Notes articles from December 2007

Notes archives from December 2007

Women and the Western art canon: where are we now?
December 1, 2007... In 1993 my book Gender and the Musical Canon explored the theoretical, historical, and practical factors surrounding women and their music in the Western canon. (1) In this essay, I will discuss the current status of key concepts of the study,...

Riffing the canon.(musical canons )
December 1, 2007... When I was invited to speak about musical canons to the Music Library Association (MLA) and the Society for American Music (SAM) during their joint conference in Pittsburgh in February 2007, my first instinct was to race for the nearest exit....

The canon of ethnomusicology: is there one?
December 1, 2007... At first glance, the study of ethnomusicology would seem to be anti-canonical in its essence. As a field of study (if not as a discipline), it has certainly challenged the notion that only selected repertories--most usually the historic...

Culture wars, canonicity, and A Basic Music Library.
December 1, 2007... Since the emergence of the phrase "culture wars" in print and other media in 1991, canonicity has become a key issue among academics and teachers. What should canonicity mean to music librarians? This question is pertinent to library...

Prices of music monographs and scores as reflected in Notes, 2001-2006.
December 1, 2007... As in previous years, all numbers presented here are based on data drawn from this journal's "Books Recently Published" and "Music Received" columns. Books and scores reviewed in Notes and imprints before 2004 are not included in the 2006...

Notes for notes.(Music Library Association award to Nancy Bren Nuzzo )
December 1, 2007... The board of directors of the Music Library Association (MLA) is honored to name Nancy Bren Nuzzo as the recipient of its Special Achievement Award. This award is given to an individual who has provided extraordinary service to the profession...

The Quarter Note Tales.(Book review)
December 1, 2007... The Quarter Note Tales. By Arthur Wenk. Ontario, Canada: Wingate Press, 2006. [350 p. ISBN-10: 0973856513; ISBN-13 9780973856514. $23.95 CDN] Arthur Wenk, probably best known to the music community for his work on Debussy and for his...

Analyses of Nineteenth- and Twentieth-Century Music, 1940-2000.(Grawemeyer Award for Music Composition: The First Twenty Years)(Book review)
December 1, 2007... Analyses of Nineteenth- and Twentieth-Century Music, 1940-2000. By D. J. Hoek; Incorporating Material by Arthur Wenk. (Music Library Association Index and Bibliography Series, No. 34.) Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press and Music Library Association,...

Bibliographic Control of Music, 1897-2000.(Book review)
December 1, 2007... Bibliographic Control of Music, 1897-2000. By Richard P. Smiraglia; compiled and edited with J. Bradford Young. (Music Library Association Index and Bibliography Series, No. 32.) Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press, 2006. [xi, 146 p. ISBN-10:...

A Manual for the Performance Library.(Book review)
December 1, 2007... A Manual for the Performance Library. By Russ Girsberger. (Music Library Association Basic Manual Series, 6.) Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press, 2006. [ix, 171 p. ISBN-10: 0810858711; ISBN-13: 9780810858718. $45.] Illustrations, music examples,...

Mozart and His Operas.(Book review)
December 1, 2007... Mozart and His Operas. By David Cairns. Berkeley: University of California Press, 2006. [xi, 290 p. ISBN-10: 0520228987; ISBN-13: 9780520228986. $29.95.] Bibliographic references, index, illustrations. The cornucopia of literature available...

Remaking the Song: Operatic Visions and Revisions From Handel to Berio.(Book review)
December 1, 2007... Remaking the Song: Operatic Visions and Revisions From Handel to Berio. By Roger Parker. Berkeley: University of California Press, 2006. [xii, 165 p. ISBN 10: 0520244184; ISBN 13: 9780520244184. $29.95.] Music examples, index. The esteemed...

C.P.E. Bach Studies.(Book review)
December 1, 2007... C. P. E. Bach Studies. Edited by Annette Richards. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2006. [xii, 268 p. ISBN-10: 0-5218-3629-8; ISBN-13: 9780521836296. $90.] Illustrations, index, music examples, notes. That winds of change in C. P. E....

