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Musicology

Elizbeth Hoover to Give Paper at CUNY Graduate Center Symposium

Musicology graduate student Elizabeth Hoover's paper "The Archaeology of Musical Narrative: Indeterminate Music as Discursive Formation" is one of four papers selected for the City University of New York's Graduate Center symposium Representing Music—or—Music Representing. The symposium takes place April 25, and will be moderated by the distinguished musicologist Leo Treitler.
Abstract The Archaeology of Musical Narrative: Indeterminate Music as Discursive Formation All too often in teaching the history of Western Art Music the term “story” is employed to relate musical narratives to students. According to literary theorist, Jonathan Culler, however, “the theory of narrative requires a distinction between…‘story’—a sequence of actions or events and…‘discourse,’ the discursive presentation or narration of events.” Following this literary model, constructions of musical narratives have surfaced in which musical forms based on tonality designate “story.” This story, the musical form, is contingent on the “discursive presentation” of “musical” events, or discourse. Although the translation of literary theory works well for nineteenth-century composition, as demonstrated by scholars such as Carolyn Abbate, Anthony Newcomb, and Leo Treitler, the musical interpretation of the story-discourse dichotomy does not translate in the analysis of twentieth-century indeterminate works.

Colloquium: Classical Music in America — What Went Wrong?

Acclaimed Musicologist Joseph Horowitz will try to answer the question during his guest lecture. The event takes place in Room 123, Music Building, free to the public. Joseph Horowitz's talk will explore the American attempt to cultivate an indigenous musical high culture, and how it turned into a "mutation" of the European model. Instead of attaining a grounding American canon of symphonies, sonatas,and operas, classical music in the US remains grounded in masterpieces by dead Europeans. Not the composer, but the performer — the famous conductor, pianist, or orchestra — has defined American classical music. In the 20th century, classical music in the US ceded creative leadership to jazz. How and why did this happen? What can be done about it? What challenges result for American musicians and institutions of performance? Joseph Horowitz is an artistic consultant, teacher, and author. He is one of the most prominent and widely published writers on topics in American music. As an orchestral administrator and advisor, he has been a pioneering force in the development of thematic programming and new concert formats. Mr. Horowitz's first seven books — including Classical Music in America: A History, named one of the best books of 2005 by The Economist — offer a detailed history and analysis of American symphonic culture, its achievements, challenges, and prospects for the future.

Music Memory and Nostalgia Conference: Rediscovering the Music of Rachmaninoff

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Music, Memory and Nostagia

a two-day conference in conjunction with the Rediscovering Rachmaninoff festival presented by the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra Sponsored by the Center for Russian and East European Studies, The University of Pittsburgh Department of Music, The University of Pittsburgh College of Arts and Sciences, and The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra * Free admission to conference. * For information on purchasing concert tickets, visit www.pittsburghsymphony.org/rachmaninoff or call 412-392-4900. View the complete schedule after the fold, or download the poster (pdf).

Elizabeth Hoover (Musicology grad student) on her upcoming lecture at the Carnegie Museum of Art

posted for Elizabeth Hoover, graduate student in musicology For over a year now I have been working with Madelyn Roehrig, the Education Specialist in Adult Studies at the Carnegie Museum of Art, in order to create an educational program in which music and art take center stage together. Due to my background in art history and my interest in using this discipline to explore music, the wonderful Joan McDonald recommended my name to Madelyn in the summer of 2007. Ever since then, Madelyn and I have been brainstorming possible lecture topics and performance scenarios to present at the museum.