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what is current musicology?

Current Musicology (CM) is a leading forum for scholarly music research, seeking to reflect the forefront of thought in historical musicology, ethnomusicology, and music theory, as well as music cognition, philosophy of music, and interdisciplinary studies.

CM was founded in 1965 by graduate students at Columbia University as a semiannual review that would primarily serve the needs of musicologists who are about to undertake, are presently engaged in, or have recently completed their graduate studies. From its inception, the aim of the journal was to publish short articles of research, criticism, and opinion, predominantly by younger authors.

The term 'musicology' in the journal's title is to be understood in the broadest sense possible. The wide scope of the journal is evident in special issues devoted to specific topics, in the broad range of scholarship encouraged, and in the variety of books reviewed.

contact:
            Current Musicology
            Department of Music
            Columbia University
            614 Dodge Hall, MC 1812
            New York, NY 10027
            (tel) 212-854-1632
            (fax) 212-854-8191
            current-musicology @ columbia.edu

 

 

in the current issue: number 84/fall 2007

  Holly Watkins
       The Pastoral After Environmentalism: Nature and Culture in        Stephen Albert's Symphony: RiverRun
  Martin Nedbal
       Dvořák's Armida and the Czech Oriental "Self"
  John Latartara and Michael Gardiner
       Analysis, Performance, and Images of Musical Sound:
       Surfaces, Cyclical Relationships, and the Musical Work
  Susan Young and Julia Gillen
       Toward a Revised Understanding of Young Children's Musical
       Activities: Reflections from the "Day in the Life" Project

call for submissions:

CM invites the submission of articles in all branches of musicology, including historical musicology, ethnomusicology, and music theory. The editors also welcome scholarly papers on interdisciplinary topics concerning music. We especially encourage submissions from graduate students and other young scholars.

Current Musicology is proud to participate in the annual Columbia Music Scholarship Conference. Each year, CM publishes the best papers from this graduate student conference. Please refer to the CMSC website for more information.

For information regarding how to submit an article, please refer to our instructions for contributors.