American Musicological Society Inc

?MANY MUSICS OF AMERICA?: INTERPRETING WHAT MUSIC MEANS TO AMERICA?S PEOPLES [THE AMERICAN MUSICOLOGICAL SOCIETY REQUESTS FUNDING FOR A HUMANITIES DISCUSSIONS IMPLEMENTATION GRANT TO SUPPORT AN INNOVATIVE PUBLIC PROGRAM OF TWENTY EVENTS EXPLORING THE ROLE OF MUSIC IN THE HISTORY AND EVOLUTION OF THE UNITED STATES AND ITS PEOPLE. CALLED THE "MANY MUSICS OF AMERICA," THE SERIES WILL OFFER ENGAGING PUBLIC PROGRAMS THAT CONVEY HUMANISTIC KNOWLEDGE ABOUT A VARIETY OF AMERICAN MUSICAL TRADITIONS. HELD ALL OVER THE COUNTRY AND ONLINE, THE PROPOSED SERIES BUILDS ON A PILOT PROGRAM LAUNCHED IN 2022 AND WILL EXPLORE HOW AMERICANS HAVE UNDERSTOOD AND EXPRESSED THEMSELVES THROUGH MUSIC SINCE THE COUNTRY'S FOUNDING. PARTICULAR ATTENTION WILL BE PAID TO EXPLORING THE MUSIC OF SEVERAL UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES, INCLUDING COMMUNITIES OF NATIVE AMERICANS, AFRICAN-AMERICANS AND DIVERSE GROUPS LIVING IN APPALACHIA.]

MUSIC OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (MUSA) [MUSIC OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (MUSA) IS A SERIES OF SCHOLARLY EDITIONS OF MUSIC THAT AIMS TO REPRESENT THE DEPTH AND DIVERSITY OF OUR NATION'S HERITAGE BY PUBLISHING MUSICAL WORKS OF EXEMPLARY ARTISTIC QUALITY AND HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE, FOR THE BENEFIT OF SCHOLARS, PERFORMERS, STUDENTS, AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC. SINCE 1993, MUSA HAS PUBLISHED 31 EDITIONS (5 ARE MULTI-VOLUME SETS) AND 21 SETS OF ASSOCIATED PERFORMANCE PARTS, MAKING ITS EDITIONS AVAILABLE WORLD-WIDE FOR STUDY AND PERFORMANCE. MUSA INTENDS TO REACH ITS GOAL OF 40 EDITIONS IN PRINT BY 2026. THE AMS REQUESTS FUNDING FROM THE NEH FOR MUSA TO MOVE FORWARD THE PUBLICATION OF 5 NEW CRITICAL EDITIONS OF MUSIC OVER 3 YEARS. NEH FUNDS WILL HELP PAY THE SALARY AND BENEFITS OF THE EXECUTIVE EDITOR (WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR EXECUTING THE MUSA PROJECT) AND WAGES FOR EDITORIAL ASSISTANT STUDENT WORKERS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SCHOOL OF MUSIC, THEATRE, AND DANCE.]

MUSIC OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (MUSA)

MUSIC OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (MUSA) [MUSIC OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (MUSA) IS A COMPREHENSIVE FORTY-VOLUME SERIES OF SCHOLARLY EDITIONS OF MUSICAL WORKS DISTINGUISHED BY BOTH ARTISTIC EXCELLENCE AND HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE. THIS SERIES IS METICULOUSLY CURATED TO MIRROR THE DEPTH AND VARIETY OF THE NATION?S HERITAGE, CATERING TO SCHOLARS, PERFORMERS, STUDENTS, AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC. MUSA GOES BEYOND THE TRADITIONAL BOUNDARIES OF CRITICAL EDITING, EXPANDING INTO GENRES AND STYLES OFTEN OVERLOOKED IN THE REALM OF CONCERT MUSIC. ITS SCOPE INCLUDES MUSIC BY MUSICIANS HISTORICALLY UNREPRESENTED IN ACADEMIC RESEARCH. AS A PROJECT OPERATING UNDER THE AMERICAN MUSICOLOGICAL SOCIETY, THE FOREMOST ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO MUSICAL SCHOLARSHIP IN THE UNITED STATES, MUSA BENEFITS FROM THE GUIDANCE OF ITS EDITORIAL BOARD, THE COMMITTEE ON THE PUBLICATION OF AMERICAN MUSIC. EACH EDITION WITHIN THE MUSA SERIES UNDERGOES THOROUGH RESEARCH AND IS TYPICALLY NEWLY ENGRAVED BY A-R EDITIONS.]

