Ross W. Duffin
Ross W. Duffin | |
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| Born | Ross William Duffin 7 November 1951 London, Ontario, Canada |
| Nationality | Canadian-American |
| Citizenship | United States of America |
| Occupation(s) | Musicologist, Educator, Choral Conductor |
| Spouse |
Beverly Simmons (m. 1976) |
| Children | 2 |
| Relatives | Jacalyn Duffin (sister) |
| Awards | Howard Mayer Brown Award; Claude V. Palisca Award; Thomas Binkley Award; Noah Greenberg Award |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | University of Western Ontario Stanford University |
| Doctoral advisor | William P. Mahrt |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Music |
| Sub-discipline | Historical Performance Practice |
| Notable works | Shakespeare's Songbook
How Equal Temperament Ruined Harmony (and Why You Should Care) |
Ross W. Duffin is a Canadian-American scholar, educator, and choral conductor, specializing in historical performance practice of early music. He is known for his work in early English play songs (including William Shakespeare) and in historical tuning systems. As host of the weekly syndicated radio program, Micrologus: Exploring the World of Early Music, he established a national audience. Duffin held the Fynette H. Kulas Chair in Music at Case Western Reserve University, where he taught for 4 decades and was named Distinguished University Professor. He has published books, music editions, and scholarly articles on music from the 13th century to the 19th, and has won awards for his scholarship and editions.