Musicology Now and Later
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Archive: 2016
Excerpt: “Stravinsky’s ‘Great Passacaglia'”
by Don Traut The following is partially excerpted from the author’s forthcoming book, Stravinsky’s ‘Great Passacaglia’: Recurring Elements in the Concerto for Piano and Wind Instruments (University of Rochester Press, 2016), which received support from the AMS 75 Pays Endowment. Since its completion in 1924, Stravinsky’s Concerto for Piano and… Read More
Audiovisual Returns
Excerpt adapted from Deirdre Loughridge, Haydn’s Sunrise, Beethoven’s Shadow: Audiovisual Culture and the Emergence of Musical Romanticism (University of Chicago Press, 2016). by Deirdre LoughridgeIt is often claimed that our world has become so dominated by visual media that the ability to attend to music alone… Read More
Thoughts on Dylan’s Nobel
by Steven Rings Close-up of portrait of Bob Dylan. Richard Avedon, Copyright 1963. Of all the responses to Bob Dylan’s Nobel, my favorite comes from Leonard Cohen, who likened it to “pinning a medal on Mount Everest.” It’s a brilliant… Read More
Party Politics
by Simon Morrison Still from Robbie Williams’ “Party Like A Russian.” When English pop singer Robbie Williams released his single “Party Like a Russian,” the song stalled on the charts yet still made headlines. The dance tune provoked outrage in Russia, both for its… Read More
A Harmony/Counterpoint Teacher/Student dialogue
by John Halle This is an abridged version of a lengthier dialogue from John Halle’s blog. STUDENT: Why do I need to take this class?TEACHER: It’s required. STUDENT: Why is it required?TEACHER: Because you need to know what we teach in it. STUDENT: But… Read More
This Magic Moment
Introducing Cherubino’s Leap: In Search of the Enlightenment Moment (University of Chicago Press, 2016) by Richard Kramer Let me begin with the title. The first part (before the colon) is meant as a provocation. Who doesn’t want to read about Cherubino, this mercurial adolescent, caught between the sexes… Read More
New Perspectives on Music Therapy
Four music therapy experts offer insightful assessments of the current field over at OUPblog – check it out!… Read More
Do Republicans and Democrats Hear Music Differently?
by Christopher Reynolds Fragment of Beethoven’s manuscript for String Quartet in F Major, Op. 135 How do you hear this? Some years ago I wrote an article that dealt in part with the possibility that people with opposing… Read More
Fighting body shaming through burlesque: the NYC Hot Box Girls expansion to Vienna
by Chanda VanderHart The New York City Hot Box Girls, pet project of impresario Rebecca Greenstein, have become a New York institution in the five years since their inception, actively touring within the States alongside their regular NYC performances at Duane Park and The Cutting Room. The group, named after Adelaide’s dancing ladies from the 1950… Read More