Richard Crawford A capacity audience of some 500 musicologists provided the final musical illustration of Richard Crawford′s plenary address to the American Musicological Society, “Mr. Gershwin′s Catfish Row Spirituals.” Reading from a handout that gave the 17-bar refrain, and forewarned by what Crawford called a… Read More
by Mark Clague An aesthetic that spotlights the spontaneity of performance and invites infinite arrangement might seem strange territory for a scholarly edition. The music of George and Ira Gershwin finds inspiration, for example, at the intersections of jazz, blues, Tin Pan Alley, and the Broadway stage. While George’s forays… Read More
by Christopher Reynolds The American Musicological Society is pleased to announce an endowed plenary lecture to take place at its annual national meetings in November. The President’s Endowed Plenary Lecture will be given each year by a music scholar of particular… Read More