31 octobre-1er novembre 2012, New Orleans
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New Beethoven Research
"New Beethoven Research," second fall conference, New Orleans, October 31 and November 1 (morning only on Nov. 1). This pre-AMS/SMT/SEM meeting will be held at the same hotels (Sheraton and Astor Crowne Plaza) as the national meeting, directly before that conference.
Deadline for abstract submissions: June 1, 2012.
Beethoven scholars, including musicologists, theorists, and performers, are invited to submit proposals (one per author) for individual papers, lecture/demonstrations, or lecture/performances. Papers and presentations should not exceed 30 minutes. Ten minutes will be allotted for questions and discussion following the papers and presentations.
Papers and other presentations that will be included in the program of the New Orleans national AMS/SMT/SEM meeting may not also be given at the pre-conference.
1) For paper proposals: submit proposed abstract (350-400 words), and affiliation or status as independent scholar. Paper proposals should articulate the main aspects of the work clearly, position the work in reference to earlier work, and describe the work's significance.
2) For Lecture/Demonstrations: submit proposed abstract (limit 400 words), affiliation or status as independent scholar/performer(s), recording of proposed demonstration, and technical requirements.
3) For Lecture/Performances: submit proposed abstract (limit 400 words), title of work, name/affiliation or status as independent scholar, length of work, and program notes.
For all proposals, please indicate your keyboard and technical requirements.
Abstracts are to be submitted as an email attachment in Microsoft Word or Adobe PDF to: jbiermann at music.ua.edu
For more information, please check the following website, which will be updated regularly:
http://music.ua.edu/departments/musicology/callforpapers/
This conference is sponsored by the American Beethoven Society, the University of Alabama and the University of Illinois, and organized by Joanna Biermann (UA), William Kinderman (UIUC), David Levy (Wake Forest University), and William Meredith (American Beethoven Society, Ira F. Brilliant Center for Beethoven Studies and San Jose State University).
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