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Full-Text Articles in Musicology
A Line In The Sand: The Acceptance Of Changes To Folk Traditions Observed In The Activities Of Folksong Collector, Creative Participant, Performer, And Festival Organizer Bascom Lamar Lunsford (1882-1973), Zachary R. Ray
West Chester University Master’s Theses
Bascom Lamar Lunsford (1882-1973) was a folksong collector, performer, recording artist, festival organizer. Lunsford was at once a mountaineer (a member of the Appalachian culture he collected from) and a college educated outsider. This duality complicates analysis of his views and activities, which exist along a continuum from efforts at near-exactness (preserving folksong repertory and performance practices as exactly as possible) to creative participation (actively making changes to folksong style or repertoire). Lunsford’s views often contradicted other folksong collectors, American and European, during the early 20th century. This includes his apparent assertion that folksong is a living tradition – it …
Drastic Criticism, Gnostic Criticism, And Brahms's Fourth Symphony, Sean Wood
Drastic Criticism, Gnostic Criticism, And Brahms's Fourth Symphony, Sean Wood
West Chester University Master’s Theses
In her 2004 Critical Inquiry article “Music: Drastic or Gnostic?,” Carolyn Abbate argues that much writing about music avoids music’s “exceptional phenomenal presence,” its “drastic” effects (a term borrowed from philosopher Vladimir Jankélévitch). Such writing, she argues is “gnostic”; that is, interested in uncovering social, cultural, or philosophical truths beneath that “exceptional phenomenal presence.” Gnostic criticism is where music can become prey to nefarious philosophies; shorn from the context of performance, it can become whatever the critic wishes it to be. This indictment trains much of its focus on the work of Theodor W. Adorno, whom she regards as one …
Lost Chords And Christian Soldiers: The Sacred Music Of Sir Arthur Sullivan By Ian C. Bradley (Review), Julian Onderdonk
Lost Chords And Christian Soldiers: The Sacred Music Of Sir Arthur Sullivan By Ian C. Bradley (Review), Julian Onderdonk
Music Theory, History & Composition Faculty Publications & Performances
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The Music Of Herbert Howells, Edited By Phillip A. Cooke And David Maw (Review), Julian Onderdonk
The Music Of Herbert Howells, Edited By Phillip A. Cooke And David Maw (Review), Julian Onderdonk
Music Theory, History & Composition Faculty Publications & Performances
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Hamilton Harty: Musical Polymath, By Jeremy Dibble (Review), Julian Onderdonk
Hamilton Harty: Musical Polymath, By Jeremy Dibble (Review), Julian Onderdonk
Music Theory, History & Composition Faculty Publications & Performances
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Music And Theology In Nineteenth-Century Britain, Edited By Martin V. Clarke (Review), Julian Onderdonk
Music And Theology In Nineteenth-Century Britain, Edited By Martin V. Clarke (Review), Julian Onderdonk
Music Theory, History & Composition Faculty Publications & Performances
No abstract provided.
Theodore Thomas: Building American Orchestras And Choirs, David P. Devenney
Theodore Thomas: Building American Orchestras And Choirs, David P. Devenney
Applied Music Faculty Publications & Performances
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In Search Of Song: The Life And Times Of Lucy Broadwood, By Dorothy De Val (Review), Julian Onderdonk
In Search Of Song: The Life And Times Of Lucy Broadwood, By Dorothy De Val (Review), Julian Onderdonk
Music Theory, History & Composition Faculty Publications & Performances
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Studies In English Church Music, 1550-1900. (Variorum Collected Studies Series, Cs926) By Nicholas Temperley (Review), Julian Onderdonk
Studies In English Church Music, 1550-1900. (Variorum Collected Studies Series, Cs926) By Nicholas Temperley (Review), Julian Onderdonk
Music Theory, History & Composition Faculty Publications & Performances
No abstract provided.
Letters Of Ralph Vaughan Williams 1895-1958, Edited By Hugh Cobbe (Review), Julian Onderdonk
Letters Of Ralph Vaughan Williams 1895-1958, Edited By Hugh Cobbe (Review), Julian Onderdonk
Music Theory, History & Composition Faculty Publications & Performances
No abstract provided.
Vaughan Williams On Music By David Manning (Review), Julian Onderdonk
Vaughan Williams On Music By David Manning (Review), Julian Onderdonk
Music Theory, History & Composition Faculty Publications & Performances
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Tributes To Leonard B. Meyer: He Was The Very Model Of A Modern Musicologist, Alexander Rozin
Tributes To Leonard B. Meyer: He Was The Very Model Of A Modern Musicologist, Alexander Rozin
Music Theory, History & Composition Faculty Publications & Performances
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The Cambridge Companion To Debussy, By Simon Trezise (Review), Julian Onderdonk
The Cambridge Companion To Debussy, By Simon Trezise (Review), Julian Onderdonk
Music Theory, History & Composition Faculty Publications & Performances
No abstract provided.
Charles Villiers Stanford, By Paul Rodmell (Review), Julian Onderdonk
Charles Villiers Stanford, By Paul Rodmell (Review), Julian Onderdonk
Music Theory, History & Composition Faculty Publications & Performances
No abstract provided.
Elgar's Oratorios: The Creation Of An Epic Narrative, By Charles Edward Mcguire (Review), Julian Onderdonk
Elgar's Oratorios: The Creation Of An Epic Narrative, By Charles Edward Mcguire (Review), Julian Onderdonk
Music Theory, History & Composition Faculty Publications & Performances
No abstract provided.
Vaughan Williams's Ninth Symphony, By Alain Frogley; Vaughan Williams, By Simon Heffer (Review), Julian Onderdonk
Vaughan Williams's Ninth Symphony, By Alain Frogley; Vaughan Williams, By Simon Heffer (Review), Julian Onderdonk
Music Theory, History & Composition Faculty Publications & Performances
No abstract provided.
The English Musical Renaissance, 1860-1940: Construction And Deconstruction, By Robert Stradling And Meirion Hughes (Review), Julian Onderdonk
The English Musical Renaissance, 1860-1940: Construction And Deconstruction, By Robert Stradling And Meirion Hughes (Review), Julian Onderdonk
Music Theory, History & Composition Faculty Publications & Performances
No abstract provided.
Rutland Boughton And The Glastonbury Festivals, By Michael Hurd (Review), Julian Onderdonk
Rutland Boughton And The Glastonbury Festivals, By Michael Hurd (Review), Julian Onderdonk
Music Theory, History & Composition Faculty Publications & Performances
No abstract provided.
The Music Of Edmund Rubbra, By Ralph Scott Grover (Review), Julian Onderdonk
The Music Of Edmund Rubbra, By Ralph Scott Grover (Review), Julian Onderdonk
Music Theory, History & Composition Faculty Publications & Performances
No abstract provided.
Farewell, My Youth And Other Writings By Arnold Bax, Edited By Lewis Foreman (Review), Julian Onderdonk
Farewell, My Youth And Other Writings By Arnold Bax, Edited By Lewis Foreman (Review), Julian Onderdonk
Music Theory, History & Composition Faculty Publications & Performances
No abstract provided.
Rossini And The Development Of The Mid-Century Lyric Form, Scott Leslie Balthazar
Rossini And The Development Of The Mid-Century Lyric Form, Scott Leslie Balthazar
Music Theory, History & Composition Faculty Publications & Performances
No abstract provided.