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Essentials of Persian Music Part 3
This post is part of a three-part summary of ideas found in: Farhat, Hormoz, The Dastgāh Concept in Persian Music, Cambridge Studies in Ethnomusicology, Cambridge University Press, 1990, ISBN 0-521-3… more →
Theory of Music
Resource links to Mozart's complete works and 18th-century theoretical texts
mozartintertext wrote 1 month ago: Research from your laptop! There are now so many quality resources relevant to Mozart’s cultur … more →
Essentials of Persian Music Part 3
Barry Mitchell wrote 2 months ago: This post is part of a three-part summary of ideas found in: Farhat, Hormoz, The Dastgāh Concept in … more →
Essentials of Persian Music Part 1
Barry Mitchell wrote 2 months ago: This post is part of a three-part summary of ideas found in: Farhat, Hormoz, The Dastgāh Concept in … more →
Beethoven writes about how to learn to compose
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Barry Mitchell wrote 2 months ago: This letter was written to the Archduke Rudolph. Vienna, 1st July(?)1823 YOUR IMPERIAL HIGHNESS! [Th … more →
Beethoven on poetry and music
Barry Mitchell wrote 2 months ago: This letter was written to Wilhelm Gerhard, Leipzig. The comment in square brackets is by Dr AC Kal … more →
The death of Beethoven
Barry Mitchell wrote 2 months ago: This account of the death of Beethoven is by Anton Schindler. The text of Beethoven’s last let … more →
Beethoven discusses the difficulties of arranging piano music for string quartet
Barry Mitchell wrote 2 months ago: This is an extract from a letter by Beethoven to the publisher Brietkopf and Haertel. To The Publish … more →
Beethoven's Letters: dedication of 3 piano sonatas to the Prince Elector of Cologne
Barry Mitchell wrote 2 months ago: The young Beethoven dedicated three piano sonatas to Max Friedrich, Prince Elector of Cologne. This … more →
Student profile: Carl Andersen
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Advice to WA Mozart from his father (1778)
Barry Mitchell wrote 4 months ago: This is an extract from a letter by Leopold Mozart to WA Mozart written on August 13, 1778. My add … more →
CPE Bach discusses originality (1797)
Barry Mitchell wrote 4 months ago: In this extract from his autobiography of 1797 CPE Bach discusses originality. Additions in square … more →
Student profile: Austin Brown
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When did composers become chorus-conscious?
Barry Mitchell wrote 5 months ago: Manfred Bukofzer discusses the origins of polyphonic choral writing in this extract from Studies in … more →
Origins of the cyclic Mass
Barry Mitchell wrote 5 months ago: Manfred Bukofzer discusses the origins of the cyclic Mass in this extract from Chapter VII of Studie … more →
Is Sonata Form binary or ternary?
Barry Mitchell wrote 5 months ago: The following extract is from Chapter II (The Concept of “Sonata” in Classic Writings) o … more →
The Don
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ccass wrote 5 months ago: Here is a fantastic paragraph I read recently in The Gagging of God by D. A. Carson. Talking about … more →
RESOURCE: Disability Survey Toolkit for Researchers
Andrea Shettle, MSW wrote 5 months ago: Disability advocates who work in the field know first hand there is never enough money for the proje … more →
MF Bukofzer on methodology in music history (1950)
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Barry Mitchell wrote 5 months ago: Manfred Bukofzer discusses methodology in music history in this extract from the Preface his Studies … more →
Johann Walther's foreword to the Wittemberg Songbook, 1537
Barry Mitchell wrote 5 months ago: Johann Walther (1496-1570) was Martin Luther’s musical advisor. Wittemberg Gesangbuch [1537] Forew … more →
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