It was my pleasure and distinct honor to serve as John's editor
during the publication of his "Dowland Miscellany" in the JLSA. When
the "article" was first submitted, it presented a number of layout
challenges I wasn't sure we would be able to overcome. For one thing,
it contained a number of "footnotes," each of which ran to several
full pages of typescript, several containing musical examples, Yet I
felt positive that such detailed bibliographical information would
surely prove useful to someone down the line. He agreed to meet me to
discuss the matter when he was next in California, and we spent a
productive working lunch together discussing my idea of turning the
extended footnotes into a series of appendices.
This was my one and only personal meeting with John Ward, whom I
found to be a perfect gentleman. He graciously agreed to the changes
necessary to make my suggestion workable. I was able to identify 26
extended footnotes, making the appendices run perfectly from
"Appendix A" to "Appendix Z." His attention to detail was remarkable.
John and I continued to correspond over the years, and he once helped
me retrieve some music from the Harvard library, but that one
personal encounter over lunch will forever be etched in my memory.
Peter Danner
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