The Why of Music was first published in 1969. Minnesota Archive Editions uses digital technology to make long-unavailable books once again accessible, and are published unaltered from the original University of Minnesota Press editions.In his many tears of teaching and writing about music Professor Ferguson has given much thought to the question of
Author Biography
Donald N. Ferguson is the author of several other books, among them, Masterworks of the Orchestral Repertiore: A Guide for Listeners and Image and Structure in Chamber Music, both published by the University of Minnesota Press. He was a professor of music at the University of Minnesota and at Macalester College and had also taught at Boston University and Montana State University.