The Symphony in Beethoven's Vienna.(Book review)
December 1, 2007... The Symphony in Beethoven's Vienna. By David Wyn Jones. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2006. [xii, 231 p. ISBN 10-0-521-86261-2; ISBN-13: 978-05218-6261-5. $90.] Illustrations, tables, music examples, sources, thematic catalogs and...

The Price of Assimilation: Felix Mendelssohn and the Nineteenth-Century Anti-Semitic Tradition.(Book review)
December 1, 2007... The Price of Assimilation: Felix Mendelssohn and the Nineteenth-Century Anti-Semitic Tradition. By Jeffrey S. Sposato. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2006. [xi, 228 p. ISBN-10: 0-19514-974-2; ISBN-13: 978-0-19514-974-6. $39.95.] Bibliographic...

Josephine Lang: Her Life and Songs.(Book review)
December 1, 2007... Josephine Lang: Her Life and Songs. By Harald Krebs and Sharon Krebs. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2007. [xiii, 308 p. ISBN-10: 0195173635; ISBN-13: 9780195173635. $45.] Music examples, illustrations, bibliographic references, appendices,...

Brahms's Song Collections.(Book review)
December 1, 2007... Brahms's Song Collections. By Inge Van Rij. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2006. [xii, 271 p. ISBN-10: 0-52183-558-5; ISBN-13: 978-0-52183-558-9. $90.] Music examples, illustrations, bibliographic references, bibliography, indexes. ...

Gustav Mahler: "Mein lieber Trotzkopf, meine susse Mohnblume": Briefe an Anna von Mildenburg.(Book review)
December 1, 2007... Gustav Mahler: "Mein lieber Trotzkopf, meine susse Mohnblume": Briefe an Anna von Mildenburg. Edited and with a commentary by Franz Willnauer. Vienna: Paul Zsolnay Verlag, 2006. [509 p. ISBN-10: 3-552-05389-1; ISBN-13: 978-3-552-05389-2....

Edward Elgar, Modernist.(Book review)
December 1, 2007... Edward Elgar, Modernist. By J. P. E. Harper-Scott. (Music in the 20th Century.) Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2006. [xiii, 255 p. ISBN-10: 0-5218-6200-0; ISBN-13: 978-0-5218-6200-4. $90.00] Illustrations, bibliographical reference,...

Classic Chic: Music, Fashion, and Modernism.(Book review)
December 1, 2007... Classic Chic: Music, Fashion, and Modernism. By Mary E. Davis. (California Studies in 20th-Century Music, 6.) Berkeley: University of California Press, 2006. [xix, 336 p.ISBN-10: 0-5202-4542-3; ISBN 13: 978-0-520-24542-6. $39.95.]...

Bartok, Hungary, and the Renewal of Tradition: Case Studies in the Intersection of Modernity and Nationality.
December 1, 2007... Bartok, Hungary, and the Renewal of Tradition: Case Studies in the Intersection of Modernity and Nationality. By David E. Schneider. (California Studies in 20th-Century Music, 5.) Berkeley: University of California Press, 2006. [xi, 308 p....

Schoenberg's Transformation of Musical Language.(Book review)
December 1, 2007... Schoenberg's Transformation of Musical Language. By Ethan Haimo. (Music in the 20th Century.) New York: Cambridge University Press, 2006. [x, 430 p. ISBN-10: 0521865425; ISBN-13: 9780521865425. $90.] Bibliographical references, index,...

Maximum Clarity and Other Writings on Music.(Book review)
December 1, 2007... Maximum Clarity and Other Writings on Music. By Ben Johnston. Edited by Bob Gilmore. (Music in American Life.) Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 2006. [xxxviii. 275 p. ISBN-10: 0-252-03098-2; ISBN-13: 978-025203-098-7. $40.] Bibliographic...

