source editions and collective works.