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Intersections Vol. 36, No. 1

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The “Szymanowski Clash”: Harmonic Conflict and Ambiguity in the Szymanowski Mazurkas 

Author(s) : Matthew Bengtson

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Among the greatest fascinations of Karol Szymanowski’s Mazurkas, op. 50 and op. 62, are their rich and sophisticated harmonic vocabulary. Many stylistic elements are combined together in this musical language, including pedal points, bagpipe fifths, modal mixture, and bitonality. The interplay of all these phenomena tends to destabilize functional harmonic relationships, leading to many instances of harmonic clashes by semitone, dubbed “Szymanowski clashes.” Considering this harmonic language through the lens of the Szymanowski clash can offer an understanding of this music that points to underlying compositional design and structural logic, while acting in accord with the listener’s perceptions of the musical surface.

L’enseignement et l’action créative : de l’inférence comme indice de professionnalisation du futur enseignant de musique 

Author(s) : Isabel Balmori

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“How does society organize expertises?” Starting from that question asked by the American sociologist Abbott (1988), in the research framework conducted by the DAM team at the Geneva University, singing trainers and students’ practices have been observed — the former being experts in the institutional context. These practices have been analyzed through three basic professional processes — diagnostic, inference and treatment, theorized by Abbott, which have been compared to transmission practices from the 17th century to our days. The research has shed light on profound transformations in the teaching of “classical” singing, especially at the inference stage. This stage allows the experimented singing teacher to exploit their creativity, but constitutes also a real challenge for the student in the process of professionalization.

La Musicologie du cinéma : enjeux disciplinaires et problèmes méthodologiques 

Author(s) : Chloé Huvet

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Film music has been neglected for a long time in scholarly literature, especially in French-speaking countries. This shortcoming is addressed since a few decades by the blossoming of musicological and specialized analysis devoted to film music. By casting a retrospective glance over this young academic field called “film musicology”, we will first question the place of film music study within musicological research, so as to understand the disavowal it has been subjected to. Disparities still exist between North American and French approaches, but we will demonstrate that the progressive institutionalization of film music and its inclusion within musicology are set on an encouraging path. The issues specific to film music study will be examined in order to highlight what methodological challenges such a research object entails. We will also show how they relate to and reengage a number of reflections taking place within musicology itself.

Book Reviews

Investigación artística en música. Problemas, métodos, experiencias y modelos Rubén López-Cano et Úrsula San Cristóbal Opazo. 2014. . Mexico et Barcelone : Fondo Nacional para la Cultura y las Artes et ESMuC. p. 259. ISBN : 978-84-697-1948-0 

Author(s) : Ons Barnat

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Ernest van Dyck et Jules Massenet : Un interprète au service d’un compositeur. Jean-Christophe Branger et Malou Haine. 2014. Paris : VRIN, 172 p. Coll. « MusicologieS ». ISBN : 978-2-7116-2547 

Author(s) : Frédéric Lemmers

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Four Last Songs: Aging and Creativity in Verdi, Strauss, Messiaen, and Britten. Linda and Michael Hutcheon. 2015. Chicago and London: University of Chicago Press. 151 pp. ISBN 978-0-226-25559-0 (cloth), ISBN 978-0-226-25562-0 (ebook) 

Author(s) : Colette Simonot-Maiello

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Pillorikput Inuit: Inuktitut Arias for All Seasons. [2016]. Compact disc. Deantha Edmunds, Karrie Obed, Innismara Vocal Ensemble. Booklet (26 pp) with photographs and song descriptions in English and in Inuktitut 

Author(s) : Jeffrey van den Scott

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Conversations with Post World War II Pioneers of Electronic Music. Norma Beecroft. 2015. Self-published with assistance from the Canadian Music Centre. E-book 

Author(s) : Alexa Woloshyn

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Intersections Vol. 35, No. 2

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Cadre pédagogique pour l’enseignement-apprentissage de l’improvisation musicale classique fondé sur la pratique des experts du domaine 

Author(s) : Jean-Philippe Després; Pamela Burnard; Francis Dubé; Sophie Stévance

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This research focuses on the teaching and learning of classical music improvisation. In order to provide an in-depth perspective on the subject, semi-directed interviews were led with N = 15 participants, exploring their learning, teaching and production processes of improvisation. A number of components have been identified in such processes which corresponds to 18 skills the learner has to develop, and 23 teaching and learning approaches. These observations and analyses constitutes to those interested in music improvisation—whether as learner or teacher of all levels—concrete guidelines to help in their learning or in their teaching methods.

