Ana Paixão: New book published
Ana Paixão, Rhétorique littéraire et musicale. Les traités portugais (XVIIe-XIXe siècles), Collection Mondes lusophones, Paris, L’Harmattan, 2021. Link for the book here. Since antiquity, literature and music have established close relationships. How writing a score can be equivalent to composing a literary text? Which writing techniques are shared between literature and music? This book seeks... Read More
FCSH: Recruitment of an assistant teacher job in the disciplinary area of Musical Sciences
An international documentary contest is open for a period of 30 working days, counting from the day immediately following the publication of this Notice in the Diário da República [16th April], for the recruitment of 1 Assistant Professor job in the disciplinary area of Musical Sciences, with relevant curriculum in Practice Studies and Musical Interpretation... Read More
Libreria Musicale Italiana (LIM) publishes essay and critical edition of a Niccolò Jommelli (1714-1774) work held at the National Library of Portugal: the 16 voice Laudate pueri Dominum premiered at the Basilica of Saint Peter (Rome, 1750)
In 2003, a rare and monumental work – unique among the music holdings of the National Library of Portugal – for 4 choirs (16 voices) and basso continuo (3 organs), was found in the collection of the Count of Redondo (P-Ln, F.C.R. 549). The manuscript, the only known source of the work, lacks the first... Read More
Call for papers: III Historical Soundscapes Meeting – New Sonorities / New Listenings – Évora 2021
The Historical soundscape has been steadily moving forward as a field of study over the last few years, fostering significant debate over an approach of the presence of sound and music at historical events. It is also a concept that has challenging researchers and artists from various subject areas to create works that allow us... Read More
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Apr
2021
III Historical Soundscapes Meeting – New Sonorities / New Listenings – Évora 2021
The Historical soundscape has been steadily moving forward as a field of study over the last few years, fostering significant debate over an approach of the presence of sound and music at historical events. It is also a concept that has challenging researchers and artists from various subject areas to create works that allow us... Read More
Postponed sine die: Music between Italy and Brazil in the long nineteenth century: musicians and repertoires / musicians and musical life
The organization of the event Music between Italy and Brazil in the long nineteenth century: musicians and repertoires / musicians and musical life informed CESEM today that it has been postponed to a date yet to be defined. As soon as we have a date we will reschedule it in the events section.
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Apr
2021
Resvés Opera #5 – The Sleeping Thousand
A conversation in English with Yonatan Levy and Adam Maor, creators of the opera Sleeping Thousand (2019 – Portuguese premiere at the Gulbenkian Foundation in January 2020), moderated by Nicholas McNair. Yonatan Levy (b. 1974): director, playwright, journalist, Waldorf educator and social entrepreneur. He directed and wrote the libretto for “The Sleeping Thousand” (Music by... Read More
Nicola Bizzo in the News
Nicola Bizzo‘s collector and researcher activity is of interest to a British magazine and featured in the Italian press.
Call for papers: IBEROAMERICAN MUSICS: PATHS, NETWORKS AND CIRCUITS
IBEROAMERICAN MUSICS: PATHS, NETWORKS AND CIRCUITS III MUSAM CONFERENCE Study Group “Music and American Studies” Spanish Society for Musicology 14-16 October 2021 University of Santiago de Compostela Faculty of Geography and History PRESENTATION Ibero-America is a community characterized by a great wealth and diversity of musical manifestations. These have been shaped by a variety of... Read More