Jenny Lind and P. T. Barnum: A Success Story of Music, Business, and Philanthropy

20 September 2019 Abstract Soprano Jenny Lind (1820–87), known as the “Swedish Nightingale,” toured the United States in 1850 under the auspices of “America’s Greatest Showman” and self-proclaimed “Prince of Humbug,” P. T. Barnum (1810–91). The tour was a phenomenal...

“A Single Little Bit of Beauty”: Profound Words on Practice and Life from 1918

01 April 2019 Notes 1 Click here for a copy of T. C. Jeffers, “An Ideal for Piano Practice,” Etude 36/1 (January 1918): 22. authors: Andrew Adams author_ids: 435 authors: Andrew Adams author_ids: 435

Reflections on Reflections of Serialism: Using Metaphors of Language, Visual Arts, and Nature as Pathways to Appreciation

03 June 2016 Abstract While serial music is a mainstay of college instruction in both music theory and music history courses, many people still struggle to find a human connection to the compositional practice. This article explores metaphorical connections between...

Teaching Composers to Write for the Stage: A New Master’s Degree Program at The Catholic University of America

01 October 2009 Introduction: Genesis of the Program In teaching composition, I frequently say to my students, when they do not know what to write next in a piece, “Go back and look at what you have already written. Chances are that the idea for what to do next will...

Remixing Western Music History

01 May 2023 Abstract The problem faced by music historians of how (or whether) to impart reverence for music created through the institutions of imperialism, patriarchy, colonialism, and slavery is not a new one; nevertheless, as decolonizing initiatives take hold...

What Would Beethoven Google? Primary Sources in the Twenty-First Century Classroom

11 April 2016 Abstract Scholars rely on primary sources as the foundation of credible research. Sometimes, however, the incorporation of primary sources as fodder for learning in the undergraduate music classroom is overlooked, and instructors miss the opportunity...

General Editor’s Preface

01 April 2019 has a strong practical focus, as several of our authors interestingly look to the past for guidance into the future. In Andrew Adams Forum, he harkens back to the simple tenant, that if we want to achieve true quality as performers, we need to practice...

The Fairbank Collection

01 October 1976 The Newberry Library, Chicago, contains a distinguished music collection, rare book, manuscript, and print holdings, and archives relevant both to the United States (and its Indian populations) and to the city of Chicago. Thus it is understandable that...

Preface to a Graduate Course in the History of Music Theory

01 October 1982 As a doctoral degree certifies (among other things) to a breadth of knowledge in the field, one requirement for the Ph.D. in music theory should be a scholarly course surveying the history of theory. To decide on this requirement, however, is easier...

Editorial Board

31 May 2018 Canada Frank Bell Georgia Tech University Jeffrey Izzo Cal State Northridge Tiger Robinson University of Wyoming Forums Andrew Adams, Performance Western Carolina University Sabrina Rashelle Clarke, Career Development West Chester University Radio...

And Now We Begin—A Survey of Recent Theory Texts

01 October 1973 The 1960s were a time for reexamination of the aims, contents and methods of college courses designed to teach music theory, and, as a corollary, of the texts intended for those courses. Several factors contributed to the creation of a "crisis in the...