Chen Ruiyang, Tham Horng Kent

Embodied Interpretation: Interpreting Gesture and Expression in Impromptu Op.29 No.1 in A-flat Major by Frédéric Chopin

Music

This article aims to extend Hatten’s theory beyond the early nineteenth century by examining the different musical gestures in Impromptu Op...

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This article proposes a valuable extension of Hatten's theory of musical gesture into the Romantic piano repertoire, specifically through an in-depth...

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Zhichao Zhou, Fung Chiat Loo, Yeoh Joanne Pei Sze

A Theoretical Framework for Evaluation of Musical Topics: The Case of Chopin

Music

Peircean’ semiotics provides a cognitive framework for investigating the general process of thinking, expressed as a semiosis with multiple...

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This paper presents a compelling theoretical framework for the evaluation of musical topics, addressing a crucial gap in musicological discourse conce...

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Joseph Delaplace

From Fractured to Fractal

Music

This article is discussing the way twentieth-century musical creation managed to deal with the erosion of the homogenous temporality connec...

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This article promises a compelling exploration of a pivotal shift in 20th-century musical thought and practice. The title, "From Fractured to Fractal,...

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Wolfgang Marx

Critiquing Oneself Back into Business?

Music

This essay investigates what I regard as the two main challenges for historical musicology today: where it might be heading in the age of p...

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The essay "Critiquing Oneself Back into Business?" proposes a timely and ambitious exploration of the significant challenges facing historical musicol...

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Julia Doe

Gender and Musical Labor in Early Modern France: The Case of Louise Roussel Leclair

Music

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I am unable to provide a meaningful 3-paragraph review at this time. To accurately assess a journal submission, particularly to identify its core argu...

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Carlos Panek

From Ipanema Across the Ocean – Brazil’s Image Abroad Through Music

Music

Brazilian music carries strong characteristics of its people and has become one of the most recognizable features of the country abroad. In...

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The paper, "From Ipanema Across the Ocean – Brazil’s Image Abroad Through Music," presents an intriguing exploration of Brazilian music as a potent ve...

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