Musicology for Everyone
Would a university hire Mozart?

Would a university hire Mozart?

I have no idea where the following letter came from. Someone forwarded it to me on email years ago. Now …Read the Rest

The Serpent (and I thought the trombone gets no respect)

The Serpent (and I thought the trombone gets no respect)

The serpent was the bass of the old wooden cornett. As such, it predates the invention of keys and mechanics …Read the Rest

What color is the Blue Danube?

What color is the Blue Danube?

Is the beautiful blue Danube blue? Slonimsky reports that someone in Vienna watched it for an hour every day for …Read the Rest

Creole Band

Creole Band

The first jazz band to tour the vaudeville circuit, and therefore gain recognition outside of New Orleans, was the Creole …Read the Rest

An Earnest Request

An Earnest Request

Everybody knows not to leave cell phones on at a concert. Or at least everyone has heard reminders before concerts. …Read the Rest

Suite(s) from Swan Lake

Suite(s) from Swan Lake

The community orchestra I play in just played the suite from Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake–at least that’s what I thought it …Read the Rest

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

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