Quels sont les paradigmes didactiques présents dans les méthodes de guitare destinées aux débutants : expérimentation d’une méthodologie d’analyse 

Author(s) : Isabelle Héroux

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This essay presents an analytical study of classic guitar methods for beginners used in various private school study programs approved by the government of Quebec. In order to identify the didactic principles underlying these methods, the elements to be learned, their order, as well as the nature and number of exercises devoted to each of them, have been analyzed. The learning of notes, their reading, the instrumental techniques, aimed at the reproduction of a musical text, are the main aspects on which these methods are focused, in various proportions according to the age of students.

De la musique à l’architecture : le mystère des pans de verre « ondulatoires » du couvent de la tourette de le corbusier et Xenakis 

Author(s) : Elisavet Kiourtsoglou

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The “undulatory” glass pieces of the Tourette Convent (1953-1961) – constituted of an irregular distribution of glass pieces of various lengths – appears to be a new expression of the traditional and long-lasting analogy between music and architecture. Its creator, Iannis Xenakis, created them drawing from his research in music, when he was working as an engineer and architect at the Le Corbusier workshop. On the basis of archival documents, this essay develops an hypothetical method to decipher their conception and link to his work as a composer, aspects which have not been examined for a long time.

Book Reviews

Editing Early Music: Principles, Historiography, Future Directions. Theodor Dumitrescu, Karl Kügle et Marnix van Berchum (dir.). 2013. Turnhout : Brepols. 290 p. ISBN : 978-2-503-55151-7 

Author(s) : Geneviève Bazinet

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Rocking St. Petersburg: Transcultural Flows and Identity Politics in the St. Petersburg Popular Music Scene. Wickström, David-Emil. 2014. 2, rev. and expanded ed. Soviet and Post-Soviet Politics and Society; 101. Stuttgart : Ibidem-Verlag. 364 p. ISBN : 9783838206004 

Author(s) : Ariane Gruet-Pelchat

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Jazz Sells: Music, Marketing, and Meaning. Mark Laver. 2015. New York: Routledge. 246 pp. ISBN 978-1-138-01876-1 

Author(s) : Marco Katz Montiel

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Libération du son. Écrits 1916–1979. Ivan Wyschnegradsky. 2013. Textes réunis, présentés et annotés par Pascale Criton. Lyon : Symétrie, 522 p. Coll. « Série 20–21 ». ISBN : 978-2-91437-3-647 

Author(s) : Maxime McKinley

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Wagner’s Visions: Poetry, Politics, and the Psyche in the Operas through Katherine R. Syer. 2014. Die Walküre. Rochester: University of Rochester Press, x, 256pp. ISBN 978-1-58046-482-6 

Author(s) : Daniel Sheridan

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Parisian Music-Hall Ballet, 1871–1913. Sarah Gutsche-Miller. Rochester: University of Rochester Press, 2015. 373 pages. ISBN 978-1-58046-442-0 

Author(s) : Margaret Walker

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Job: Canadian Mennonite University

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Canadian Mennonite University seeks an interdisciplinary teacher-scholar in Music, drawing on one or more of these core scholarly disciplines: musicology, ethnomusicology, or popular music studies.

The successful candidate will be:

- an outstanding teacher, engaged with students' research, and able to work with a diverse student body
- an active researcher, engaged with the life of their discipline and the musical practices or communities they study
- interested in being part of the broader intellectual and community life of our University

Job: University of Bonn - W2-professorship in Musicology/Sound Studies

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The Faculty of Arts at the University of Bonn, Germany, invites applications for a W 2 Professorship in Musicology/Sound Studies to be filled as of 1st October 2018. 


A vital part of the professorship will be teaching and researching within the field of sound studies with a fundamental approach towards humanistic and cultural sciences as well as musicological research. The future holder of the position should engage in the development of relevant research approaches and in interdisciplinary cooperation with the Institute of Linguistics, Media Studies and Musicology as well as with members of other relevant departments. Applicants preferably should have already gained experience in the field of electronic music media and should have dealt with aspects of the globalization of music. Furthermore, publications or proven teaching experience in Pop Music and/or Jazz are also preferable. We also expect applicants to have profound knowledge in general music history and musical analysis. The future professor should show great willingness to participate in the research activities and in the development of new teaching concepts of the faculty and to contribute to the committees of academic self-administration. 

Formal requirements are regulated by § 36 Hochschulgesetz (HG NRW). 

The University of Bonn is an equal opportunities employer.  

Applicants for the academic position are expected to send a CV including teaching experience, research interests, copies of university certificates and a list of publications. 

Applicants are invited to send their documents electronically as one pdf-file with max. 5 MB in German or English to the Dean of the Faculty of Arts (Am Hof 1, 53113 Bonn, Germany): This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. 

The deadline for applications is 30th March 2018.

https://www.uni-bonn.de/die-universitaet/stellenangebote/dez.-3/w2-professorship-in-musicology-sound-studies

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