Essays About W.W. Norton

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Professional musicologists offer answers and advice. Free. DEAR ABBÉ: What does the W. W. stand for, and who was this M. D. Herter Norton, anyway?                                                 H. M. ODHECATON DEAR HM: Passing this along… Read More

Who Was M. D. Herter Norton?

Every musicologist is familiar with the firm of W. W. Norton, publisher of the time-honored Music in Western Civilization by Paul Henry Lang, published in 1941 and actively in print for 65 years; Donald J. Grout’s 1960 History of Western Music, whose ninth edition is due this spring; The Enjoyment… Read More