=== === ============= ==== === === == == == == == ==== == == = == ==== === == == == == == == == = == == == == == == == == == ==== M U S I C T H E O R Y O N L I N E A Publication of the Society for Music Theory Copyright (c) 1995 Society for Music Theory +-------------------------------------------------------------+ | Volume 1, Number 6 November, 1995 ISSN: 1067-3040 | +-------------------------------------------------------------+ All queries to: mto-editor@boethius.music.ucsb.edu or to mto-manager@boethius.music.ucsb.edu +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ File: mto.95.1.6.ann 1. Jazz and Classical Music Education: U.S.A - Russia Project 2. Crossroads of Traditions: The second Inter-American Composition Workshop 3. 1996 International Computer Music Conference 4. Symposium of Research in Music Theory (Indiana University Graduate Theory Association) 5. Cross(over) Relations: Scholarship, Popular Music, and the Canon 6. Music Theory Midwest: Call for Proposals 7. Seventeenth-Century Music Dissertation Database 8. Ernst Bloch Composers Symposium 9. Music Theory Southeast: Call for Papers 10. Texas Society for Music Theory: Eighth Annual Meeting ================================== 1. Jazz and Classical Music Education: U.S.A - Russia Project Some months ago four men living across oceans but working in common cyberspace decided to implement a joint project: distance education in music. This sphere was attractive for at least two reasons: - professional interests of participants in music and musical education, and - singularity of the project in comparison with other similar "telecommunication" realizations. There is a set of fairly traditional examples related to business and/or language learning via global networks. Musical distance education (MDE) is a more complicated task, as well as more thrilling, owing to its novelty. The project provides good opportunities for sharing new ideas in education as well as in the use of new networking technologies, including multimedia. I won't describe the project details here because its draft is accessible by any Web browser: URL is and by email: Please send a short message to webmail@urc.ac.ru with one line in its body: send http://www.urc.ac.ru/staff/dl/MDEproject.html This project is now in its initial stages (proposal writing, workgroup forming, and funding). We are looking for people interested in MDE and wanting to take part in such activities to any extent. We would be grateful for your responses. Additional information can be received via: Tom Towle towle@rain.org Kenneth M. Wyrick kmw@rain.org Santa Barbara, CA Dmitry Latukhin dl@urc.ac.ru Vladimir Galimov Chelyabinsk, Russia Dmitry Latukhin Head of Information Service Group Ural Regional Center of FREEnet Ph.D, Division of WAN Technologies Tel. 7 (351) 265-4992 Technical University of Chelyabinsk http://www.urc.ac.ru/staff/dl Russia dl@urc.ac.ru ------------------------- 2. Crossroads of Traditions: The second Inter-American Composition Workshop The Latin American Music Center and the School of Music at Indiana University, with support from the United States Information Agency (USIA), announce "Crossroads of Traditions: The Second Inter-American Composition Workshop," for composers from Latin America and the United States. The workshop will be held for three weeks from June 24 to July 14, 1996, at the Indiana University campus in Bloomington. Participation in the Associate Composer category is open this year to applicants from Costa Rica, Cuba, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, and the United States. Attendance as a Conference Participant is open to all other composers and interdisciplinary scholars interested in the subject of this workshop. The Inter-American Composition Workshop aims to provide an environment for intensive and directed exchange of creative ideas and advanced composition techniques. The subject for the 1996 workshop will be the interaction of the composer with his or her acknowledged tradition and with that of other cultures and historical periods. In general terms, it is understood that composers themselves define what constitutes their traditions. The participants will explore ethnic and popular music of the Americas and their influence on current art music, as well as the relations of contemporary music with that of earlier historical periods and with recent traditions handed down by the modernist movements of our century. The participants will be guided in their projects and discussions by distinguished composers, conductors, instrumentalists, musicologists, music theorists, ethnomusicologists, and anthropologists. They will also have the opportunity to explore specific traditional and popular instruments and techniques in practical sessions with recognized artists. For more information, write to the Latin American Music Center, School of Music Indiana University, Bloomington, IN 47405, fax (812) 855-4936, email "gdirie@indiana.edu" Additional information can be found at http://www.music.indiana.edu/som/lamc/ Erick Carballo phone: (812) 857 2193 carballo@iubvm.indiana.edu ------------------------------ 3. 