I Joseph Wilfred Kerman (3 ya ing Abril 1924 – 17 ya ing Marzo 2014) métung yang American musicólogo (musicologist) ampóng and critico king musica. Métung ya king métung karéng múmúnang musicólogo ning kayang henerasion, at linual ya ing kayang libru anyang 1985, ing Contemplating Music: Challenges to Musicology (a míbulalag king UK antimóng Musicology) a agpang kang Philip Brett king The Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians "métung a makabaldúgang penandit king larángan / kaparángan".[1] Metung yang Professor Emeritus ning Musicología king University of California, Berkeley.