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Norm Hirschy

@normhirschy.bsky.social
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Editor, linguaphile, runner, working to outsmart his cat.

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Norm Hirschy @normhirschy.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
Libraries are *awesome* chapter 834. Look at all the cool things you can check out from my hometown library, everything from scanners to zoo passes to traffic cones.
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Anna-Lise Santella @anna-lise.bsky.social · 09/11/2025
Congratulations to author James O’Leary (and editor @normhirschy.bsky.social) on the publication of The Middle Brow Musical @oupacademic.bsky.social!
OUP editor Norm Hirschy and author James O’Leary holding a copy of The Middle Brow Musical
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Norm Hirschy @normhirschy.bsky.social · 25/08/2025
Along with @buddytwo.bsky.social I wrote a white paper on digital impact in publishing on music. Many really good takeaways for researchers.
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Norm Hirschy @normhirschy.bsky.social · 17/06/2025
Who writes fake classical music? What do forgeries tell us about what we want to believe about musical value? A fascinating conversation very much worth your time: newbooksnetwork.com/forgery-in-m...
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Frederick Reece, "Forgery in Musical Composition: Aesthetics, History, and the Canon" (Oxford University Press, 2025) - New Books Network
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Norm Hirschy @normhirschy.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
Join OUP in celebrating pride month! These 10 must-read titles are just the tip of the iceberg: blog.oup.com/2025/06/10-b...
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10 books to read this Pride Month [reading list]
Dive into ten remarkable books that illuminate the diverse and vibrant experiences of the LGBTQ+ community.
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Norm Hirschy @normhirschy.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
How do arts & humanities impact collaborative research? Join us on June 18th to learn more! events.oup.com/oup-academic...
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The Arts & Humanities as Catalysts for Interdisciplinary Research: How to Bring Voices Together
How can interdisciplinary approaches enrich your work? Join us for a dynamic discussion where scholars from diverse backgrounds will come together to explore the impact of the Arts & Humanities on col...
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Norm Hirschy @normhirschy.bsky.social · 15/05/2025
Our products help you find quality information quickly. Check out this new resource for legal professionals! bsky.app/profile/oxfo...
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Norm Hirschy @normhirschy.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
Worth your time: 10 ways to see Elton John. It's fun to see the intersections between them. blog.oup.com/2025/03/ten-...
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Ten ways to see the Elton story [playlist]
Sir Elton John is a living superlative, unequaled in music history in terms of global sales, awards, and career longevity. Here are ten tracks to kick off each chapter of On Elton John; each song prom...
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Norm Hirschy @normhirschy.bsky.social · 16/02/2025
If you're like me, wintertime music education conferences put a spring in your step. So, a quick plug for our latest titles in music education - and our TMEA discount! global.oup.com/academic/pro...
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Michelle Chen @michellechn.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
Calling all #muscians, #musiceducators, #musicologists, music #researchers / #professors, & anyone who uses books on music: please consider filling out OUP's survey so we can better understand how to deliver print and digital resources that meet your needs! survey.alchemer.eu/s3/90717498/...
Social media image card with the Oxford University Press logo and graphics of an orchestra. Text says "Have Your Say. Take our short survey and help shape the future of digital music publishing." Button that says "find out more" linking to a survey.
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Norm Hirschy @normhirschy.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
Are you a #musician, #musiceducator, #musicologist, or a music #researcher or #professor? We are eager to hear from you in this brief survey about how we can deliver print and digital resources that meet your needs. survey.alchemer.eu/s3/90717498/...
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Norm Hirschy @normhirschy.bsky.social · 20/01/2025
Highlights from AMS! You may spot yourself! www.youtube.com/watch?v=DnkA...
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Music Research at OUP 2025
YouTube video by Oxford Academic (Oxford University Press)
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Norm Hirschy @normhirschy.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
What the literary agency did not hear on the phone call just now was the handyman repairing the freezer seemingly using a revolutionary war era canon and the cat wanting to be part of it. #workfromhome
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Norm Hirschy @normhirschy.bsky.social · 01/10/2024
Attn Beatles fans: www.salon.com/2024/09/30/g...
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George Harrison’s legacy as "the quiet Beatle" is amplified in "Within You Without You"
Seth Rogovoy’s "Within You Without You" sheds new light on George Harrison’s pivotal contributions to The Beatles.
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Norm Hirschy @normhirschy.bsky.social · 19/09/2024
Marriage of Figaro on Little Island. So good!
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Norm Hirschy @normhirschy.bsky.social · 29/08/2024
No caption needed.
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Norm Hirschy @normhirschy.bsky.social · 22/08/2024
Read a manuscript, will you?
