Glen Haydon
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Glen Haydon was an American musicologist instrumental in the founding of the Department of Music at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
. He remained chair of the department until his death in 1965.
Haydon wrote Introduction to Musicology, one of the first books on the subject written in English.
He also played a key role in the creation of the Music Library at the University. Haydon travelled extensively through Europe
during the summers prior to World War II
collecting the books and periodicals that would become the nexus of the library's collection. He was a 1934 initiate of the Alpha Rho chapter of Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia
at Carolina.
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a public research university located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States...
. He remained chair of the department until his death in 1965.
Haydon wrote Introduction to Musicology, one of the first books on the subject written in English.
He also played a key role in the creation of the Music Library at the University. Haydon travelled extensively through Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
during the summers prior to World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
collecting the books and periodicals that would become the nexus of the library's collection. He was a 1934 initiate of the Alpha Rho chapter of Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia
Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia
Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia is an American collegiate social fraternity for men with a special interest in music...
at Carolina.
Publications
- Introduction to Musicology (1941) ISBN 0-313-20429-2
- The Evolution of the Six-Four Chord; A Chapter in the History of Dissonance Treatment (1971) ISBN 0-306-70017-4