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The Berlin 'Traviata', Sidney Cox

Verdi Forum

No abstract provided.

Abstract: Revising The Revision: Some Thoughts On 'La Forza Del Destino', Roger Parker

Verdi Forum

Abstract for a paper given at a joint meeting of the American Institute for Verdi Studies and the Greater New York Chapter of the American Musicological Society, Feb. 2, 1991.

Abstract: Entrances, Set Pieces, And Exits: Reflections On The Structure Of Verdi's Otello, James Hepokoski

Verdi Forum

Abstract for a paper given at a joint meeting of the American Institute for Verdi Studies and the Greater New York chapter of the American Musicological Society, Feb. 4, 1989.

Abstract: Verdi's Artistic Concerns And Practical Considerations In The Composition Of 'I Masnadieri': A Newly-Discovered Version Of "Tremate, O Miseri", Roberta M. Marvin

Verdi Forum

Abstract for a paper given at a joint meeting of the American Institute for Verdi Studies and the Greater New York Chapter of the American Musicological Society, Feb. 2, 1991.

Abstract:Crossed Stars And Crossed Tonal Areas In Puccini's 'Madama Butterfly', Allan Atlas

Verdi Forum

Abstract for a paper given at a joint meeting of the American Institute for Verdi Studies and the Greater New York chapter of the American Musicological Society, Feb. 3, 1990.

Dynamic And Attack Associations In Boulez’S Le Marteau Sans Maître, Wayne C. Wentzel

Scholarship and Professional Work – Arts

This paper explores dynamic and attack associations in the Bourreux de Solitude movement of Pierre Boulez's pivotal piece, Le Marteau sans maître.

Variation Procedures In Northern Ewe Song, V. Kofi Agawu

Publications and Research

The major organizational principle of Northern Ewe song is one shared by numerous African, Oriental, and European musical traditions: a small number of models (variously described as "basic shapes," "archetypes," "background structures," "basic designs," "core patterns," "deep structures") is transformed in a wide variety of ways during performance. Variation takes place on different hierarchic levels both within and between songs and includes practically all of a song's dimensions (rhythm, interval, register, contour, harmony, and so on). This principle, although widely demonstrated in the literature on African song (see, among others, Jones 1976; Kauffman 1984; Schmidt 1984; and Erlmann 1985), is …

Musical Inspiration As Seen Through The Artist's Eyes, Antoni Pizà

Publications and Research

The role of inspiration in the creation of a musical work has been a matter for conjecture and research by musicians and psychologists. But the realm of inspiration belongs to the creators themselves, who supply mythology, religion, and science to account for the source of an artwork. Throughout history, painters, too, have given their version of musical inspiration and the process of the creation of the work of art. What is musical inspiration? Where does it come from? What are its effects? The following essay explores some painters' responses by surveying some representative works of art.

Francesco Rognoni's "Selva De Varii Passaggi" (1602): Fresh Details Concerning Early Baroque Vocal Ornamentation, Stewart Carter

Performance Practice Review

"One of Milan's most important musicians during the late 16th and early 17th centuries was Francesco Rognoni (died before 1626), a Knight and Count Palatine, son of Richardo Rogniono. The father had published an important treatise on ornamentation nearly thirty years prior to Francesco's. The title page of Francsco's Selva tells us that Francesco was head of instrumental music at the ducal court and maestro di cappella at Santo Ambrosio Maggiore in Milan. In an earlier publication he calls himself a "player of the violin, of the viola bastarda, and other instruments." He may in fact have written the first …

The Verdi Archive At New York University: A List Of Verdi's Music, Linda B. Fairtile

Verdi Forum

A catalog of scores and parts (mostly on microfilm, with some hard copy) for the compositions of Giuseppe Verdi in the collection of the American Institute for Verdi Studies at New York University.

Rossini And The Development Of The Mid-Century Lyric Form, Scott Leslie Balthazar

Music Theory, History & Composition Faculty Publications & Performances

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Tone And Tune: The Evidence For Northern Ewe Music, V. Kofi Agawu

Publications and Research

Abstract:

One of the most intriguing features of most African languages is that of tone, by which variations in speech tone generate different meanings (Pike, 1948, offers a valuable introduction to this subject and includes an extensive bibliography; Fromkin, 1972, is a comprehensive evaluation of specialised studies). In the Ewe language, for example, the word to [H] pronounced with a high tone means ‘ear’, as in To le venye (HLMM), ‘I have an earache.’ To can also mean ‘through’, Meto akɔnta me [MHLHML], ‘I have gone through the accounts.’ But as soon as the high tone is replaced by a …

Un Ballo In Maschera: Performance Practices At The Met, Siegmund Levarie

Verdi Forum

No abstract provided.

