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Love Conquers All: Cupid, Philip V, and the Allegorical Zarzuela during the War of the Spanish Succession (1701–16)
Author: Acuña, Maria Virginia. Publication details: “Love Conquers All: Cupid, Philip V, and the Allegorical Zarzuela during the War of the Spanish Succession (1701–16).” Eighteenth Century Music 15, no. 1 (2018): 29-45. Weblink: https://www.cambridge.org Abstract: An unprecedented shift in the portrayal of Cupid took place in the Spanish mythological zarzuela during the years surrounding the […]
Fanny Tacchinardi-Persiani, Carlo Balocchino, and Italian Opera Business in Vienna, Paris, and London (1837-1845)
Author: Vellutini, Claudio Publication details: “Fanny Tacchinardi-Persiani, Carlo Balocchino, and Italian Opera Business in Vienna, Paris, and London (1837-1845).” Cambridge Opera Journal 30, nn. 2-3 (2018): 259–304. Weblink: https://cambridge.org Abstract: This article addresses several historiographical questions about narratives of nineteenth-century Italian opera by discussing the international career of prima donna Fanny Tacchinardi-Persiani during the 1830s […]
“Pythagorean Pipe Dreams? Vincenzo Galilei, Marin Mersenne, and the Pneumatic Mysteries of the Pipe Organ”
Author: Konoval, Brandon Publication details: “Pythagorean Pipe Dreams? Vincenzo Galilei, Marin Mersenne, and the Pneumatic Mysteries of the Pipe Organ.” Perspectives on Science 26, no. 1 (2018): 1-51. Weblink: https://muse.jhu.edu/ Abstract: The pipe organ presented early modern science with a pneumatic black box of suggestive dimensions: while producing musical pitches and intervals that corresponded with […]
Claudio Monteverdi: A Research and Information Guide
Author: Hammond, Susan Lewis and Acuña, Maria Virginia Publication details: Claudio Monteverdi: A Research and Information Guide. New York, NY: Routledge, 2018. Weblink: https://www.routledge.com Abstract: Claudio Monteverdi: A Research and Information Guide is an annotated bibliography that navigates the vast scholarly resources on the composer with the most updated compilation since 1989. Claudio Monteverdi transformed […]
Saxophilia
Ensemble: Saxophilia Performers: Colin MacDonald baritone saxophone, Julia Nolan soprano saxophone, David Branter tenor saxophone, Kris Covlin alto saxophone Featured composition: Obsess by Dorothy Chang Recording details: Redshift Records, 2017 Link Saxophilia by Saxophilia
Souvenirs, Vol. 2
Ensemble: Alan Matheson and Wade Mikkola Duo Performers: Alan Matheson piano and flugelhorn, Atro “Wade” Mikkola acoustic bass Composers: Alan Matheson and Wade Mikkola Duo Recording details: AMK Recordings, December 2017
Top Ten Most Wanted Orchestra Harp Parts
Author: Volpé Bligh, Elizabeth Publication details: Harp Column, 31 October 2017 Link
MUSIC4EYES+EARS
Featured Faculty Composer: T. Patrick Carrabré Track 1. Orpheus Drones Track 2. Orpheus 2 Recording details: Artist: Megumi Masaki, piano and electronics The MUSIC4EYES+EARS CD/Blu-Ray project presents new solo piano + electronics + video works written especially for Megumi Masaki. These works are designed to explore diverse concepts, performance techniques and interactive technologies in live […]
Shine! shine! shine! from A Song of Joys
Composer: Stephen Chatman Text author: Walt Whitman Publisher: Galaxy Music Corporation Purchase
O Clap Your Hands
Composer: Stephen Chatman Publisher: Galaxy Music Corporation Purchase