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Born in Calhoun, Mo., in 1902, Merritt first attended the University of Missouri and later came to Harvard, earning a master's degree in music...
...Merritt joined the Harvard staff as a music instructor, and he became a full professor...
From 1942 to 1952 and again from 1968 to 1972, Merritt served as the chair of the music department. There he was responsible for raising most of the money for the Mason Building and for several named professorships...
...addition of the Mason Building, part of the larger music complex that includes Paine Hall, motivated Merritt to again become chair of the department...
...Merritt is known for a symposium on music criticism he organized in 1947. An international audience gathered to hear speakers and music premiers that Merritt commissioned...