1996 International Computer Music Conference The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology and the Hong Kong Urban Council will host the International Computer Music Conference from 19 to 24 August, 1996. The conference will have the theme, "On the Edge," celebrating Hong Kong's cultural environment "on the edge" between Asia and the West. The conference organizers seek installation pieces with computer for a "Garden of Sound" taking advantage of indoor and outdoor spaces in the university's beautiful architecture overlooking the Pacific ocean. Artists intending to submit proposals for installation pieces are urged to request special information regarding the available spaces to facilitate preparation of their final proposals. DEADLINE: for final installation proposals: 21 OCTOBER, 1995. We encourage submissions of pieces for Chinese instruments and computer or tape and pieces for other Asian instruments and computer or tape. We also seek computer or tape pieces with live performers for Javanese or Balinese gamelan, saxophonist Daniel Kientzy, percussionist Steven Schick and the vocal quartet VOX NOVA (SATB). Interactive pieces for any of these performers are also appropriate. Opportunities for tape pieces include the Guangdong Modern Dance Company Concert, the Siri Rama Indian dance concert, the Zuni improvised theatre concert, a number of outdoor concerts on the campus, and the special one-minute "Identity Pieces" concert. The conference will also feature papers, posters and demonstrations of current computer music technology. Note: Full papers must be submitted with abstracts. DEADLINE: for music and paper submissions: 21 DECEMBER, 1995. All submissions require submission forms. For a detailed brochure and submission forms, please contact (and include your snail mail address): Dr. Lydia Ayers, Conference Chair ICMC 1996 Department of Computer Science Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Clear Water Bay, Kowloon HONG KONG Telephone: (852) 2335-0558 Fax: (852) 2358-1477 Email: icmc96@cs.ust.hk http://www-mitpress.mit.edu/Computer-Music-Journal/Documents/ICMC_1996.html --------------------------------------- 4. Symposium of Research in Music Theory (Indiana University Graduate Theory Association) The Ninth Biennial Symposium of Research in Music Theory, sponsored by the IUGTA, will be held March 29-30 in Bloomington, Indiana. The program committee invites proposals for papers on all subjects pertaining to music theory. Proposals should be at least three but not more than five pages of double-spaced text; diagrams and musical examples are not included in these limits. Please prepare five copies of each proposal; each of the five copies should include the title and duration (as read aloud) of the paper, but not the author's name. Include a cover letter including the title of the paper and the name, address, e-mail address (if applicable), and phone number of the author. Papers will be placed in forty-five minute time slots, with thirty minutes allowed for presentation and the remainder for questions and discussion. Send proposals or requests for further information to: Patrick Budelier 1996 Symposium Graduate Theory Association Indiana University School of Music Bloomington, IN 47405 (812) 855-5716 Fax: (812) 855-4936 E-mail: pbudelie@indiana.edu All proposals must be postmarked no later than February 1, 1996. Student submissions are encouraged. --------------------------------------- 5. Cross(over) Relations: Scholarship, Popular Music, and the Canon A conference sponsored by the Eastman School of Music Rochester, NY 26-29 September 1996 As part of _Popular Music and the Canon_, a festival of performances, demonstrations, and symposia helping mark the 75th anniversary of the Eastman School of Music, papers are solicited for a conference exploring the intersections and interactions of the musical worlds commonly known--at the end of the twentieth century--as "popular" and "classical." The border zone where these two worlds meet seems a particularly fruitful place for the exchange of aesthetics, methodologies, or just travelers' tales. Paper sessions will provide time and space for extended consideration of cultural materials (an entire pop song plus its video might be played; clips from several commercials or films screened) as well as 20-minute formal presentations from each presenter. Equal time will be devoted to discussion of issues raised. Papers are especially welcome in the following topic areas: POPULAR MUSIC AS MUSIC (structural-phenomenological analyses of pop music) CLASSICAL MUSIC AS SUBCULTURE (sociological and cultural studies of classical music culture in contemporary culture.) CROSSOVERS (musical repertories that straddle the classical- popular borderline) FILM AND COMMERCIAL MUSIC MUSICAL THEATER "NEW AGE" MUSIC Other events at the symposia will include: concerts of all types, lecture demonstrations, state-of-the-art technological demonstrations, and panel discussions by distinguished Eastman alumni working in all aspects of the musical world. Please send three (3) copies of a one-page abstract to: Cross(over) Relations, c/o Eastman School of Music, 