The Music of Mauricio Kagel.(Book review)
December 1, 2007... The Music of Mauricio Kagel. By Bjorn Heile. Burlington, VT: Ashgate, 2006. [viii, 209 p. ISBN 10: 0-7546-3523-6; ISBN-13: 978-0-7546-3523-9. $99.95.] Music examples, photos, notes, chronological list of works, select bibliography, indexes. ...

French Music Since Berlioz.(Book review)
December 1, 2007... French Music Since Berlioz. Edited by Richard Langham Smith and Caroline Potter. Burlington, VT: Ashgate, 2006. [xxiii, 363 p. ISBN-10: 0-7546-0282-6; ISBN-13: 978-0-7546-0282-8. $99.95.] Illustrations, index, music examples, bibliographic...

Music, Theatre, and Politics in Germany: 1848 to the Third Reich.(Book review)
December 1, 2007... Music, Theatre and Politics in Germany: 1848 to the Third Reich. Edited by Nikolaus Bacht. Burlington, VT: Ashgate, 2006. [xi, 315 p. ISBN-10: 0754655210; ISBN-13: 9780754655213. $99.95.] Illustrations, bibliography, index. A quick glance...

After Sibelius: Studies in Finnish Music.(Book review)
December 1, 2007... After Sibelius: Studies in Finnish Music. By Tim Howell. Burlington, VT: Ashgate, 2006. [xii, 308 p. ISBN-10: 0754651770; ISBN-13: 9780754651772. $99.95.] Bibliography, index, illustrations, music examples. Back in the mid-1980s when I...

Desperate Measures: The Life and Music of Antonia Padoani Bembo.(Book review)
December 1, 2007... Desperate Measures: The Life and Music of Antonia Padoani Bembo. By Claire Anne Fontijn. New York: Oxford University Press, 2006. [xx, 372 p. ISBN-10: 0195135385; ISBN-13: 9780195135381. $45.] Illustrations, maps, music examples,...

Nadia and Lili Boulanger.(Book review)
December 1, 2007... Nadia and Lili Boulanger. By Caroline Potter. Burlington, VT: Ashgate, 2006. [xiii, 191 p. ISBN-10: 0-7546-0472-1; ISBN-13: 978-0-7546-0472-1. $99.95.] Music examples, indexes, bibliographical references, list of works. In 2009, the...

Film Musings: A Selected Anthology from Fanfare Magazine.(Book review)
December 1, 2007... Film Musings: A Selected Anthology from Fanfare Magazine. By Royal S. Brown. Lanham: MD: Scarecrow Press, 2007. [viii, 414 p. ISBN-10: 0-8108-5856-8; ISBN-13: 978-0-8108-5856-5. $45.] References, indexes. As a long-time reader of Fanfare, I...

The Singer's Companion: A Guide to Improving Your Voice and Performance.(Singing: The First Art)(Book review)
December 1, 2007... The Singer's Companion: A Guide to Improving Your Voice and Performance. By Brent Jeffrey Monahan. Pompton Plains, NJ: Limelight Editions, 2006. [xiii, 169 p. ISBN-10: 1-5746-7150-2; ISBN-13: 978-15746-7150-6. $14.95.] Compact disc,...

Konservatorium 1905-2005. Die Departement Musiek en die Konservatorium aan die Universiteit Stellenbosch by geleentheid van die Eeufees 1905-2005.(Book review)
December 1, 2007... Konservatorium 1905-2005. Die Departement Musiek en die Konservatorium aan die Universiteit Stellenbosch by geleentheid van die Eeufees 1905-2005. Edited by Izak Grove. Stellenbosch: SUN Press, 2005. [150 p. ISBN-10: 1-919980-67-9; ISBN-13:...

Books recently published.(Bibliography)
December 1, 2007... This column is compiled quarterly based on the output of the monographic music cataloging units of the Library of Congress. Entries appear on the list as they are cataloged by the library, regardless of the date of publication. ENGLISH ...

