1967年,美国音乐学学会颁发了第一个图书出版奖,借以表彰欧美以英语写作的音乐学术专著。起先是每年评一本,从1971年起递增为每年两本。该奖以美国著名音乐学家奥托·金克尔蒂(Otto Kinkeldey)的名字来命名,金克尔蒂是美国音乐学学科的奠基人之一,1930年他在康奈尔大学创建音乐学专业,至1946年一直在康奈尔任教。同时他也是美国音乐学学会的创始人之一,1935-1936,1941-1942年曾两度担任该学会主席,后成为名誉主席。金克尔蒂已于1966年去世。 In 1967, the American Society of Musicology presented the first book publishing award in recognition of the academic monographs on music written in English in Europe and the United States. The first is a review of one each year, since 1971 increased to two copies per year. The award is named after the famous American musicologist Otto Kinkeldey, one of the founders of American musicology. In 1930 he founded musicology at Cornell University Professional, until 1946 has been teaching at Cornell. He is also one of the founders of the American Society of Musicology. He served twice as Chairman of the Institute from 1935 to 1936 and from 1941 to 1942, then became Honorary Chairman. Kinki Di died in 1966.