26 Gibbs Street, Rochester, NY 14604. Deadline for abstracts is February 1, 1996. For more information contact: Prof. Robert Fink Department of Musicology Eastman School of Music 26 Gibbs Street Rochester, NY 14604 (716) 274-1450 esm1@uhura.cc.rochester.edu Prof. Daniel Harrison Music Program 207 Todd Union University of Rochester Rochester, NY 14627 (716) 275-2828 hrsn@uhura.cc.rochester.edu --------------------------------- 6. Music Theory Midwest: Call for Proposals 1996 Annual Meeting Western Michigan University Kalamazoo, Michigan The 1996 conference of MTMW will take place May 17-19 at Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo. Proposals and abstracts for papers, panels, round-tables, poster sessions or other types of presentations should be sent by February 2, 1996 to the program chair: David Butler School of Music 1866 N. College Rd. The Ohio State University Columbus, OH 43210-1170 Please identify proposals (1000 words maximum) and abstracts (250 words maximum) by cover letter only, and mark envelopes "MTMW Abstract" to ensure anonymity; please enclose 5 copies of the proposal and 1 copy of the abstract. Proposals and abstracts by electronic mail are encouraged: . Please type "MTMW Abstract" in the subject header. Proposals involving special session formats and special topics, including music in popular culture, music theory instruction by non-specialists, and regional folk and popular music are encouraged. Music Theory Midwest welcomes members, from any geographic area, who teach music theory or are interested in music-theoretic issues. Annual dues for 1996 are $15 (regular), $20 (joint), and $5 (student). Dues should be sent to: John Schaffer 1703 Middleton Street Middleton, WI 53562 Members of the 1996 MTMW Program Committee: Claire Boge (Miami University, boge_claire@msmail.muohio.edu); Helen Brown (Purdue University, helen@mace.cc.purdue.edu); James Buhler, Student Representative (University of Pennsylvania/Indiana University, jbuhler@sas.upenn.edu); David Butler (Ohio State University, butler.7@osu.edu); and Gretchen Horlacher (Indiana University, ghorlach@indiana.edu). The Local Arrangements Chair is David Loberg Code (Western Michigan University, CODE@wmich.edu). David Butler O: (614) 292-7321 School of Music H: (614) 488-2420 1866 N. College Rd. fax: (614) 292-1102 Ohio State University Columbus, OH 43210 USA Please visit our Web site: http://www.arts.ohio-state.edu/SOM.html ---------------------------------------------- 7. Seventeenth-Century Music Dissertation Database The Society for Seventeenth Century Music (SSCM) is initiating an online database of in-progress or recently completed dissertations concerned with all aspects of 17th-century music. These dissertations may focus directly on a musical topic, take an interdisciplinary perspective, or deal primarily with another subject (dance, theater, drama, etc.) but include a substantial component devoted to music. Submitted dissertation listings will be made accessible online via SSCM's World Wide Web Home Page. The compiler of this database is Darwin Scott, Creative Arts Librarian at Brandeis University and member of SSCM's Publications Committee. This new project is part of the Committee's charge to develop an electronic journal for the Society complemented with a group of ancillary databases and files available via SSCM's Home Page. For a successful compilation of this dissertation database, we need to spread the word and receive submissions--thus the cooperation and participation not only of SSCM members (dissertation chairs, committee members, recent Ph.D.'s, and those now writing), but also other faculty and students, and university librarians is essential. Below are two formats for the dissertation listings, one for completed dissertations with filing dates of 1994 and after, the other for works in progress. As the database develops, it may be possible to add retrospectively dissertations completed before 1994. Thanks for your cooperation! *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* SOCIETY FOR SEVENTEENTH CENTURY MUSIC LISTING FOR ONLINE DATABASE OF RECENTLY COMPLETED DISSERTATIONS IN 17TH-CENTURY MUSIC Please use the following format to list newly completed (1994-) dissertations: AUTHOR: last-name, first-name, middle name or initial TITLE: "Dissertation-Title" INSTITUTION: full name--please avoid abbreviations DEPARTMENT OR SCHOOL: DEGREE: Ph.D., D.M.A., etc. DATE OF COMPLETION: month, year NUMBER OF PAGES: ABSTRACT: 100-250 word abstract KEYWORDS: 6-10 topical keywords (including names and work titles when appropriate), separated by commas TABLE OF CONTENTS: numbered chapter titles (1., 2., etc.; omit front matter, bibliography, index, etc.) DISSERTATION CHAIR: first-name last-name CONTACT (optional): author's current home or institutional address and/or e-mail address ---------- NOTE: it is essential to create the submission with an ASCII editor (e-mail, etc.) or to use a word processor and save the file as ASCII text. To avoid likely garbled transmissions of typographical characters, please convert umlauts into vowel + e, omit all other diacritics (accent marks, etc.), and