PUBLISHING MUSICOLOGAL RESEARCH IN THE 21ST CENTURY

STUDYING EARLY MUSIC WITH COMPUTERS: TOOLS, FORMATS AND STRATEGIES [THE AMERICAN MUSICOLOGICAL SOCIETY (AMS) PROPOSES A TWO-WEEK RESIDENTIAL INSTITUTE FOR HIGHER EDUCATION FACULTY ENTITLED STUDYING EARLY MUSIC WITH COMPUTERS: TOOLS, FORMATS, AND STRATEGIES, TO BE HELD AT NEW YORK UNIVERSITY, JUNE 14?26, 2026. THIS INSTITUTE IS A NEW PROJECT AND WILL APPLY INSIGHTS FROM RECENT SCHOLARSHIP IN HUMANISTIC MUSIC STUDIES (MUSICOLOGY, MUSIC THEORY, MUSIC ANALYSIS, ETC.) AND DIGITAL HUMANITIES TO ORGANIZE AN INNOVATIVE PROGRAM FOR THE MACHINE-ASSISTED STUDY OF MEDIEVAL, RENAISSANCE, AND BAROQUE MUSIC. IT WILL BRING TOGETHER AN INTERDISCIPLINARY GROUP OF LEADING SCHOLARS AND TEACHERS ENGAGED IN USING COMPUTERS TO DO RESEARCH ON MUSIC HISTORY AND THEORY AND WHO ARE ACTIVELY INVOLVING STUDENTS IN THEIR PROJECTS. FOCUSED ON THE PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS OF DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES, THE INSTITUTE WILL HAVE SPACE FOR THIRTY (30) PARTICIPANTS AND CONSIST PRIMARILY OF PRACTITIONER WORKSHOPS AND SEMINARS ON SPECIFIC TOOLS, FORMATS, AND STRATEGIES.]

MUSICS OF THE UNITED STATES: TELLING OUR STORIES [THE AMERICAN MUSICOLOGICAL SOCIETY PROPOSES A NEW, TWO-WEEK RESIDENTIAL INSTITUTE FOR HIGHER EDUCATION FACULTY ENTITLED MUSICS OF THE UNITED STATES: TELLING OUR STORIES, TO BE HELD AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, 14-26 JULY 2025. THIS INSTITUTE WILL APPLY INSIGHTS FROM INNOVATIVE SCHOLARSHIP IN HUMANISTIC MUSIC STUDIES (MUSICOLOGY, ETHNOMUSICOLOGY, MUSIC THEORY) AND RELATED FIELDS (E.G. AMERICAN STUDIES, FOLKLORE). BRINGING TOGETHER AN INTERDISCIPLINARY GROUP OF SCHOLAR-TEACHERS, IT WILL EXPLORE HOW THE STORIES WE TELL ABOUT AMERICAN MUSIC ARE CHANGING AND HOW THIS CHANGING CURRICULUM MIGHT BE TAUGHT. THE INSTITUTE WILL PROVIDE THIRTY (30) PARTICIPANTS WITH OPPORTUNITIES TO ENGAGE WITH NEW SCHOLARSHIP AND TO EXPLORE WAYS OF RESHAPING THE NARRATIVES AND CONTENT OF COLLEGE-LEVEL INSTRUCTION ABOUT MUSIC IN THE UNITED STATES.]

MUSIC OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (MUSA): A NATIONAL SERIES OF SCHOLARLY EDITIONS

MUSA (MUSIC OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA)

MUSIC OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (MUSA): A NATIONAL SERIES

MUSA: MUSIC OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

MUSIC MEANS: A DIGITAL PLATFORM FOR EXPLORING MUSIC AND MEANING IN AMERICA [MUSIC MEANS IS A MULTIMEDIA DIGITAL PLATFORM PLANNED BY THE AMERICAN MUSICOLOGICAL SOCIETY (AMS). DESIGNED TO EXPLORE THE COMPLEX AND DIVERSE ARTISTIC, SOCIAL, COMMERCIAL, POLITICAL, AND MATERIAL HISTORIES OF AMERICAN MUSIC, MUSIC MEANS AIMS TO REACH AND SERVE A BROAD PUBLIC AUDIENCE INTERESTED IN THE HUMANISTIC STUDY OF MUSIC. THIS AUDIENCE INCLUDES MUSIC STUDIES SCHOLARS, EDUCATORS, STUDENTS IN GRADES 6-12 AND HIGHER EDUCATION, AS WELL AS A WIDE PUBLIC OF MUSIC ENTHUSIASTS, PERFORMERS, AND CREATIVE OR CULTURAL PROFESSIONALS. MUSIC MEANS DRAWS ON THE EXPERTISE OF MUSIC SCHOLARS AND PRACTITIONERS WHOSE WORK EXPLORES MUSIC AS A HUMANISTIC FIELD OF STUDY AND HELPS EXPLAIN THE ROLE OF MUSIC IN AMERICAN SOCIETY AND CULTURE. IN THIS GRANT PROPOSAL THE AMS IS REQUESTING FUND TO SUPPORT PROJECT PLANNING AND THE CREATION OF A DETAILED DESIGN DOCUMENT.]

MUSA (MUSIC OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA)