Historical listening has long been a topic of interest for musicologists. Yet, little attention given to the systematic study historical practices before common practice era (c. 1700–present). In first its kind, this research compared model medieval perceptions “sweetness” based on writings music theorists with modern day listeners’ aesthetic responses. Responses were collected through two expe...

This paper aims to find details about an excellent Spanish pianist from the beginning of 20th century who starred when she was a little child: her name María Vallès. Not many news are known brief biography since had short life and could develop become as pianist. Through research work some press articles first decades were found, which highlight excellence piano performances in Spain. carried o...

We offer here the first of two special sections on theme "Hymns Beyond Congregation." Divided into sub-themes “Hymns Congregation: Constructions Identity,” and Legacies Meaning,” our authors (based in institutions both USA UK) comprise early career senior scholars come from a range disciplinary backgrounds American history, South African colonial political history mission education, historical ...

Instrument taxonomies have been a preoccupation throughout history. Musical interfaces which involve the use of sound engine (which could be software) to sonify and translate data from user produce result, do not fit into traditional instrument taxonomies. Magnusson argues that it is necessary determine classification principles musical because there are clear benefits such taxonomy for invento...

This article aims to highlight the significance of song folklore recordings when documenting scientific heritage first scientists and researchers Tuvan musical folklore—A. N. Aksenov E. V. Gippius—during period 1927 1965. The methodological basis consists principles historical continuity, objectivity, a holistic approach analysis history development traditional vocal music prospects for its dev...

The purpose of the research is to comprehend work first Ukrainian scholars in field musicology context international musical relations culture. article examines dissertations Stefaniia Turkevych and Zynovii Lysko as a factor affirmation national cultural identity. main emphasis made on musicological analysis these dissertations. Research methodology. uses historical, axiological, approaches the...

Written to mark the centenary of Brahms’s birth in 1933, Robert Haven Schauffler’s The Unknown Brahms (1933) was received rapturously by many American critics as a work which had humanised public that perceived composer mysterious, contradictory, and unrelatable. Today, however, book is regarded readable but unreliable popular psychology based not on serious research, hearsay rumour. Given its ...

The article is devoted to the history of choral music development in Azerbaijan and highlighting ways choirmaster art formation. began, firstly, with formation composer creative activity. introduction classical samples emergence first opera an ensemble for performing it are considered be step this area. Later, professional collectives, genre, as well activity education institutions included a n...

Slovak medieval musicology saw its remarkable revival at the beginning of third millennium. It could draw on fundamental research Latin sources carried out by codicologist Július Sopko in 1980s and specialized articles musicologists Konštantín Hudec, Richard Rybarič, Ľubomír Vajdička, Zuzana Czagányová. Systematic in-depth notated held archives, museums, libraries was started musicologist Eva V...

Performance of a musical work potentially provides a rich source of multimedia material for future investigation, both for musicologists’ study of reception and perception, and in improvement of computational methods applied to its analysis. This is particularly true of music theatre, where a traditional recording cannot sufficiently capture the ephemeral phenomena unique to each staging. In th...