Classical compact disc review sources on the web.(classical music review)
December 1, 2007... In recent years, many critics have lamented the decline in coverage of classical music in the mainstream press (see, for example, James M. Keller, "Endangered Species: Are Informed Music Critics a Dying Breed?" Opera News 63, no. 1 (July 1998):...

The Aria Database.(Website overview)
December 1, 2007... The Aria Database. Robert Glaubitz. http://www.aria-database.com/ (Accessed June 2007) [Requires a Web browser and an Internet connection.] The Aria Database is one of those Web sites that has been around for quite a long time, and it gets...

The Lied and Art Songs Text Page.(Website overview)
December 1, 2007... The Lied and Art Songs Text Page. Emily Ezust. http://www.lieder.net/ (Accessed June 2007) [Requires a Web browser and an Internet connection.] The Lied and Art Songs Text Page is another useful Web site that has been around for quite a...

Cancon on the web: a survey of freely-available musical Canadiana.(Website overview)
December 1, 2007... Information about Canadian music can be an elusive commodity. Perhaps this is due to our self-deprecating nature, or our longstanding tendency to wait until our artists succeed elsewhere before we favor them with our support. Readers may be...

Web sites reviewed.(List)
December 1, 2007... GENERAL Canadian Music Links. Institute for Canadian Music, University of Toronto. http://www.utoronto.ca/icm/links.html CANADIAN ABORIGINAL MUSIC Native Drums. Carleton University. http://www.nativedrums.ca Native...

Sound recording reviews.(Bach Edition: Complete Works)(Sound recording review)
December 1, 2007... Johann Sebastian Bach. Bach Edition: Complete Works. Various performers. Brilliant Classics 93102, 2007. The contents of this massive, 155-disc boxed set were originally issued as a series of twenty-three smaller sets in observance (one...

Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy.(composer's works)
December 1, 2007... Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy. Die erste Walpurgisnacht: Ballade von Goethe fur Chor und Orchester, op. 60. A Full-Color Facsimile of the Autograph Piano-Vocal Score Held in the Museum of Educational Heritage at Tamagawa University. Edited with...

Jean-Philippe Rameau.(composer's works)
December 1, 2007... Jean-Philippe Rameau. Platee: Ballet bouffon en un prologue et trois actes, RCT 53; livret de Jacques Autreau; revise par Adrien-Joseph Valois d'Orville et Balot de Sovot. Version 1749; version 1745 (complements). Edition de M. Elizabeth C....

Franz Schubert.(music composer's works)
December 1, 2007... Franz Schubert. Sinfonie Nr. 8 in C, D 944. Vorgelegt von Werner Aderhold. Kassel: Barenreiter, 2003. (Neue Ausgabe samtlicher Werke, Ser. V: Orchesterwerke, Bd. 4.) [Pt. a: Zur Edition, p. vii-viii; Vorwort, p. ix-xxi; facsims., p. xxii-xxix;...

Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy.(composer's works)
December 1, 2007... Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy. Konzert fur Klavier und Streichorchester, a-Moll. Herausgegeben von Christoph Hellmundt. Wiesbaden: Breitkopf & Hartel, 1997. (Leipziger Ausgabe der Werke von Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy, Ser. II: Konzerte und...

Music received.
December 1, 2007... A key to abbreviated imprints is found at the end of this column. For information about the content and arrangement of this list, consult the introduction to the column in the September issue (p. 145 of this volume). All Web sites accessed 22...

Music publishers' catalogs.
December 1, 2007... For information regarding the scope of this column, consult the headnote in the September 2007 issue (p. 156 of this volume). All Web sites accessed 22 August 2007. Amadeus Verlag, Hermannstrasse 7, CH-8000 Winterthur, Switzerland. ...

Communications.(Letter to the editor)
December 1, 2007... This column provides a forum for responses to the contents of this journal, and for information of interest to readers. The editor reserves the right to publish letters in excerpted form and to edit them for conciseness and clarity. To the...