" This book is about historical performance practice in its broadest sense. A veteran of the
early music movement and an experienced performer himself, Bruce Haynes begins by …

Over the past two decades, scholars across the humanities and social sciences have homed
in on affect as a crucial dimension of political life. This special issue argues that music–as …

This study is an update to the 1978 thesis of Acton Eric Ostling, Jr. and the 1993 replication
study by Jay Warren Gilbert. These two studies explore a process for evaluating specific …

Music, song, dance and performance can possess multiple meanings and purposes
throughout the continent of Africa. They express political affiliation, the character of a nation …

This seven-chapter dissertation is an interdisciplinary study of five solo piano pieces by
Chen Yi (b. 1953), a leading Chinese-born American composer. Written between 1984 and …

In early modern Europe, music–particularly singing–was the arena where body and soul
came together, embodied in the notion of musica humana. Kim uses this concept to examine …

This dissertation questions the dominant role that analogies to painting have played in the
critical reception of the Italian madrigal—especially its flagship technique, the madrigalism …

Pierre Boulez is acknowledged as one of the most important composers in contemporary
musical life. This collection explores his works, influence, reception and legacy, shedding …

Hva skjer når et tradisjonelt klassisk musikkonservatorium etablerer utdanningstilbud innen
alternative sjangere som pop, rock og jazz? Denne studien analyserer og beskriver …

The story of piano pedagogy in 19th century Europe has yet to be fully told, although it is of
immediate relevance for current music education. Europe at that time was the hub of …