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Norm Hirschy @normhirschy.bsky.social · 07/08/2024
The Bette Midler playlist we all need. blog.oup.com/2024/07/but-...
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“But you got to have friends...”: A Bette Midler playlist
Since Bette Midler first entered a recording studio, she’s tackled just about every genre of music. This tour through her recorded output reveals not just the familiar best-selling hits but five decad...
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Norm Hirschy @normhirschy.bsky.social · 26/07/2024
Jury duty frivolity crocheted by yours truly.
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Norm Hirschy @normhirschy.bsky.social · 08/03/2024
Fab article - free! - on transgender punk musicians and what their memoires tell us: Jayne County, Laura Jane Grace, and the HerStory of Transgender Punks in America | Women in Rock Memoirs: Music, History, and Life-Writing | Oxford Academic (oup.com)
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Norm Hirschy @normhirschy.bsky.social · 13/02/2024
How did music stump Charles Darwin? Miriam Piilonen explains in this fascinating NPR piece: www.wamc.org/show/the-bes...
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Norm Hirschy @normhirschy.bsky.social · 07/02/2024
OUP quilt made by coworkers more talented than I.
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Norm Hirschy @normhirschy.bsky.social · 18/01/2024
Editor Focus: Alejandro Madrid on Currents in Latin American and Iberian Music and exciting new directions for the series www.youtube.com/watch?v=2wN_...
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Norm Hirschy @normhirschy.bsky.social · 05/01/2024
You're going to love ON BETTE MIDLER: www.publishersweekly.com/9780197668320
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Norm Hirschy @normhirschy.bsky.social · 05/01/2024
"...humanities majors have much better employment experience than those w/o college degrees, that their compensation is similar to other college graduates (w/ exception of engineering), and that their unemployment rate is comparable to other majors..." scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2023/12/14/h...
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Norm Hirschy @normhirschy.bsky.social · 22/12/2023
Nice review of BACH AGAINST MODERNITY in the Wall Street Journal. Congratulations to Michael Marissen: www.wsj.com/arts-culture...
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Norm Hirschy @normhirschy.bsky.social · 11/12/2023
If you enjoyed THE HEAVEN AND EARTH GROCERY STORE, you'll love RHYTHM MAN: CHICK WEBB AND THE BEAT THAT CHANGED AMERICA: blog.oup.com/2023/12/chic...
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Norm Hirschy @normhirschy.bsky.social · 30/11/2023
Congratulations to Stephanie Crease on RHYTHMN MAN: Chick Webb and the Beat that Changed America included in The New Yorker's Best Books of 2023.
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Norm Hirschy @normhirschy.bsky.social · 20/11/2023
Have you read BROADWAY BODIES: A CRITICAL HISTORY OF CONFORMITY yet? A 2023 NPR Book We Love: apps.npr.org/best-books/?...
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Norm Hirschy @normhirschy.bsky.social · 13/11/2023
Writing a book proposal? Try reframing "This book fulfills a need for writing on X..." as "This book answers [scholarly] demand for writing that answers the question(s)..."
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Norm Hirschy @normhirschy.bsky.social · 13/11/2023
A preview of our AMS-SMT videos: twitter.com/OUPMusic/sta...
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Norm Hirschy @normhirschy.bsky.social · 12/11/2023
Hearing the Great Lakes vowel shift in the announcements at the Denver airport. Instead of /æ/ in [æt] gate 37 we get /æə/, and instead of /ɔ:/ as in [ɔ:l] passengers on board, we get /ɑ/. My hypothesis is that these migrate from airport hubs. This sounds very much like O'Hare.
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Norm Hirschy @normhirschy.bsky.social · 08/11/2023
Looking for good reading on your travels? Download an OUP Open Access publication like _Mario Lavista: Mirrors of Sounds_ and _Immaculate Sounds: The Musical Lives of Nuns in New Spain_. No sign-ups required. Check out www.oup.com/us for details.
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Norm Hirschy @normhirschy.bsky.social · 07/11/2023
What is that sudden chill in the air? Whence these mysterious icicles? I am about to check a bag.
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Norm Hirschy @normhirschy.bsky.social · 07/11/2023
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Norm Hirschy @normhirschy.bsky.social · 06/11/2023
Getting ready for the AMS-SMT conference? OUP authors: stop by the OUP media hub and share about your recently published book in a brief video interview. Contact your editor for details.
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Brian Abrams @brianabrams.bsky.social · 02/11/2023
our boy @zachschonfeld.bsky.social at the Strand talking about his new 📕 on early Nic Cage global.oup.com/academic/pro...
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