avoid smart quotes, square brackets, etc. Submissions with faulty word wrap, lines of excessive length, or garbled symbols cannot be used and will be returned to the sender. Submit the listing via e-mail to: dscott@binah.cc.brandeis.edu. The subject line should read: lastname SSCM dissertation (e.g., Heller SSCM dissertation) If you do not have access to e-mail, as a last resort send or fax a typed submission to: Darwin Scott Creative Arts Librarian Brandeis University Libraries Waltham, MA 02254-9110 617-736-4675 FAX *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* LISTING FOR ONLINE DATABASE OF DISSERTATIONS IN PROGRESS ON 17TH-CENTURY MUSIC Please use the following format to list dissertations presently in progress: AUTHOR: last-name, first-name, middle name or initial TITLE: "Dissertation-Title" (this can be the present working title and may not be definitive) INSTITUTION: full name--please avoid abbreviations DEPARTMENT OR SCHOOL: DEGREE: Ph.D., D.M.A., etc. PROJECTED DATE OF COMPLETION: month, year ABSTRACT: 100-250 word abstract (this should be the present working abstract and need not be definitive; do not use originally proposed abstract if it no longer accurately reflects the scope of your current work) KEYWORDS: 6-10 topical keywords (including names and work titles when appropriate), separated by commas TABLE OF CONTENTS: projected numbered chapter titles if known (1., 2., etc.; these are working titles and need not be definitive) DISSERTATION CHAIR: first-name last-name CONTACT (optional): author's current home or institutional address and/or e-mail address Revisions or updates of listings for works in progress are encouraged upon completion of substantial additional work or when the dissertation is filed. ---------- NOTE: it is essential to create the submission with an ASCII editor (e-mail, etc.) or use a word processor and save the file as ASCII text. To avoid likely garbled transmissions of typographical characters, please convert umlauts into vowel + e, omit all other diacritics (accent marks, etc.), and avoid smart quotes, square brackets, etc. Submissions with faulty word wrap, lines of excessive length, or garbled symbols cannot be used and will be returned to the sender. Submit the listing via e-mail to: dscott@binah.cc.brandeis.edu. The subject line should read: lastname SSCM dissertation (e.g., Heller SSCM dissertation) If you do not have access to e-mail, as a last resort send or fax a typed submission to: Darwin Scott Creative Arts Librarian Brandeis University Libraries Waltham, MA 02254-9110 617-736-4675 FAX ----------------------------------------- 8. Ernst Bloch Composers Symposium ERNEST BLOCH COMPOSERS SYMPOSIUM July 7 - 13, 1996 as a part of the SEVENTH ANNUAL ERNEST BLOCH MUSIC FESTIVAL AT NEWPORT, OREGON Dr. Greg A Steinke, Associate Director Dr. Greg A Steinke, Director Ernest Bloch Music Festival Ernest Bloch Composers Symposium Readings and Performances of Music for Clarinet, Harp, Oboe d'amore/English horn, Percussion, and Soprano as solos or in combination with sessions by MASTER COMPOSER Dr. George Crumb (Eminent Composer and Professor Emeritus, University of Pennsylvania) Resident Artists will be: Caroline Hartig, clarinet; Ellen Lindquist, harp; Greg Steinke, oboe d'amore/English horn; Mark Goodenberger, percussion; Deborah Kavasch, soprano. Activities: o Daily rehearsal/reading sessions of the selected works o Daily sessions with the Master Composer o Composer workshop sessions with each resident artist o Evening and afternoon concerts of symposium participants' works o Evening concert of work(s) of Master Composer and resident artists' repertoire o Tape sharing sessions Composer selection and conditions: 10 composers and 2-3 alternates plus auditors will be selected to attend from the following western states (composer must be a current resident and demonstrate residency status): Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, New Mexico, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington and Wyoming. Each composer's work will be rehearsed, performed and taped. Housing will be provided for only the composer by the festival board. Meals and transportation will be each composer's responsibility. A fifty dollar ($50) administrative fee will be charged to those composers selected to attend. All sessions will be in Newport, Oregon, a short distance from Agate Beach, where Ernest Bloch spent the last twenty years of his life. Composers should submit solo works or for any combination within the instrumentation along with short bio and proof of residency (copy of driver's license or voter registration) for consideration. If you do not have a work already for this particular grouping or parts thereof but could complete a new work (for any combination as listed; c. 8-10') in time (by June 1, 1996; May 15th if percussion is used) for the symposium, please clearly indicate you would write a new work and submit no more than two works (scores and tape, if available) utilizing at least one of the listed performers to demonstrate your abilities in composition. Works with percussion should assume one player and a small percussion