Musicology for Everyone

Monthly Archives: October 2009

How did you come to love music?

How did you come to love music?

My father has always loved his record collection. Some of my earliest memories are the records he played whenever he …Read the Rest

Welcome to Musicology for Everyone

Welcome to Musicology for Everyone

I’m not sure when I first heard the word musicology, but it must have been some time before I had …Read the Rest

When "classical" music was "popular"–Part 2

When "classical" music was "popular"–Part 2

My first article on this topic explored how Rossini’s music was considered “popular” music in the sense of being somehow …Read the Rest

When “classical”; music was “popular”–Part 1
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When “classical”; music was “popular”–Part 1

Everyone knows that Rossini’s operas are part of “classical music,” but it hasn’t always been that way. During Rossini’s lifetime, …Read the Rest

Trombone in the (old) news–part two

Trombone in the (old) news–part two

Here are some more gems from the Times of London: Dec 25, 1863. In the midst of the American Civil …Read the Rest

Trombone in the (old) news–part one

Trombone in the (old) news–part one

I am in the process of preparing a book on the history of the trombone for publication. Scarecrow Press will …Read the Rest

What music is proper for church?

What music is proper for church?

August is “Camp Meeting Month” at my church. People are urged to dress casually, and we sing old hymns. For …Read the Rest