Actualités musicales

Pietro Marchitelli, Michele Mascitti and Neapolitan instrumental music

International Conference

Call for papers

24-26 novembre 2014, Villa Santa Maria (Chieti)

Objectives of the conference are both to explore the life, works, and influence (in a European perspective) Marchitelli and Mascitti had on Neapolitan instrumental music, and to shed light on other specific figures of the period, and on the circulation of Neapolitan music and musicians. Although preference will be given to papers dealing with these two major topics, the scientific committee also invites proposals concerning other aspects of Neapolitan music, including the relationship between musical patronage and production, reciprocal influences between instrumental and vocal music, instrument making, and aspects of performance practice.

The (anonymous) abstract should include the title of the paper and a text of maximum 250 words, and indicate the topic and/or thesis, the state of research, the principal sources used, and a statement on the relevance and originality of the contribution. In a separate file, please indicate the paper title, first and last name of the author, e-mail address, and provide a short one-page CV.

The abstract and additional file should be sent as an attachment to arcomelo2013 at gmail.com by 30 May 2014.

The organization will host all presenters for the entire duration of the conference.

We expect a peer-reviewed publication of the proceedings. At the end of the conference presenters will be asked to provide a Word file including the complete text of their paper in the format that will be communicated in detail when the scientific committee has completed the selection of papers. After the conference presenters will have 60 days for corrections and modifications before we proceed to the editorial work of the proceedings.

Further information

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Quatuor Ardeo. Photographie © New Opera Hero.

C'est dans le cadre d'une résidence au Festival de Chaillol, dans les Alpes du sud, que les quatre jeunes femmes du Quatuor Ardeo ont rencontré le compositeur François Meïmoun. De ce premier contact est née une collaboration au long cours, jalonnée d'expérimentations et de surprises multiples. Passionné de l'œuvre de Johann Sebastian Bach, François Meïmoun s'est ainsi attaché à transcrire, spécialement pour ses ardentes amies, quelques grandes pages du Cantor de Leipzig. Parmi elles, le monument des Variations Goldberg.

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