Review of The Tragic Odes of Jerry Garcia and the Grateful Dead: Mystery Dances in the Magic Theater, by Brent Wood, Routledge, 2020.
Manifesto for a new model of musicological publication
Recently, scholars have paid increased attention to affect as a structuring principle of political life, aesthetic engagement, cultural practice, and social formation (Ahmed 2010, Brown et al. 2019, Lutz 2017, Neuman 2007, Papoulias and Callard 2010, Sointu 2016, Thrift 2004, 2016). Inspired by Gilles Deleuze’s (1988), Baruch Spinoza’s (2002), and ...
If Gaston III, known as Fébus, Count of Foix from 1343 to 1391, is famous for his remarkable political skills during the Hundred Years’ War, his court was also the centre of a rich artistic production. Among the lyrical works paying tribute to the Pyrenean prince, no less than three isorhythmic motets composed in the second half of the century feat...
Composer Hak Jun Yoon is at the forefront of popularizing Korean art songs through the combination of artistry and mass appeal, positioning him as one of the representative composers of contemporary Korea. Recently, Yoon’s songs gained significant popularity after being featured on the Korean vocal competition TV program “Phantom Singer,” playing a...
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Published in Journal of voice : official journal of the Voice Foundation
Kulning, a loud, high-pitched vocal calling technique pertaining to the Scandinavian herding system, has attracted several researchers' attention, mainly focusing on cultural, phonatory and musical aspects. Less attention has been paid to the spectral and physiological properties that characterize Kulning tones, and also if there is a physiological...
This paper titled El nacimiento del rock en español: ¿Cómo fue que este género de música latina tuvo éxito? will cover information regarding the Spanish rock movement. This essay compares what is written in this paper to that of prior scholars to show that although they do bring valid points, there is a lot more than many of us realize. There are v...
*Language usage is fluid and evolving, representing past and present people groups. During my discussions with my Indigenous composer colleagues, I've found that they hold varying preferences regarding how they wish to be addressed and the terminology they prefer. Because of this, I use the terms Native, Native American, First Nations, Indigenous, ...
The past thirty years have seen a shift in French-language novels as authors move from the self-reflexive formal experimentation of the nouveau roman and its successors toward a literature that is again concerned with plot, character, and above all, the problems of the contemporary world. This “retour au récit” is accompanied by a resurgence of int...