battery with common instruments. Works with tape or computer will be considered but may not be given first priority. Composers who have attended twice are ineligible to submit until a lapse of two symposia years; otherwise all composers are strongly encouraged to submit. Notification will try to be made by mid-March. Please submit scores with a self-addressed, stamped mailing folder and postcard for acknowledgment postmarked by February 20th, 1996 to: Dr. Greg A Steinke, Director Ernest Bloch Composers Symposium 1000 N. Denmark Drive Muncie, IN 47304-9302 Funded by private contributions Greg A Steinke, BSU School of Music Muncie IN 47306-0410 00gasteinke@bsuvc.bsu.edu 317/285-5402 FAX: 317/285-5401; home 317/282-5296 ------------------------------------ 9. Music Theory Southeast: Call for Papers Music Theory Southeast will hold its 5th annual meeting on March 15-16, 1996 at the New College in Sarasota, Florida. Proposals on any topic are welcome and may include papers (approximately 30 minutes in length), panel disucssions, or special interest sessions. Proposals for panel discussions should include a list of participants. Submissions must include 1) seven copies of a proposal, approximately 3-5 pages in length, double spaced, with the author's name omitted; 2) an abstract, approximately 250-300 words, suitable for publication with the author's name omitted; and 3) a cover letter giving the title of the proposal, the author's name, address (including email address if available) and phone number, and specification of technical requirements. Submissions should be postmarked by December 1, 1995 and should be sent to James Mathes, Program Chair MTSE, School of Music, FLorida State University, 32306-2098. The Program Committee includes James Mathes (Florida State University, Chair), John Covach (University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill), Tom Heuner (East Carolina Univeristy), Rick Nelson (Mercer University), and Russell Johnson (Florida State University, student member). Jane Clendinning (Florida State University, President MTSE) and Steve Miles (New College, Local Arrangements Chair) will serve as ex-officio members. For additional information contact James Mathes (904-644-6271 or mathes_j@cmr.fsu.edu). James Mathes Associate Professor of Music Theory School of Music Florida State University Tallahassee, Fl 32306-2098 904-644-6271 mathes_j@cmr.fsu.edu ------------------------------------ 10. Texas Soceity for Music Theory: Eighth Annual Meeting Eighteenth Annual Meeting March 1-2, 1996 Baylor University Keynote speaker, Kofi Agawu (Yale University) The Texas Society for Music Theory will hold its annual meeting this spring in Waco at Baylor University, with Doug Claybrook coordinating local arrangements. Our keynote speaker will be Kofi Agawu, of Yale University. The society invites the submission of scholarly papers on any aspect of music theory, including but not limited to: analysis, pedagogy, history of theory, and the relationship between theory and performance. Topics may include any facet of music theory and music of any style, period, or region. Submission will be reviewed anonymously, by a selection committee. The Herbert Colvin Award is a cash prize given for a student presentation displaying scholarly excellence as judged by an awards panel. Please submit *FIVE COPIES* of a detailed proposal of 3 to 5 double-spaced typed pages, omitting your name. In a cover letter include the title of your paper, your name, telephone number, any technical or equipment requirements, and indicate if you are a student. These materials must be mailed (*POSTMARK DEADLINE*) by *January 5, 1996*. Please send them to: John Snyder, TSMT President e-mail: JLSnyder@uh.edu School of Music (note: proposals including University of Houston musical examples or figures Houston, TX 77204-4893 cannot be sent by e-mail.) Submitters will be notified of selection in early February and, if programmed, will be asked to submit an abstract by February 16 for publication in the _Proceedings_. Student presenters wishing to be considered for the Colvin Award also must send two copies of the complete paper to the judging panel by February 23. The program will be announced in February, with registration and travel information. TSMT Executive Board John Snyder, President Don McManus, Secretary Karen McBee Jim Bennighof, Treasurer Timothy McKinney Douglass Green Lucius Wyatt Doug Claybrook, Meeting Host Representative +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ Copyright Statement [1] *Music Theory Online* (MTO) as a whole is Copyright (c) 1995, all rights reserved, by the Society for Music Theory, which is the owner of the journal. Copyrights for individual items published in (MTO) are held by their authors. Items appearing in MTO may be saved and stored in electronic or paper form, and may be shared among individuals for purposes of scholarly research or discussion, but may *not* be republished in any form, electronic or print, without prior, written permission from the author(s), and advance notification of the editors of MTO. 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