Donations, Martin Chusid

Verdi Forum

A summary of recent donations to the Archive of the American Institute for Verdi Studies.

How Verdi's Operas Begin: An Introduction To The Introduzioni, David Rosen

Verdi Forum

No abstract provided.

Verdi's Aida: The Music, John Mauceri

Verdi Forum

No abstract provided.

A Note On Verdi In Paris, Peter Bloom

Verdi Forum

No abstract provided.

Music In The Funeral Traditions Of The Akpafu, V. Kofi Agawu

Publications and Research

"Nna lo senu kuwe, fie oresire somoloo?" ("Who laid a mat for him, so that he slept so deeply?") With this rhetorical question, the Akpafu of Southeastern Ghana initiate a period of public mourning occasioned by the death of one of their number.1 The philosophic significance of death in Akpafu culture is twofold. First, it marks the completion of the earthly cycle of existence, birth-circumcision-puberty-marriage-death. Second, it opens the door to a higher, spiritual realm in which the deceased, as an ancestor, takes his place alongside the lesser gods and the Supreme Being in the higher reaches of the hierarchy …

The Rhythmic Structure Of West African Music, V. Kofi Agawu

Publications and Research

The music of Africa has long intrigued many Westerners. From scattered comments in the accounts of explorers of the so-called Afrique Noire to the full-fledged ethnomusicological studies of the last fifty years, the constant theme has been the fundamental role of music-making in African life and society. And of all the elements of that music, rhythm has received the most attention.

There is something to be gained from looking closely at the early writings on African music, for although they represent the work of non-specialists, and for all their ethnocentricism and anthropocentricism, these accounts touch on the fundamental questions regarding …

Spokane Conservatory Guestbook Catalog, Hans Moldenhauer, Mary Moldenhauer

Moldenhauer Archives

An alphabetically organized list of signers of the conservatory guest book. A short description of each signer's addition to the book is included. The list is not a complete list of every individual who signed the book.

New Light On Pre-1869 Revisions Of 'La Forza Del Destino', John Nádas

Verdi Forum

No abstract provided.

The Music Of Verdi: An Example Of The Transmission And Reception Of Musical Culture, Pierluigi Petrobelli

Verdi Forum

No abstract provided.

The First Three Years Of 'Trovatore', Martin Chusid, Thomas G. Kaufman

Verdi Forum

No abstract provided.

Spokane Conservatory Guestbook, Spokane Conservatory

Moldenhauer Archives

This guestbook was kept at the Spokane Conservatory from 1943 to 1987. It contains signatures and notes from guests and performers of the conservatory, including notable signer Igor Stravinsky. The guestbook was curated by Rosaleen Moldenhauer, Hans Moldenhauer's late wife, from 1943 until her death in January of 1982. Hans Moldenhauer's next wife, Mary Moldenhauer, curated the guestbook from 1982 until 1987. In 1987 the guestbook was donated to Whitworth College as part of the Moldenhauer Archives.

A Survey Of The Keyboard Prelude, Bonnie Fansler Mcarthur

Masters Theses

A study of the prelude, the oldest form of idiomatic music for keyboard instruments, offers insight into the heart of piano music. This thesis, a survey of the genre, traces the evolution of the prelude from its roots in the organ improvisations of the fifteenth century to the present century. Although the paper deals exclusively with piano preludes in the chapters after "Preludes of J. S. Bach," the chapters devoted to the organ and harpsichord preludes reveal crucial information necessary to enlightened appreciation of the development of the genre.

Originally a purely functional piece, the prelude allowed the performer to …

Tonal Strategy In The First Movement Of Mahler's Tenth Symphony, V. Kofi Agawu

Publications and Research

During his summer retreat of 1910, Mahler sketched a five-movement symphony in F# major that was to be his tenth. He did not live to see the work completed. In spite of this, or rather because of it, the Tenth has accumulated a fascinating history, evident in the series of attempts to "realize" Mahler sketches, the best known of which is Deryck Cooke's "performing version."

"'Gi Dunu,' 'Nyekpadudo,' And The Study Of West African Rhythm", V. Kofi Agawu

Publications and Research

Rhythm has remained the focus of much study of West African music since the pioneering studies of Ward (1927), Hornbostel (1928), Waterman (1948), Brandel (1951), Cudjoe (1953), Merriam (1959), and Jones (1959).

The Autograph Of Aida And The New Verdi Edition, David Lawton

Verdi Forum

No abstract provided.

Apropos Aroldo, Stiffelio, And Le Pasteur, With A List Of 19th Century Performances Of Aroldo, Martin Chusid

Verdi Forum

No abstract provided.

A Sketch Fragment For 'Il Trovatore', Jesse Rosenberg

Verdi Forum

No abstract provided.